UncleYoda

Yes, if you ignore the numerical value of the numbers. Not as useful or what people would expect. But it is a less used search type so maybe not worth improving the code.

An explanation is kind of overkill for this. If it's a sortable field, it should sort correctly. But for curiosity sake, the tone sort was related to my continuing search for a repeater that could be a match for what I'm hearing. It was just to make it easier to see if I had tried the likely ones. I gave up on the CW ID approach because without a tone I keep getting the ID from the repeater I already know not the one the unidentified conversation is coming from. Tone scan also fails on the weak signal. So I'm back to getting the user IDs copied correctly.

Red Cross has 47.42. Something close to that they could RX on their same antenna would still be a good idea.

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Sort repeaters by tone, list is out of order. Same on both in and out. By the way, why dark gray background and black text? (maybe I missed a theme setting, but I can override if needed)

Because you just set tones (and names usually) as desired on those pre-programmed channels. Probably a driver issue for the cable. Does it let you select the right comm port?

I did get the software to work. I had a problem at first, with getting the right driver. The only issue I remember with the software programming was with channel 39 which I had originally programmed for simplex using the buttons. I don't recall any issue with entering tones. Can't you change the tones using the buttons?

All that is understood. Apparently you didn't read or understand the OP and followup posts I made. I was trying something similar last night on a couple of old UV-5Rs that have RX problems and aren't as useful for normal operation anymore. Unlike the 5RM/K5+ those do have frequency range limits that can be adjusted. I was able to get one programmed with RX-only channels for GMRS plus normal TX/RX channels for 2m/440 and have only 2m/440 allowed in VFO. I tried an opposite approach on the other, making it as close to a certified GMRS unit (like the UV-5Gs I have) as possible. I wasn't able to come up with a frequency setting pair to block VHF in VFO (it has separate range limits for VHF and UHF; 0 or blank don't work). I can always do what I did on the other one if there's no solution to getting just GMRS.

Ham light is fine with me if they don't overdo it (or link in from distant territories). But the FRS kids and highway flagmen get on my nerves.

But... this was about ham radios, guys.

I don't, but a few years ago there was some official at FCC that claimed using a radio that could transmit out of the allowed frequency bands just by using VFO was a violation. I don't remember the guy's name. There was a lot of discussion/argument at the time and I never heard of any resolution. I also never had a problem with out of band TX.

I was reprogramming channels on my K5+ using Chirp and could not find a way to block transmit in VFO. Chirp does not allow setting frequency range limits on these radios like it does for others like UV5R. I know about setting Duplex to off for memorized channels but that leaves VFO open. Is there something I'm missing or do I have to just hope Chirp will add the frequency range settings eventually?

Maybe 2 tests, one at the radio and one with meter at antenna end of cable. Compare the two results.

I don't have a repeater so I don't know what the setup page looks like. My point was the combination presented should be logical from the user's perspective.

There are some that are listed as Open but have tones unlisted and the request button enabled. Shouldn't @rdunajewski set up the site so that combination isn't possible, i.e. should be Permission Required in that case? There is/was one, now offline, that was Permission Required and Request Access disabled - shouldn't that be Members Only Free? These options need to make sense and apparently leaving it up to the repeater owners to choose sensible options is a failed exercise.