[chirp_users] UV-17R

[Chad Reed]

Just bought 4, not realizing they arent Chirp supported. Ssighhh...
Hopefully soon, there will be support?  Am willing to donate one to the
Chirp programmers if they need one! Lemme know!

On Fri, Sept 1, 2023, 14:21 Jim Unroe <rock.unroe at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Does anyone have experience with the UV-17R? Is it just a 5R variant
> within CHIRP? I don't have one, but they seem like an amazing value with
> excellent performance.
>
> There are at least a half dozen radio models that have the UV-17 base
> name. Unlike the UV-5R that has a boatload of variants that are
> basically the electronics in a different case and program with the
> same CHIRP vendor/model selections, these radios are all different in
> programming, the number of bands, number of channels, menu systems,
> ect. Vendors make it worse by listing it differently than the name
> that is actually on the radio making it difficult to know if they
> misrepresented the radio or you mistakenly ordered the wrong one. And
> don't be surprised if the manual supplied with the radio doesn't match
> the radio.
>
> None of the newer 999 channel or 1000 (10 banks of 100) channel radios
> are currently supported by CHIRP. I don't know if anyone is actively
> working to develop support for them. I an not actively working on any
> of them. So if you want/need CHIRP support, you may want to hold off.
>
> Jim KC9HI
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