[chirp_users] BAOFENG UV-5Rs acting strange when programming with Chirp

[John Randle]

For what it is worth, I think I have isolated the second problem to a 
"defective" USB cable.  While the "defective"cable requires the older 
driver (as do my other two "non-defective" cables) and does a download 
and upload without issues, this is the only cable that then causes the 
radio to go into transmit after uploading a configuration file ... 
followed by the normal power off/power on of the radio. Disconnecting 
the cable immediately after the power off seems to preclude the 
erroneous transmit indication.
The first problem is still a puzzler.  While the workaround of resetting 
the fields is acceptable, I am still curious as to why/how this was 
suddenly manifested as my UV5Rs are several years old.
--
John
73's de K9RSQ

On 3/14/2016 11:50 PM, John Randle wrote:
> I have been maintaining several UV5R's with Chirp for a couple of 
> years without any issues.
> I am currently running Chirp Daily Build 20151126 on W10 to program 
> several UV5R's. I have recently experienced two strange programming 
> operation issues, with all the UV5R's, that I have not previously 
> encountered.
> First problem: After downloading the current configuration of the 
> UV5R's, I then proceeded to add some new memory channels that use 
> Digital Coded Squelch settings.
> When programming the DCS settings, I first set "DTCS", then I set the 
> individual T-DCS and R-DCS codes and then I set Cross to "Tone -> 
> Tone" (as this is what the existing DCS memory channels reflect), but 
> as soon as I set the offset direction, Chirp changes "DTCS" to "Cross" 
> and changes "Tone -> Tone" to "DTCS->". As these settings are not what 
> is required (or at least what is currently reflected in the older DCS 
> memory channels), I then have to go back and reset "DTCS->" to "Tone 
> -> Tone" and "Cross" to "DTCS".  Is there any reason why my initial 
> inputs are being over-ridden?
> Second problem:  After successfully uploading a new configuration to 
> the UV5-R's, the UV5R's automatically go into transmit mode about 5 
> seconds after they restart if the programming cable is left connected 
> to the radio.  This seems to be a new issue that I had not previously 
> experienced.
> Any suggestions on either problem will be greatly appreciated.
> -- 
> John
> 73's de K9RSQ
>