[chirp_users] FTM-3100R

[W Paul Mills]

https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/How_To_Report_Issues

Also note that it should be fairly easy to cancel the skip manually for 
now. In fact a difference between an image downloaded afterwards from 
the current one may help the developer fix the problem.

On 8/8/23 20:56, Andy Zaayenga via chirp_users wrote:
> Thanks, Paul.
>
> I'm feeling pretty much stuck at this point. I have the BlueMax49ers cable
> which appears to work fine – it’s not Mark's fault CHIRP doesn’t have a
> working software for the FTM-3100R. RTSystems is proprietary and won’t work
> with non-RTSystems cables. Is there any other programming software anyone
> could point me to that I can investigate?
>
> By the way, I'm not being critical of the CHIRP team. It's a wonderful
> software and I get that they can't cover every radio in the world. I use it
> for my Yaesu FT-60R without problem, and it is super useful.
>
> Is there some way I can help CHIRP develop the FTM-3100R implementation?
>
> Andy
>   
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com
> <chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com> On Behalf Of W Paul Mills
> Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 3:05 PM
> To: Andy Zaayenga via chirp_users <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] FTM-3100R
>
> Also notice that several other of the unknown's change at this point.
>
> On 8/8/23 13:55, W Paul Mills wrote:
>> I don't have a FTM-3100 and am not a developer.
>>
>> Looking in the browser tab root -> memory[199][0-13] -> unknown5 = 0x0
>> -> unknown 6 = 0x0
>> and root -> memory[199][14-198] -> unknown5 = 0x3
>> -> unknown6 = 0x1
>>
>> It also looks like Chirp has not implemented programming the priority
>> channel.
>>
>> Looks like a bug report may be in order.
>>
>> On 8/6/23 20:40, Andy Zaayenga via chirp_users wrote:
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> I've got a new-to-me Yaesu FTM-3100R. Picked up a cable from
>>> BlueMax49ers to run with CHIRP.  I downloaded the radio using the
>>> FTM-3200D R template as per the CHIRP home page. Downloading and
> uploading works fine.
>>> I copied and pasted from my Yaesu FT-60R img 63 of the frequencies I
>>> monitor that are covered by the FTM-3100R. Uploading those to the
>>> radio works fine and downloading shows them all in memory.
>>>
>>> However, I notice that when I scan all 63 frequencies the radio only
>>> scans the first 14. The display just stops on the 14th location while
>>> the numbers under MR keep counting up to 63. Then it cycles back to
>>> location 1.  I have the radios side by side and the FT-60R scans all
>>> the locations while the FTM-3100R only the first 14.
>>>
>>> The specs say the radio has 199 memory locations which is consistent
>>> with the CHIRP img
>>> * 199 "basic" memory channels, numbered "1" through "199".
>>>
>>> But the CHIRP image doesn't show the home channel or any of the L or
>>> U locations.
>>> * A "Home" channel, providing storage and quick recall of one prime
>>> frequency.
>>> * 10 sets of band-edge memories, also known as "Programmable Memory Scan"
>>> channels, labeled "L0/U0" through "L9/U9".
>>>
>>> Does anyone out there have an FTM-3100R and can let me know if I'm
>>> doing something wrong? I'm wondering if there's some issue with the
>>> FTM-3200D R template WRT the FTM-3100R.
>>>
>>> Thanks from a first-time poster!
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Andy Zaayenga
>>> KD2SME
>>> Yaesu FT-60R, Yaesu FTM-3100R
>>>

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