[chirp_users] QYT KT 8900
Hi all. I bought a KT8900 at the beginning of the year, and my FTDI cable showed up about a week ago. Eager to get more than 2 channels programmed in (the programming interface sucks!), I plugged my cable in to the BACK of the radio like all the sites say, and.... Nothing... Fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, nothing. Different radio models, the whole works, radio would not respond.
My model has what the manual calls a data terminal jack on the front.
I tried it, the cable fit perfectly, and the radio responded just fine. I don't know if this is true if all KT8900s, but if yours has a front jack, it's a good idea to try it.
Cheers
Richard
VA7RHW.
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You're correct - on your model the programming port is on the front and the back jack is for an external speaker. I have the same one. Apparently, when they first came out, there was only one jack and it was on the back - for programming only. And that's when all the online reviews and guides ( www.miklor.com, etc.) were written. Then, they put out a revised model that put the programming port on the front and a ext. speaker port on the back - plus added a fan. A very confusing design choice, in my opinion. It's a great radio, though.
On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 4:39 PM, Richard Whittaker richard@avits.ca wrote:
Hi all. I bought a KT8900 at the beginning of the year, and my FTDI cable showed up about a week ago. Eager to get more than 2 channels programmed in (the programming interface sucks!), I plugged my cable in to the BACK of the radio like all the sites say, and.... Nothing... Fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, nothing. Different radio models, the whole works, radio would not respond.
My model has what the manual calls a data terminal jack on the front.
I tried it, the cable fit perfectly, and the radio responded just fine. I don't know if this is true if all KT8900s, but if yours has a front jack, it's a good idea to try it.
Cheers
Richard
VA7RHW.
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I have a KT8900, but the cable plugs into the back. I had to try different cables and drivers to find one that would work. Too many of the USB cables are CLONES of the original and do not work The CHIRP software works for my radio, but I do have to fiddle and reset the radio before it would finally program correctly. Good Luck
On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 5:39 PM, Richard Whittaker richard@avits.ca wrote:
Hi all. I bought a KT8900 at the beginning of the year, and my FTDI cable showed up about a week ago. Eager to get more than 2 channels programmed in (the programming interface sucks!), I plugged my cable in to the BACK of the radio like all the sites say, and.... Nothing... Fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, nothing. Different radio models, the whole works, radio would not respond.
My model has what the manual calls a data terminal jack on the front.
I tried it, the cable fit perfectly, and the radio responded just fine. I don't know if this is true if all KT8900s, but if yours has a front jack, it's a good idea to try it.
Cheers
Richard
VA7RHW.
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Off topic from CHIRP, but another quirky thing I found on the QYT KT8900: I kept seeing in descriptions that it had the "reverse" function (where you can quickly switch over to listen on the reverse for repeaters). But, mine wouldn't ever do it when I would hit the */scan button like on the Baofengs. Finally, I saw somewhere that they were saying for *Baofengs* you had to turn off dual-watch (TDR) - which *wasn't* true on any of the Baofengs I have (UV-5R5, UV-5RTP, UV-82) - they could flip over to the reverse even when in dual-watch mode. But, I tried turning dual-watch off on my QYT KT8900 and voila! - hitting */scan finally worked to listen on the reverse. So, if you're trying to get reverse to work on the QYT KT8900, turn OFF dual-watch/TDR (menu 0) and then it should work when you press */scan.
-Tycen K7TYC
On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 4:50 PM, Larry Lovell larry.lovell76@gmail.com wrote:
I have a KT8900, but the cable plugs into the back. I had to try different cables and drivers to find one that would work. Too many of the USB cables are CLONES of the original and do not work The CHIRP software works for my radio, but I do have to fiddle and reset the radio before it would finally program correctly. Good Luck
On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 5:39 PM, Richard Whittaker richard@avits.ca wrote:
Hi all. I bought a KT8900 at the beginning of the year, and my FTDI cable showed up about a week ago. Eager to get more than 2 channels programmed in (the programming interface sucks!), I plugged my cable in to the BACK of the radio like all the sites say, and.... Nothing... Fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, nothing. Different radio models, the whole works, radio would not respond.
My model has what the manual calls a data terminal jack on the front.
I tried it, the cable fit perfectly, and the radio responded just fine. I don't know if this is true if all KT8900s, but if yours has a front jack, it's a good idea to try it.
Cheers
Richard
VA7RHW.
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The first version of the KT8900 had the data port on the back and no headphone jack. The newer ones apparently have both - the headphones must plug in to the back (which seems backwards, but better than not having it).
- Trevor KD7GHI/AE
On 5/12/2017 5:39 PM, Richard Whittaker wrote:
Hi all. I bought a KT8900 at the beginning of the year, and my FTDI cable showed up about a week ago. Eager to get more than 2 channels programmed in (the programming interface sucks!), I plugged my cable in to the BACK of the radio like all the sites say, and.... Nothing... Fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, nothing. Different radio models, the whole works, radio would not respond.
My model has what the manual calls a data terminal jack on the front.
I tried it, the cable fit perfectly, and the radio responded just fine. I don't know if this is true if all KT8900s, but if yours has a front jack, it's a good idea to try it.
Cheers
Richard
VA7RHW.
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Headphones or extension speaker.
Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Ham Radio
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On May 16, 2017, at 14:11, Trevor Holyoak trevor@holyoak.com wrote:
The first version of the KT8900 had the data port on the back and no headphone jack. The newer ones apparently have both - the headphones must plug in to the back (which seems backwards, but better than not having it).
- Trevor KD7GHI/AE
On 5/12/2017 5:39 PM, Richard Whittaker wrote: Hi all. I bought a KT8900 at the beginning of the year, and my FTDI cable showed up about a week ago. Eager to get more than 2 channels programmed in (the programming interface sucks!), I plugged my cable in to the BACK of the radio like all the sites say, and.... Nothing... Fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, nothing. Different radio models, the whole works, radio would not respond.
My model has what the manual calls a data terminal jack on the front.
I tried it, the cable fit perfectly, and the radio responded just fine. I don't know if this is true if all KT8900s, but if yours has a front jack, it's a good idea to try it.
Cheers
Richard
VA7RHW.
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OK, the extension speaker would make more sense in the back, I guess. I just wish I had waited for the new version that has it. :)
On 5/16/2017 3:19 PM, Jardy Dawson via chirp_users wrote:
Headphones or extension speaker.
Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Ham Radio
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On May 16, 2017, at 14:11, Trevor Holyoak <trevor@holyoak.com mailto:trevor@holyoak.com> wrote:
The first version of the KT8900 had the data port on the back and no headphone jack. The newer ones apparently have both - the headphones must plug in to the back (which seems backwards, but better than not having it).
- Trevor
KD7GHI/AE
On 5/12/2017 5:39 PM, Richard Whittaker wrote:
Hi all. I bought a KT8900 at the beginning of the year, and my FTDI cable showed up about a week ago. Eager to get more than 2 channels programmed in (the programming interface sucks!), I plugged my cable in to the BACK of the radio like all the sites say, and.... Nothing... Fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, nothing. Different radio models, the whole works, radio would not respond.
My model has what the manual calls a data terminal jack on the front.
I tried it, the cable fit perfectly, and the radio responded just fine. I don't know if this is true if all KT8900s, but if yours has a front jack, it's a good idea to try it.
Cheers
Richard
VA7RHW.
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