[chirp_users] Kenwood TK-762H

[David Marshall]

I have had the same issue with a 760H. Talked with Pavel. He seems to think
its a firmware issue that he has not resolved at this time. Good luck.
KC1EXK.
On May 15, 2016 3:28 AM, "Tim Billingsley" <kd5ckp at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a couple of old Kenwood TK-762H transceivers. I see the issue on
> http://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/3139 but I seem to be having troubles.
> When I attempt to read from the radio using TK-762G it appears to read from
> the radio then dumps the error dialog *"An error has occurred: The radio
> doesn't accept program mode"*
>
>
> ERROR: -- Exception: --
> ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/ui/clone.py", line 238, in
> run
>     self.__radio.sync_in()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/tk760g.py", line
> 884, in sync_in
>     self._mmap = do_download(self)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/tk760g.py", line
> 517, in do_download
>     _open_radio(radio, status)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/tk760g.py", line
> 478, in _open_radio
>     raise errors.RadioError("The radio doesn't accept program mode")
> RadioError: The radio doesn't accept program mode
>
> ERROR: ----------------
> ERROR: Clone failed: The radio doesn't accept program mode
> ERROR: --- Exception Dialog: The radio doesn't accept program mode ---
> ERROR: None
>
> ERROR: ----------------------------
>
>
>
>
> If I attempt using TK-760 chirp attmpts to read and almost immediately
> dumps the error dialog saying *"An error has occurred Radio refuse to
> enter into program mode after a few tries"*
> ERROR: ----------------------------
> ERROR: -- Exception: --
> ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/ui/clone.py", line 238, in
> run
>     self.__radio.sync_in()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/tk760.py", line
> 411, in sync_in
>     self._mmap = do_download(self)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/tk760.py", line
> 255, in do_download
>     open_radio(radio)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/tk760.py", line
> 227, in open_radio
>     raise errors.RadioError(msg)
> RadioError: Radio refuse to enter into program mode after a few tries
>
> ERROR: ----------------
> ERROR: Clone failed: Radio refuse to enter into program mode after a few
> tries
> ERROR: --- Exception Dialog: Radio refuse to enter into program mode after
> a few tries ---
> ERROR: None
>
> ERROR: ----------------------------
>
>
>
>
>
> FWIW I am running
> CPU~Dual core AMD E2-1800 APU with Radeon HD Graphics (-MCP-) speed~1700
> MHz (max)
> Kernel~4.2.0-34-generic i686
> Mem~2035.9/3635.1MB
> HDD~750.2GB(35.9% used)
> Ubuntu 15.10
> CHIRP daily-20160513
> GTK 2.24.28
> PyGTK 2.24.0
> Python 2.7.10
>
>
> I am also having issues with a QTY KT8900
> I have tried to follow all this has been discussed on
> http://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/2673 but to no avail.
>
>
>  any assistance is appreciated
>
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