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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Dan,<br>
<br>
I'm testing Chirp with UV-3R files.<br>
<br>
1. Why did you delete the Name field? I would find this very
helpful for organizing and editing the data in my .CVS file. From
our previous email conversation, I understood you were going to
retain it in the CSV file and only drop it when writing data to
the dual_band.dat file for uploading into the radio?<br>
<br>
2. Vero/Baofeng uses one "menu" for manually setting the Tx-Code
(transmitted CTSS or DTCCS code) and a second "menu" for manually
setting the Rx-Code (received or SQL tone code, either CTSS or
DTCCS).<br>
<br>
Chirp has separate fields for the CTSS (Tone) and the DTCCS (DTCS
Code) (defaulting to the lowest code value for whichever code type
is not used). In addition, Chirp has a field Tone Mode with values
of None, Tone (CTSS Tx only), ToneSql (CTSS Ts & Rx?), and
DTCS.<br>
<br>
The "inputs" suggest that a repeater using CTSS will always have
to hear a user's Tx-Code and it may or may not send back using a
CTSS code. On the other hand, if the repeater is using DTCCS,
then, it will require that code (my Tx-code) and it will always
broadcast using that same DTCCS code (my Rx-code).<br>
<br>
Some questions to help increase my knowledge of current practices:<br>
<br>
1. Is the above analysis correct?<br>
2. Is this juxtaposition of data and information types done as a
convenience in light of the requirements of earlier radios that
Chirp was programmed for? Or, it it something that can be altered?<br>
2. Is a repeater operator precluded from selecting different CTSS
or DTCCS codes for Rx and Tx?**<br>
3. Is a repeater operator precluded from selecting CTSS for the
user's Tx Code and DTCCS for the user's Rx Code (or vice versa)?**<br>
3. Can an operator set a repeater up to use DTCCS on what it
receives (the user's Tx Code) and transmit without a code?**<br>
** (Assuming the operator's choices do not conflict with any other
repeaters sharing the frequency pair within a reasonable distance
of the subject repeater.)<br>
<br>
I don't see where the UV-3R uses the DTCS Polarity information at
all; it does not appear to be an option as I read my .dat file.<br>
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Thanks & 73 de KK4DBR, Ron <br>
<small><small>EL98fk Orange Cty Windermere, FL</small></small></font><br>
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