[chirp_users] Truth or Fiction

jz at zeevi.org
Fri May 24 13:16:33 PDT 2019


In the SW world, there are only three knobs to turn: fast, good, and cheap. However, increasing fast decreases good. Increasing cheap decreases good. But, fast and cheap can be increased at the expense of good. The rest is left as an exercise to the student. 😊

 

From: chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com <chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com> On Behalf Of John Kemker
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2019 3:10 PM
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Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Truth or Fiction

 

Just got off the phone with Yaesu tech support.  I wanted to know if it was a Yaesu policy to tell people not to use CHIRP.

 

They say they've seen bricked radios caused by CHIRP.  Said it's because CHIRP wrote to areas they're not supposed to write to.  Said that RT Systems "works with Yaesu" and that's why they support RT Systems.  Who would write the internal software for a radio where the programming software could brick it?

 

On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 3:33 PM Ben Smith <thex1le at gmail.com <mailto:thex1le at gmail.com> > wrote:

I love chirp but there are some know bugs with yeasu radios. Doesn't mean you shouldn't use it though.

https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/1735

 

On Fri, May 24, 2019, 12:25 John Kemker <kemkerj3 at gmail.com <mailto:kemkerj3 at gmail.com> > wrote:

Just got off the phone with a national amateur radio vendor, asking if they had the cable for my FTM3200DR for sale.  I was told they have the cable with the RT-Systems ADMS software, but not the cable by itself.  I told the salesperson that I didn't need the software, that I had used CHIRP for years and he proceeded to tell me "You know, you're not supposed to use CHIRP with Yaesu radios...."  I cut him off before he got finished with his statement and told him that it was an old wives' tale and not true.

 

That's the second time I've heard the same propaganda from that particular vendor's sales team.

 

73 de W5NNH

 

On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 9:54 AM Peter J. McClosky <pmcclosky at earthlink.net <mailto:pmcclosky at earthlink.net> > wrote:

While I have only programed 1 Yeasu (successful), I have programed over 150 Baofengs and Wouxuns, all but 2 successfully on the first try. (I am the unofficial "programer” for my club). 

 

I made a simi-brick out of 2 Baofengs.  It look a while, but I was successful in restoring both of these to full use.

 

I find that lack of understanding how to use Chirp leads to problems in using it. 

 

(Also, and contrary to most rumors, I have never found a programming cable that did not work.)

 

Peter, N7IY

 

P.S, Before anyone says anything, the way I program Baofengs, they will not transmit outside of the amateur radio bands.

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Peter J. McClosky, N7IY
Eugene, Oregon
pmcclosky at earthlink.net <mailto:pmcclosky at earthlink.net> 
n7iy at arrl.net <mailto:n7iy at arrl.net> 
http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/

 

On May 22, 2019, at 4:07 AM, John Kemker <kemkerj3 at gmail.com <mailto:kemkerj3 at gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Yeasu

 

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