[chirp_users] Yaesu FT-5D
Dan
Sun Dec 19 21:18:54 PST 2021
I have recently purchased the FT-5DR. It's quite a nice little
package. The only drawback is the need for a Windows system to program it.
I'm a retired programmer. I might be able to help with the code needed
for the FT-5D. I used to be proficient in C, Unix, x86 assembler and
conversant with Python as it stood in 2012. I've also worked with a lot
of serial interfaces over the years. It's been a few years since I did
any significant programming. My last major project was the HEYU
(www.heyu.org) home automation software for Linux and other Posix
compliant systems. To get jump started it would be helpful to locate the
design docs.
I sent an email to dsmith at danplanet.com asking about the time frame
needed for the loan, but have not heard back.
Sincerely, Dan Suthers
On 12/19/21 12:18 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. 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
> <mailto: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
> <mailto: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
> <mailto: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
> <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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