[chirp_users] Yaesu FT-2DR and Mac OS 10.13.3 (High Sierra) Programming Cable Recommendation

Sat Feb 10 15:06:37 PST 2018

Looking for some specific advice for a FTDI cable for use with the Yaesu FT-2DR and Mac OS 10.13.3 on McBook Air (not running Windows on a separate partition).  I have reviewed the Chirp FAQ, cable sections, Activity, etc. and have searched various websites for a specific FTDI USB cable without success as most that I have located do not have the correct connection to plug into the FT-2DR.  The FT-2DR came with a USB cable, but I believe this is a cable specifically for updating the firmware and not for programing via Chirp. I'm unable to find any info on the Yaesu USB cable whether it’s a FTDI and/or Prolific type cable, but I suspect that its neither as my MacBook Air does nothing when plugged in nor does Chirp recognize any available port for uploading/receiving HT data.

The FT-2DR does have a SD card, and I have event tried making a backup file of the memory channels (file name created on SD card is MEMORY.dat), taking that file and loading it into Chirp, manipulating with my local repeater info, re-save as a MEMORY.dat file, and on the FT-2DR read the file with no success.

I've spent way too much time trying to figure this out, and I am giving up. So can anyone recommend a FTDI cable specific for the FT-2DR that will work with Chirp on my MacBook Air or alternatively a FTDI cable specific to the FT-2DR that will work with Chirp on a Windows 10 machine.  I don't want to fuss with counterfeit cables and the headache of loading appropriate drivers.

The data cable that came with the FT-2DR is a std USB on one end and the end that goes into the data port on the FT-2DR I believe is a mini usb.

Thank you in advance.
Svenster

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    Subject: [chirp_users] New Daily Build
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    Greetings,

    A new daily build of CHIRP is available.  This includes changes made
    directly to the tree yesterday, and may include additional features,
    bug fixes, and/or bugs.  If you are interested in trying it, grab it
    from the following location:

      http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/daily-20180210

    A list of the changes included in this build (since the last daily)
    follows:

    Changes for Build #515
    [Dan Smith <dsmith at danplanet.com>] Fix MURS1 radio to use validate_memory() and make edges test case tolerant

    This fixes one test case that should ignore memories that don't validate
    from the radio, and makes the MURS1 radio support said validation.

    This is related to #5255

    [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe at gmail.com>] [MURS-V1] Add Support for BTech MURS-V1

    This patch adds support for the BTech MURS-V1 handheld radio.

    #5255

    [Jim Unroe <rock.unroe at gmail.com>] [MURS-V1] Prepare CHIRP for BTech MURS-V1 (update baofeng_common.py)

    The BTech GMRS-V1 and BTech MURS-V1 are very different radios but both
    respond to the same "magic". This patch provides checks to make sure...

    1. the model selected by the user matches the physical radio model.
    2. the image being uploaded matches the physical radio model.

    related to #5255

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