[chirp_users] Kenwood TM-D710GA Issues

[Chuck Hast]

I have often wondered why the radio manufactures are so tight fisted with
the
protocols, I guess it all comes down to money. You would think that they
would
be happy to share with Chirp, I guess not.

Keep up the good work guys.

Best Regards
Chuck KP4DJT


On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 1:16 PM, Tom Hayward <tom at tomh.us> wrote:

> On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 3:55 AM Rich Messeder <NE1EE at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I recall having problems with this, too (F6A, V71A). I found that MCP was
>> not "live" and would capture snapshots of all the memories, but CHIRP
>> won't. I don't understand why CHIRP insists that updating must be live,
>> when MCP doesn't. Awkward.
>>
>
> MCP and live mode are two completely different protocols supported by the
> F6, V71, and D710. The reasoning for Chirp using live mode has been
> discussed here many times. Chiefly, in live mode, the radio has the ability
> to reject a channel as invalid. This is really valuable when you're relying
> on guessing the protocol specification, like Chirp does. MCP toggles bits
> on the radio without any validation, so you better know what you're doing
> when toggling something. The writers of the MCP software had the advantage
> of being able to reference Kenwood's internal protocol documentation.
>
> Tom KD7LXL
>
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Chuck -- KP4DJT
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