[chirp_users] QYT KT 8900

[Tycen Stafford]

You're correct - on your model the programming port is on the front and the
back jack is for an external speaker.  I have the same one.  Apparently,
when they first came out, there was only one jack and it was on the back -
for programming only.  And that's when all the online reviews and guides (
www.miklor.com, etc.) were written.  Then, they put out a revised model
that put the programming port on the front and a ext. speaker port on the
back - plus added a fan.  A very confusing design choice, in my opinion.
It's a great radio, though.

On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 4:39 PM, Richard Whittaker <richard at avits.ca> wrote:

> Hi all. I bought a KT8900 at the beginning of the year, and my FTDI cable
> showed up about a week ago. Eager to get more than 2 channels programmed in
> (the programming interface sucks!), I plugged my cable in to the BACK of
> the radio like all the sites say, and.... Nothing... Fiddle, fiddle,
> fiddle, nothing. Different radio models, the whole works, radio would not
> respond.
>
>
> My model has what the manual calls a data terminal jack on the front.
>
>
> I tried it, the cable fit perfectly, and the radio responded just fine. I
> don't know if this is true if all KT8900s, but if yours has a front jack,
> it's a good idea to try it.
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Richard
>
>
> VA7RHW.
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