[chirp_users] IC-92AD Strangeness

Fri Feb 1 21:51:57 PST 2019

If they wrote a Linux product I would give it a try, Windows, I am done
with it as much
as I can.

I hope this is something that has dropped through the cracks in the rush to
support all of
the Chinese radios.

On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 11:22 PM John Tibbetts <w9apx.hamradio at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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