[chirp_users] Truth or Fiction

[Tom Henderson]

I've always heard that stated as "Fast, reliable, and Cheap. Pick two."

Tom Henderson

On 5/24/19 3:16 PM, jz at zeevi.org wrote:
>
> 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
> *To:* Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> *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.
>
>             -----
>
>             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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