[chirp_users] CHIRP VHF / UHF band "low / high" band limits ?

Jim Unroe
Sat May 6 07:13:24 PDT 2017


On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 9:48 AM, Tycen Stafford <tycen at tycen.com> wrote:
> I have the QYT - KT8900 (no "D" designation - this one:
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LYIDJI3) and yes, in CHIRP under Other
> Settings those fields are greyed out for me.  However, I was able to put in
> our local SAR frequency (155.415).  And, I just turned my radio on and
> happened to have some SAR traffic.  So, I can definitely receive on that
> frequency.  I don't have any authorization to test a transmit, though.
>
> Have you tried just programming it in and uploading it to the radio?  I
> don't recall doing anything special to mine...oh, except for maybe doing a
> reset (menu #48) to start off with (be sure to get a backup image first in
> case I'm wrong).
>
> -Tycen
>

Tycen,

We are talking about frequencies in the 480 to 520 MHz range which is
outside the factory programmed limits of the QYT radio. CHIRP is
programmed to honor the factory limits.

Jim KC9HI



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