<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I have access to the FT-1d and used the cable that came with it for programming. No problems. <br><br><div>Jardy Dawson</div><div>WA7JRD Ham Radio</div><div><br></div><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Message relayed from secret Hillary Clinton server, located in the basement of her house. OOPS, you aren't supposed to know that!</span></div><div><br>On Nov 14, 2016, at 08:49, Robert Carter <<a href="mailto:carterrj@verizon.net">carterrj@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div><span>Many thanks for all the responses. Let me try to hit them all.</span><br><span></span><br><span>John in his response below has a BINGO and nailed my misunderstanding. </span><br><span>The in-the-box cable supplied with the FTD2R is apparently a USB cable </span><br><span>with a configured PID/VID to allow for only firmware updates to the unit </span><br><span>-- page 161 of the manual. This cable's configured PID/VID don't allow </span><br><span>it to recognize either of the Windows or Linux pl2303 drivers.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Clearly from the information posted to Yeasu's website the in-the-box </span><br><span>supplied cable is a Prolific chipset. However, Yeasu appears to have </span><br><span>tweaked the PID/VID to 'cripple' the cable and limit its use.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Coming from ground zero, the radio and manual is daunting. There are a </span><br><span>lot of nuances and frankly, the manual isn't well written, so I'm not </span><br><span>surprised that I missed the difference between a 'data' cable and a </span><br><span>'programming' cable.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Late yesterday, I was able to figure out how to program it via uploading </span><br><span>to the microSD card. But pulling the card out, loading the data to it, </span><br><span>then putting the microSD card back into the FT2DR is extremely time </span><br><span>consuming and inefficient. (And if not careful you can fat finger the </span><br><span>microSD card and break it or the slot. I've had to use tweezers to pull </span><br><span>the card out -- I can't get my fingers in grab the card.) The Yeasu </span><br><span>ADMS-8 software appears to have limited functionality.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Programming via the radio UI is also possible, but slow and inefficient. </span><br><span>But, I did 6 or 7 local repeaters yesterday.</span><br><span></span><br><span>So my next question is does the list have a recommendation on a </span><br><span>'programming' cable that I should get?</span><br><span></span><br><span>Has anyone updated the firmware for either the FT1D or FT2D with the </span><br><span>supplied cable? Any failures?</span><br><span></span><br><span>And yes, I was mistaken but I'm trying to figure this all out!</span><br><span></span><br><span>Bob</span><br><span>FC1FAC</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On 11/14/2016 12:29 AM, John Rice wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>People,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>If you look at the HRO FT2 page</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-013899">http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-013899</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>You will find this:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>*_Supplied Accessories:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_*</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>SAD-14B charger</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>YHA-72 antenna</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>SBR-14Li battery</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>USB cable - for data transfer only, programming cable is optional</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Belt clip, and manual</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Carefully note the USB cable supplied in the box and note that it's a DATA</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>cable, not a programming cable.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>This whole thread is based on a mistaken assumption that the cable is a</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>programming cable.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>IT's NOT...</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>John - K9IJ</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>chirp_users mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a></span><br><span><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a></span><br><span>This message was sent to Jardy at <a href="mailto:jardy72@yahoo.com">jardy72@yahoo.com</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a></span><br></div></body></html>