[chirp_users] Fwd: ICOM IC-T8A programming bug #1899

[W Paul Mills]

Looks to be a tuning step size issue. This code has not changed in
years, so I would guess it will not be fixed, unless someone takes it
on themselves. It appears the present code ignores tuning steps for
this radio.


On 09/21/2015 08:54 PM, walt burns wrote:
> 
> Subject: ICOM IC-T8A programming bug #1899 To:
> chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com 
> <mailto:chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> 
> 
> After some research on the Chirp website, it appears that I am
> having the same issues with programming my two ICOM radios as was
> described a year ago in Bug #1899.  It doesn't appear that this bug
> has been addressed yet.  Specifically, if a frequency such as
> 146.7250 Mhz is entered into the Chirp frequency list and uploaded
> to the radio, it appears as 146.7225.  In other words, the Chirp
> frequency list doesn't match the actual programmed frequency. It is
> offset 2.5 Khz.  Another frequency, such as 447.440, will program
> correctly, so the problem seems to be related to having a number in
> the 3rd digit to the right of the decimal point. It doesn't matter
> whether VHF or UHF.  Both radios have the MARS/CAP mod, and both
> behave the same. If I then download the incorrect radio frequencies
> from the radio back to the Chirp frequency list, all of the
> incorrect frequencies come back corrected to their proper values,
> just as if the upload worked perfectly.   If a GMRS frequency with
> 4 digits to the right of the decimal point is entered, it will also
> upload correctly.  The same software is used to program a Baofeng
> UV-5RA with the same frequency list and it works perfectly.  I have
> tried both the older 0.4.0 and the newer 0.4.1 software versions. 
> Any chance this bug can be fixed or that someone has found a
> workaround?
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> Walt--
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