[chirp_users] QYT KT 8900

[Trevor Holyoak]

The first version of the KT8900 had the data port on the back and no 
headphone jack. The newer ones apparently have both - the headphones 
must plug in to the back (which seems backwards, but better than not 
having it).

- Trevor
KD7GHI/AE

On 5/12/2017 5:39 PM, Richard Whittaker 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.
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> My model has what the manual calls a data terminal jack on the front.
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> 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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