The Yaesu affiliate that sells cables n software is an issue here in
Australia, (If it don't work) i.e.:
1. brought a USB29C and disk to update FT90R : Zip, Nada, Zilch
2. brought a USB29F and diskto update FT1500 & 1802 : completed after a
few headaches.
Chirp WX did not pick up the FT90R, Even though it listed. Lesson learned
My point is... contacted the Company in the US and they *_DO NOT Help_*
overseas "faults" etc, with their products.
Outcome: Binned the FT90R and sold the other 2 for pennies. Problems solved.
Bought a Baofeng and 2 Quanshengs (all 3, less that a quarter of the
cost of the 3 Yaesu's combined) fm the proceeds of the 1500+1802
Rgrds n 73 Chad VK4CMR
On 14/5/25 11:09, John K via Users wrote:
Yaesu engages in FUD: Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt, marketing. It's
because they've entered into a marketing agreement with a for-profit
company to produce software for modifying their radios. Therefore, a group
of amateurs who have written open-source software that Yaesu can't make
money off of, they'll make all sorts of claims about it "bricking" Yaesu
radios. I've yet to meet a single person who has experienced it
first-hand. Only people who know others who have supposedly had their
radios bricked with Chirp.
I wouldn't worry about it at all.
Of course, I no longer buy Yaesu for that, and other reasons.
On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM howard--- via Users <
[email protected]> wrote:
I have an FT817ND and an FTM7250DR, both of which are listed as supported
radios. However, I have seen a number of posts on the internet from Yaesu
stating that using Chirp with Yaesu radios may damage them.
On the 7250, Chirp uses the clone mode of the radio which, to my mind, is
a very safe way to go. I am not sure how it works with the 817.
I would like to use Chirp with both but I am, of course, worried by the
Yaesu statements. Are these statements still valid? Or have they been
invalidated by progress within Chirp? Or were they not valid in the first
instance but a reflection of some other issue?
Thanks for any information on this.
Howard, VK4BS
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