I'm sure this has already been discussed, couldn't find an applicable forum in searching the Google or RR.
I know via Chirp one can export channels to CSV files and use that to largely copy channel lists/configurations between various amateur and a few commercial radios (I think the Kenwood TK-7180 and TK-880 amongst others can be programmed with Chirp). Not the simplest process but better than manually typing in the channels/PL tones every time. I'm only talking analog radios here, I have a crap-ton of various analog Kenwood commercial radios (TK-690s, 790s, 890s, 760G, 880, 860G, 2180), and I have a certain channel config I like to use for each band (low band, VHF, UHF), but my current method is to manually type in new codeplugs for "new" to me radios I get. Sometimes I'm given these radios and sometimes it's a great deal, so I don't have the option (I guess I do, but I'm cheap) of just buying a single radio model like in a fleet. I would prefer to just build one channel list and be able to copy into the various KPG-XX programming software (even over into Motorola CPS if possible).
I realize I have way more radios than just I could use, but I'm slowly outfitting family vehicles with at least UHF radios for GMRS.
It would really be nice to match to Motorola codeplugs as well, I've got a PM400 VHF and a ton of Maxtracs and GM300s rather than manually typing as well. I also realize that these different radios have different channel capacities, but I rarely use up all channels on the newer Kenwoods (128 channels min is more than enough for a single band radio). Maxtracs and the PM400 I do fill up the channels.
Hopefully this makes some sense, just looking for pointers to another thread or any ideas people have. Again, just talking analog channels, not worried about DMR (or other, yet...)
I know via Chirp one can export channels to CSV files and use that to largely copy channel lists/configurations between various amateur and a few commercial radios (I think the Kenwood TK-7180 and TK-880 amongst others can be programmed with Chirp). Not the simplest process but better than manually typing in the channels/PL tones every time. I'm only talking analog radios here, I have a crap-ton of various analog Kenwood commercial radios (TK-690s, 790s, 890s, 760G, 880, 860G, 2180), and I have a certain channel config I like to use for each band (low band, VHF, UHF), but my current method is to manually type in new codeplugs for "new" to me radios I get. Sometimes I'm given these radios and sometimes it's a great deal, so I don't have the option (I guess I do, but I'm cheap) of just buying a single radio model like in a fleet. I would prefer to just build one channel list and be able to copy into the various KPG-XX programming software (even over into Motorola CPS if possible).
I realize I have way more radios than just I could use, but I'm slowly outfitting family vehicles with at least UHF radios for GMRS.
It would really be nice to match to Motorola codeplugs as well, I've got a PM400 VHF and a ton of Maxtracs and GM300s rather than manually typing as well. I also realize that these different radios have different channel capacities, but I rarely use up all channels on the newer Kenwoods (128 channels min is more than enough for a single band radio). Maxtracs and the PM400 I do fill up the channels.
Hopefully this makes some sense, just looking for pointers to another thread or any ideas people have. Again, just talking analog channels, not worried about DMR (or other, yet...)
