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 henry@n6hcm.com 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" nigel@ngunn.net wrote:
Just a rumour. I've never known Chirp to damage a radio.
On 15/05/2023 18:28 GMT Don Farrow ve3ulf@cogeco.ca 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
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