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HT1550 FPP battery

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 11:42 pm
by VR2WTF
Hello, I know that it may be a stupid question but I want to know.
Will the channels which are changed by using the RED battery be back to original (that means the information from CPS before changing) if I am using another non-Red battery?
Thanks! :lol:

73 de
Kim

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 8:32 am
by HumHead
Changes made using the FPP battery actually change the codeplug data. They will remain if a different battery is used, and will be read by CPS as part of the codeplug when the radio is read.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 12:40 pm
by VR2WTF
Thanks HumHead!
Then can I add/delete channels or I must make some channels from CPS before I use the FPP?

73 de
VR2WTF

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:43 pm
by HumHead
Channels have to be initially created in CPS, with the "Edit" function enabled on a per personality basis in CPS. If a personality does not have "Edit" enabled in the CPS, you will not be able to change it with the FPP battery.

The battery only allows you to change TX and RX frequency, CTCSS / DPL tone, and bandwidth. You cannot add, delete, rename channels, or change advanced options. That will still require the CPS software.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 11:03 pm
by VR2WTF
Oh........understood.
Thanks HumHead.
:lol: :lol:

Re: HT1550 FPP battery

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:37 am
by libuff
sorry to dig up this topic, but what makes a "Red Battery" Special? is it a resistor somewhere...

reason is... the "red batteries" tend to be low mah's like 1500 or so... motorola is producing 2000mah impres, and aftermarket people are up to 2750mah... and i'd like to figure out if there is a project or somethign to make the radio allways think theres a red battery attached...

Re: HT1550 FPP battery

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:08 pm
by mr.syntrx
Nah. It's a chip inside the battery. The same chip is responsible for the fuel gauge display, telling the radio the battery's mAh rating and stuff as well as I understand it.

Re: HT1550 FPP battery

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 9:18 pm
by tiawah466
One little trick I figured out to using the Field Program Battery is to set up a complete bank of channels that are set to the factory defaults for tx,rx, and the pl. This way I can just go into this bank and edit one of my blank channels. Easy way to add channels in the field.