Comments field shouldn't matter. It's not written to the radio.
Try not to use CSV. Do everything with .img files and the Chirp editor.

> On 21/05/2021 15:06 Leverett A.J. 'Jim' Hadlow Sr <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Programming a Baofeng BFF8-HP:
> 
> I noticed when the Comments field is populated, I am unable to use a properly 
> programmed repeater. When I clear all the comments from the field, reset the 
> radio to factory settings, then reprogram with CSV (cleared of comments), the 
> repeater function is as expected. Reprogramming via CHIRP without resetting 
> the radio to factory settings does NOT clear the problem.
> 
> Is there a limit to the number of characters the comments field can hold or 
> are there certain characters (comma, open/close parens, underscore, dash, 
> slash, question mark, decimal/period, space, equal sign, digits?) one 
> shouldn't enter there?
> 
> DE WQLS203/KF5FXE
> 
> 
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