[chirp_users] IC-92AD Strangeness

[John Tibbetts]

I know this is a Chirp user group, but I have a solution. I use the RT
Systems software for my IC-92AD, with no problems whatsoever.

John, W9APX

On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 21:04 Chuck Hast <kp4djt at gmail.com> wrote:

> It starts at zero and stops at 849, since it starts at 0, it should go to
> 849, that will be the A memory channels,
> then it should do the 450 channels of the B memory side, but I see that it
> only pulls 400 (0-399) down. I do
> see the B channels I have programmed so it is pulling those down. But I do
> not see the memory banks on the B
> side nor do I see in the last tab labeled D-Star, the D-Star repeater
> data.
>
> The legend at the bottom center of the screen shows the memory count
> incrementing as it reads the radio, when
> it stops this is what is there:
>
> [0]  Getting Bank information for memory 849
>
> Not sure what is going on but it appears to stop there, but appears to be
> trying to still read.
>
> I am thinking that since it does not finish reading the B memory side it
> is hung there.
>
> Also if I go into a memory channel and change any parameters it no longer
> works pushes the changes to the
> radio. Used to be that you would change something in Chirp and you would
> see it pushed out  to the radio.
>
> I am wondering if since it cannot finish reading the B side memory it is
> hung waiting and that is why I cannot
> change the radio data from Chirp.
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 8:06 PM Chance Fulton <chance.fulton at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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>>
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>> chance.fulton at gmail.com
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>
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> Celestial!!!
> Chuck -- KP4DJT
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