<p dir="ltr">Thank you Jim, that makes perfect sense. I will try your suggestion tonight. And thanks for all the work you guys do to help others! Outstanding work!<br>
Jamey KK4IQT</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 11, 2014 7:12 PM, "Jim Unroe" <<a href="mailto:rock.unroe@gmail.com">rock.unroe@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Jamey,<br>
<br>
CHIRP can only configure a radio to do the things it is capable of<br>
doing. What the radio is capable of doing and what you expect it to be<br>
capable of doing are not the same.<br>
<br>
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Jamey Gettys<br>
<<a href="mailto:eastanolleefire@gmail.com">eastanolleefire@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> I have set up eight BAOFENG UV-82 C radios to use in my fire department. I<br>
> have locked them down in CHIRP using the work mode settings. Here is what I<br>
> have done:<br>
><br>
> Advanced Settings<br>
> -Dual Watch = Enabled<br>
> -Dual Watch Priority = A<br>
> -All menu's = Disabled<br>
> -Single PTT= Enabled<br>
><br>
> Work Mode Settings<br>
> -Display =A<br>
> -VFO/MR Mode = Channel<br>
> -MR A Channel = 2<br>
> -MR B Channel =1<br>
<br>
<br>
The work mode settings don't lock anything. All they do is preset the<br>
settings on this menu panel to a known state once the upload is<br>
finished. They are all free to be changed. And once they are changed,<br>
the only way to get them back is to manually put them back the way<br>
they were or to upload to the radio again.<br>
<br>
><br>
> The result is that both the "A" channel and "B" channel show on screen as<br>
> expected. The users can change channel "A" with the up/Down buttons. The<br>
> users can not tab down and change the "B" channel. They can press the "Tab"<br>
> button and the indicator arrow will go down to "B" and immediately return to<br>
> the "A" channel.<br>
<br>
This is how TDR works in this model. When TDR=ON and TDR-AB=A,<br>
priority is always forced up to A. The user cannot "tab" down because<br>
of this priority setting.<br>
<br>
Baofeng/Pofung is doing away with TDR-AB function on other models. The<br>
menu is still there but it basically does nothing. My guess is that it<br>
is a matter of time before we see the same for the UV-82C.<br>
<br>
><br>
> All this is perfect and what I wanted to happen. The<br>
> problem/issue that I do not like is this:<br>
> As radio traffic is being received on the "B" channel, the user can<br>
> inadvertently press the up/down buttons and change the "B" channel. This is<br>
> a huge issue because they can not change it back unless traffic is received<br>
> on whatever channel they accidentally changed "B" to.<br>
<br>
I have duplicated this here. I agree, this would not be a desired<br>
thing to have happen.<br>
<br>
><br>
> The "B" channel should not be allowed to change under these circumstances.<br>
> If this were corrected, it would be a perfect set-up for us.<br>
<br>
This is an issue with how the radio works, not an issue with how CHIRP works.<br>
<br>
><br>
> Any ideas or suggestions would greatly be appreciated.<br>
><br>
<br>
The only thing that I can think of that would allow the user to set B<br>
back to the correct channel would be to set Dual Watch Priority = OFF.<br>
<br>
Jim KC9HI<br>
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