No. Chirp works fine with Yaesu radios. Never heard of a genuine case of Chirp bricking a radio.
> On 25/03/2022 17:46 K0LNY_Glenn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Is this correct? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Anthony R Paolucci Jr mailto:[email protected] > To: K0LNY_Glenn mailto:[email protected] > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2022 4:42 PM > Subject: Re: [blind-hams] Anybody using chirp software? > > Fyi for those who use chirp 2 program your yaesu fusion radios chirp software > tends 2 turn your radios into useless bricks after programming them score > John Kruk Narketing/sales Manager at Yaesu USA. He reccomend either using the > programming software that Yaesu has if the programming software is available > for the make/model of the yaesu radio listed on the files tab for the radio. > If theres no programming software listed under your radio model then you are > forced to buy the programming cable & software from rt systems. Be advised if > chirp bricks your yaesu radio you will be forced to ship your radio to yaesu > usa in California for repairs. Also be advised that once chirp bricks your > radio your radio warranty will be voided and you will be responsible for > paying all shipping costs, parts & labor to restore your radio back to > factory settings. > 73 > Anthony R Paolucci Jr KG5JPU > (817)707-6008 > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2022, 10:29 Glenn / Lenny <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I use chirp in Linux, with the screenreader Orca. > > When you are in the Linux graphic user interface, it is more like old > > windows than new windows is. > > You will have menus like old windows, and virtually all the keyboard > > commands in Linux are like that of windows shortcuts. > > Orca is more like using NVDA than like using Jaws. > > And Chirp is fully accessible in Linux. > > You can use Linux on a thumb drive without installing it. > > I have Linux installed in a virtual machine on this computer, and I have it > > installed side by side windows on another, and I have it on multiple USB > > drives around here. > > You can install the live version to a backup drive and the backed up files > > will still be there, but you can boot to that drive if you want. > > But with all that, it is possible to use Chirp in windows, but you have to > > do a lot of routing Jaws to PC, and then finding the selection, and then > > routing PC to Jaws. > > And if you aren't familiar already with the menu options in Chirp, this > > would be challenging, but I have used it in Windows. > > Another problem with Chirp in windows, and sighted people have this problem > > too, is that Windows has difficulty using the right drivers, where Linux > > doesn't, and people just don't have driver issues in Chirp when it comes to > > recognizing the cable they are connecting between the computer and radio. > > Finally, people should not be afraid of learning Linux, I think windows 10 > > has a steeper learning curve from windows 7, than using Linux, that is the > > Linux desktop environment, when people use terminal commands, that is more > > learning, that is like using windows command window, and I think most > > windows users can't use that much either. > > > > HTH. > > Glenn > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#54536): > > https://blind-hams.groups.io/g/main/message/54536 > > Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/90010905/1858045 > > -=-=- > > Post: > > [email protected] mailto:[email protected] > > Subscribe: > > [email protected] mailto:blind-hams%[email protected] > > Unsubscribe: > > [email protected] mailto:blind-hams%[email protected] > > Group Owner: > > [email protected] mailto:blind-hams%[email protected] > > Help: > > [email protected] mailto:blind-hams%[email protected] > > -=-=- > > Group Owner: [email protected] > > mailto:main%[email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://blind-hams.groups.io/g/main/unsub > > [[email protected] mailto:[email protected] ] > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was > sent to Nigel Gunn, W8IFF at [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] To report this email as > off-topic, please email [email protected] > Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail [email protected] www http://www.ngunn.net
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