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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>This is nice to see. I haven’t looked for new radios here in a while, but my FT-2D is on there … the people at Yaesu like to create FUD by warning you that using Chirp with your Yaesu digital radio risks bricking the radio. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com <chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff K3JRZ<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 19, 2021 15:25<br><b>To:</b> Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] Yaesu FT-5D<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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 <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home">https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home</a> the FT-2D and FT-3D are also listed among others.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 15:22 D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <<a href="mailto:n1ea@arrl.net">n1ea@arrl.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><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jeff,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>No progress can be made until a volunteer has offered to loan a radio.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>That's the best answer that can be given.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Also many radios, especially those that are not extremely popular take years if they even finally get supported at all. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>But things cannot move until a volunteer radio is offered. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I hope someone of the developers can comment on that, I didn't realize it was a C4FM radio in the beginning.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>DR<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>N1EA<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 2:18 PM Jeff K3JRZ <<a href="mailto:k3jrz.jeff@gmail.com" target="_blank">k3jrz.jeff@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>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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”.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for the reply.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 13:47 D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <<a href="mailto:n1ea@arrl.net" target="_blank">n1ea@arrl.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><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jeff,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The issue you posted says "equipment loan not offered".<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Remember this is a totally community effort that is given away to users without charge.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Have you thought about volunteering the loan of your radio?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>David N1EA <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Just a CHIRP user <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>=30=<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Dec 19, 2021, 12:23 Jeff K3JRZ <<a href="mailto:k3jrz.jeff@gmail.com" target="_blank">k3jrz.jeff@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>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 (<a href="https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/9365" target="_blank">https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/9365</a>) 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.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks & 73.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jeff<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>K3JRZ<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<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 D.J.J. 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