[chirp_users] Yaesu FT-90 cable question

[Mike Geiman]

I use the RT systems controller and cable.  Mine uses a usb port and it
works well. Sometimes you have to hold the cable where it hooks into the
computer to keep a tight connection. I use Chirp on Baofeng radios and it
also works well if you get the legitimate cable. The Baofeng/Kenwood cable
are different than the Yaesu cable.


On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 5:51 PM Dan Smith via chirp_users <
chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:

> > Absent any first-hand experience, I think I'll try manual programming
> for local repeaters, and if that gets too tedious, I'll just order the
> BlueMax49ers cable.
>
> I don't have first-hand experience, but I can offer second-hand experience
> recently. When converting the ft90 driver for chirp-next, I was working
> with a guy and we did get it working, so I think it's fine. It's not a
> popular (or common) radio and the driver doesn't support more than basic
> memory editing, but did seem to work.
>
> That said, I would encourage you to not cheap out on a cable (which you
> seem to realize is smart) on this one, even more so than normal. The ft90
> is a weird arrangement where it requires power from the computer on one of
> the signal lines to work properly. Most radios only use a two or three-wire
> connection for the data lines, but this requires one of the hardware
> signaling lines. So, BlueMax49ers is the way to go, IMHO.
>
> --Dan
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