<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 7:17 PM, nv7v nv7v <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nv7v@burgoyne.com" target="_blank">nv7v@burgoyne.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>With the UV-5R you can enter frequency limits with CHIRP so the user can't<br>
enter anything outside those limits manually in VFO mode. You can still<br>
</div><div>program in frequencies outside those limits with CHIRP and upload them to<br>the radio.<br></div><br></div>This is very useful as you can set the radio up for a Ham that may also have need<br></div>to use the radio on other services for which they are authorized without worrying<br>
</div>he may inadvertently transmit or enter and transmit on a frequency he should not.<br><br></div>If I enter in frequency limits in the "settings" section in CHIRP for the UV-B5, however, it<br></div>then will not allow any frequencies outside those frequency limits to be programmed<br>
</div>into memories using CHIRP or manually in VFO mode.<br><br></div>Is this a limit of the radio or is it possible CHIRP could be changed to work like it<br></div>does with the UV-5R?<br><br></div>Thanks so much for your excellent work!!<br>
<br></div>Steve NV7V<br></div>
<br></blockquote></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Hi Steve,<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">You are correct. This is a very useful feature on the UV-5R.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I haven't determined if this is possible on the UV-B5 yet. The OEM software does have 6 different frequency range settings. Whenever I change to a different range setting, it erases all of the channels and CHIRP no longer wants to work with my radio (the ident changes or something). I haven't had time to dig into it any further.<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Jim KC9HI<br></div></div>