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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>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. <span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>😊</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>From:</b> chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com <chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Kemker<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 24, 2019 3:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] Truth or Fiction<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>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.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>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?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 3:33 PM Ben Smith <<a href="mailto:thex1le@gmail.com">thex1le@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>I love chirp but there are some know bugs with yeasu radios. Doesn't mean you shouldn't use it though.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/1735" target="_blank">https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/1735</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>On Fri, May 24, 2019, 12:25 John Kemker <<a href="mailto:kemkerj3@gmail.com" target="_blank">kemkerj3@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>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.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>That's the second time I've heard the same propaganda from that particular vendor's sales team.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>73 de W5NNH<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 9:54 AM Peter J. McClosky <<a href="mailto:pmcclosky@earthlink.net" target="_blank">pmcclosky@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>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). <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>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.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>I find that lack of understanding how to use Chirp leads to problems in using it. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>(Also, and contrary to most rumors, I have never found a programming cable that did not work.)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Peter, N7IY<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>P.S, Before anyone says anything, the way I program Baofengs, they will not transmit outside of the amateur radio bands.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>-----<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Peter J. McClosky, N7IY<br>Eugene, Oregon<br><a href="mailto:pmcclosky@earthlink.net" target="_blank">pmcclosky@earthlink.net</a><br><a href="mailto:n7iy@arrl.net" target="_blank">n7iy@arrl.net</a><br><a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/" target="_blank">http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>On May 22, 2019, at 4:07 AM, John Kemker <<a href="mailto:kemkerj3@gmail.com" target="_blank">kemkerj3@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Yeasu</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><br>This message was sent to W5NNH at <a href="mailto:kemkerj3@gmail.com" target="_blank">kemkerj3@gmail.com</a><br>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>--John E Kemker III<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><br>This message was sent to TheX1le at <a href="mailto:thex1le@gmail.com" target="_blank">thex1le@gmail.com</a><br>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><br>This message was sent to W5NNH at <a href="mailto:kemkerj3@gmail.com" target="_blank">kemkerj3@gmail.com</a><br>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>--John E Kemker III<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>