[chirp_users] Yaesu FT-5D

Sun Dec 19 12:31:41 PST 2021

Excellent, I didn't remember correctly, I'm really happy about that, now I
hope someone who has the radio is willing to volunteer the radio.

Sometimes it is easier to look at the radios supported by CHIRP and buying
one of those.  I do that with printers and scanners for use under Linux.

Great news!

73
DR
N1EA

On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 3:26 PM Jeff K3JRZ <k3jrz.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:

> Actually,digital radios ARE supported by CHIRP. Been using CHIRP for the
> past 6.5 years with my FT-1D. If you look at the wiki page
> https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home the FT-2D and FT-3D
> are also listed among others.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 15:22 D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:
>
>> Jeff,
>>
>> No progress can be made until a volunteer has offered to loan a radio.
>>
>> That's the best answer that can be given.
>>
>> Also many radios, especially those that are not extremely popular take
>> years if they even finally get supported at all.
>>
>> Ken N2VIP says the coding process is much shorter than "years", and
>> that is true, but getting someone to take the development of code sometimes
>> takes years, but after someone volunteers, it usually goes quite quickly.
>>
>>
>> I have no problem with it taking years, this is a volunteer project, I
>> and several others proposed the Wouxun KG-UV8E in 2016, and we were
>> overjoyed when a developer took it and made it work with CHIRP, some of the
>> delay was finding someone who had a loaner radio who would be able to ship
>> the radio to the developer who was located in Cuba, USA still has an
>> embargo with that island nation, so a volunteer from Canada actually
>> arranged for the radio to be hand delivered in airplane luggage to the
>> developer.  That's first class service.
>>
>> But things cannot move until a volunteer radio is offered.
>>
>> Also I just looked up the FT5DR and it seems to C4FM radio, and unless my
>> memory is unreliable, digital radios as a class aren't supported by CHIRP.
>>
>> I hope someone of the developers can comment on that, I didn't realize it
>> was a C4FM radio in the beginning.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> DR
>> N1EA
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 2:18 PM Jeff K3JRZ <k3jrz.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I think missed that part from the original issue. And, no, I have not
>>> thought about volunteering my brand new radio for “months or years”, mostly
>>> because *I’ve* been burned badly before by similar situations with people I
>>> know or knew. I’m not saying the developers can’t be trusted, I’m sure they
>>> can, but *I* do not trust others I do not know, due to *MY* *personal*
>>> experiences. And those are my problems to deal with.
>>>
>>> I know it’s all volunteers and stuff. I’m part of several such ham radio
>>> communities that are the same way. I was just asking if there’s been any
>>> update (“Has any progress been made…”) since it’s been 3 months that have
>>> passed.  Really I just wanted a simple answer of yes or no. But I’ll take
>>> all of that as a “no”.
>>>
>>> Thank you for the reply.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 13:47 D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jeff,
>>>>
>>>> The issue you posted says "equipment loan not offered".
>>>>
>>>> Until someone either offers a loan to the development team, or someone
>>>> buys and gives a radio to the development team, nothing can be done.
>>>>
>>>> Even when equipment is offered for loan, a developer has to be
>>>> interested in the project to volunteer. This can take months or even years.
>>>>
>>>> I have a feeling that an offer to buy the radio for a developer would
>>>> get them VERY interested in supporting development for this radio.
>>>>
>>>> Remember this is a totally community effort that is given away to users
>>>> without charge.
>>>>
>>>> Have you thought about volunteering the loan of your radio?
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>
>>>> David N1EA
>>>> Just a CHIRP user
>>>>
>>>> =30=
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Dec 19, 2021, 12:23 Jeff K3JRZ <k3jrz.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I know it's been a while (over 3 months since the Yaesu FT-5D radio
>>>>> has be released and just as long as the info/issue (#9365) about using
>>>>> CHIRP with the FT-5D (https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/9365) dated
>>>>> 09/11/2021. I also do not see the radio listed on the CHIRP site. Since
>>>>> then RT Systems and Yaesu both have applications to program the FT-5D. I've
>>>>> used the Yaesu ADMS14 through my Win10 VM and in my honest opinion it's
>>>>> complete garbage. It's the first Yaesu app that I've used to program a
>>>>> radio. CHIRP is by far THE best that I've used, AND userit works on my Mac.
>>>>>
>>>>> Has any progress been made to have CHIRP be able to program the
>>>>> FT-5D?  Even if it's just writing to a micro SD card that could be read by
>>>>> the radio it would be great.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks & 73.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jeff
>>>>> K3JRZ
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