Yaesu claims it happened, but it happened to a very particular radio for a very particular reason that doesn't apply to the vast of current Yaesu radios.
IIRC, the issue had to do with rewriting a part of the radio memory that Yaesu implemented with a chip that had a low update count/life (making up an example, the part in question could only be updated, say, 200 times before the part would fail), but Yaesu would simply avoid updating that memory space while chirp did, and thus 'wore out' a particular part - and Yaesu was unable to secure replacement parts for the part in question, thus 'bricked' radios. I believe that is a fair description of what happened, I recall a post (here?) not to long ago that explained the situation in greater detail. Ken, N2VIP > On May 16, 2023, at 05:41, Henry Mensch <[email protected]> wrote: > > yaesu pushes this sort of. nonsense to get their customers t use > yaesu-approved solutions. > > This attitude, in turn, is why I no longer buy yaesu radio gear. > > - Henry / N6HCM > >> On May 15, 2023 15:03:54 "Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Just a rumour. I've never known Chirp to damage a radio. >> >> >>>> On 15/05/2023 18:28 GMT Don Farrow <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Greeting everyone . I am look to see if anyone is familiar with >>> Programing the Yaesu FT8800 using the Chirp Software , i have read some >>> posts that chirp could damage your radio. >>> >>> 73s Thanks Don VE3ULF >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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] >>> Searchable archive: >>> https://www.mail-archive.com/[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 >> _______________________________________________ >> chirp_users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >> This message was sent to Henry Mensch at [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send an email to >> [email protected] >> To report this email as off-topic, please email >> [email protected] >> Searchable archive: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Ken Hansen at [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] > To report this email as off-topic, please email > [email protected] > Searchable archive: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list [email protected] http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to [email protected] at [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] To report this email as off-topic, please email [email protected] Searchable archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
