CPS error if channel number higher then 1024

[SP9JCK]

Hi,

CPS are raise error during CSV import if channel number is higher then 1024.
This is happen even if total number of channel is low.

Let me give context here - I don't raise this because i want to have more then 1k channels - my case is different: I'm generate channel list (base on repeater list in my country) and easiest way to order entries are to start each section from particular number (100, 200, 300 and so on) to easy manage my data.

Thanks,
Jacek SP9JCK

[VK3KYY]

Hi,

CPS are raise error during CSV import if channel number is higher then 1024.
This is happen even if total number of channel is low.

Let me give context here - I don't raise this because i want to have more then 1k channels - my case is different: I'm generate channel list (base on repeater list in my country) and easiest way to order entries are to start each section from particular number (100, 200, 300 and so on) to easy manage my data.

Thanks,
Jacek SP9JCK

CSV channel numbers must be in the range 1 to 1024

Although you can in theory have gaps in the channel numbers e.g

1
2
3

101
102
103

This will result in the codeplug binary data having gaps in it

So that when you add a new channel using the CPS it will be inserted into the first available gap e.g. 4


Just use your spreadsheet to re-number the channel number starting with 1 and incrementing by 1 each channel, just before you import it.

[SP9JCK]

hi VK3KYY,

I was not aware about hard limit for channel numbers.
Thanks for clarification,

73s, Jacek

[G4EML]

Further to Rogers comment.

The codeplug only supports 1024 channels.
The Channel number column in channels.csv allows you to specify exactly where you want to save a channel.
That channel number is the one you can enter when in the special 'All Channels' Zone.
This allows you to group channels logically for easy access when using 'All Channels'. For example Digital repeaters from Channel 1, analogue repeaters from channel 100, simplex from channel 200 etc.
As you can only select channels from 1 to 1024 it makes no sense for the CSV file to allow outside this range.

If you really want to use channel numbers outside that range then you can 'Append' the CSV file to a blank codeplug instead of 'Importing' it.
The 'Append' function ignores the Channel number field and simply adds the channels to the end of the existing codeplug.

Colin G4EML