The very brief version of the story goes something like this:
Early versions of chirp did something that according to Yaesu wasn't needed, and did it very frequently.
This action 'wore out' or 'used up' a certain component, forcing the owner to return the radio to Yaesu for repair.
According to legend, the replacement part became either hard to get or too expensive (or both?), and Yaesu determined the unusual repairs were due to chirp.
Yaesu advised chirp (I assume), and chirp changed its software.
Ever since then, Yaesu has advised against using chirp to program Yaesu radios, and even said that if Yaesu determined radio was damaged by chirp they would not repair it.
The Yaesu position remains unchanged.
The chirp software has changed.
There have not been any reports (that I am aware of) about Chirp damaging any Yaesu radios.
That is my understanding, it is up to you to determine the level of risk this represents to you and your radio.
I hope this helps,
Ken, N2VIP
On May 13, 2025, at 21:05, howard--- via Users users@lists.chirpmyradio.com 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 _______________________________________________ Users mailing list users@lists.chirpmyradio.com https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com To unsubscribe, send an email to users-leave@lists.chirpmyradio.com To report this email as off-topic, please email users-owner@lists.chirpmyradio.com List archives: https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/users@lists.chirpmyradio.com/