[chirp_users] IC-92AD Strangeness

[Chance Fulton]

Is there 850 channels in the chirp download, and did it start with 0?

On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 9:02 PM Chuck Hast <kp4djt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Does anyone use Chirp with the Icom 92AD? I have used it for the radio,
> normally just to
> program the frequencies I use around my area of travel. But I want to do a
> bit more, but I
> see somethings that do not square.
>
> Taking into account that the radio has been around I guess for 10 years or
> more it does
> not talk over the RS-232 link very fast, so it does take some time for
> Chirp to pull in every-
> thing.
>
> But after I have allowed it to do it's download from the radio, I am left
> with a notice at the
> bottom reading as follows:
> [0] Getting Bank information for Memory 849.
>
> Here is the memory info taken from the manual:
>
> The IC-92AD has 850 memory channels in the A band, 450
> memory channels in the B band, and 2 call channels in each
> band. Memory channels in each band include 50 scan edge
> memory channels (25 pairs) for storage of often-used fre-
> quencies, respectively.
> And a total of 26 memory banks, A to Z, are available in
> each band for storing groups of frequencies, etc. Up to 100
> channels can be assigned into a bank.
>
> It appears that something it halting at memory 849, and it can proceed no
> further.
>
> If I look at what is loaded into Chirp I see that the following screens
> are populated
> Memories (Band A)
> Banks (Band A)
> Memories (Band B)
>
> These are not populated
> Bank Names  (Band A)
> Banks (Band B)
> Bank Names  (Band B)
> D-Star
>
> Yet I am using both memory banks (analogue is A and D-Star is on B) I have
> bank names
> on with frequencies in them, so not sure what is going on. But it looks
> like Chirp is not reading
> past memory 849.
>
> Also I used to be able to change channel data (freq, tone etc) and since
> the IC-92AD is a
> "live radio" I would see the changes show up in the radio immediately, now
> I see nothing,
> also if I try to use the refresh button, the screen in question goes blank.
>
> I am running Mate 18.04. Chirp is Rev daily-20190201
> The IC-92AD was why I started using Chirp, back in those times I could do
> anything to the
> radio made the Icom software for which they charge (still) and outrageous
> amount looked
> stupid. Yeah, it had a screen that showed a image of the radio and what
> was on the radio
> screen, big deal I could look at the Chirp screen that showed the channels
> and see EXACTLY
> what I wanted to see plus what was in above and below that channel.
>
> Is the radio pretty much abandoned or is there someone who can look at
> this? What info
> can I supply to help fix this. The radio is still in very good shape even
> though it has traveled
> all over the planet and see some pretty grungy environments.
>
> If you need more info holler and I will try to provide it.
>
> --
> Chirp + Editcp + MD380Tools on Linux
> Celestial!!!
> Chuck -- KP4DJT
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Chance Fulton
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