Tom Hayward wrote:

You can see examples of how new models have been added by reading the kenwood_live.py source. Here's where it adds the TH-D74 with the same process as various other Kenwoods: http://chirp.danplanet.com/attachments/2955/kenwood_live.py#L1145

I got the py file to work with my radio, however when I enter a freq it tells me it refused the mem entry "Radio Refused 1".

I have the D72 and looking at the files the difference is the memory channels are the same except the D74 appends the following information to every entry "Off,100,0,Off,0,CQCQCQ,DIRECT,DIRECT"

That is the default information for all entries unless you want to make it a specific DSTAR type memory. Below is what I have found, there are Tornadoes in the area so I am calling it a night earlier.

The first off I believe is the Squelch Type (I will play with it more)

The 100 is Fine Step [Hz]

The first 0 is not known yet. Could be Digital Code

The next off is not known yet as well.

The next 0 is not known, it could be the digital code or another.

The CQCQCQ is URCALL

First DIRECT is RPT1

Second DIRECT is RPT2

So those fields would need to be edited for each memory location where a DSTAR memory is stored, but for now for FM repeater or simplex use simply appending that to the information to the radio would allow me to program mine.

Just learning the code used in CHIRP, but to eliminate the Radio Refuse <mem> I am assuming those fields would need to be added and defaulted in the tabs since this is being done in live mode.

I will see if I can find out what the values are that I could not easily find in MCP soon.