[chirp_users] Yaesu FT8800
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
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Yaesu FT8800 Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 14:28:17 -0400 From: Don Farrow ve3ulf@cogeco.ca To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com
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
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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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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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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Yes. There is a certain non-Yaesu handheld which must have a certain chip in it replaced periodically due it only being able to accept a limited number of memory changes.I cannot remember the exact unit, but it was detailed on youtube, both the problem involved and how to change the chip.I think it was Wouxan (sp?). In any case, I own one.Ken W7EKBSent via the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone -------- Original message --------From: Ken Hansen ken@n2vip.org Date: 5/16/23 08:38 (GMT-08:00) To: Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Yaesu FT8800 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>>> >>> _______________________________________________>>> chirp_users mailing list>>> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com>>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users%3E%3E%3E This message was sent to Nigel Gunn, W8IFF at nigel@ngunn.net>>> To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com>>> To report this email as off-topic, please email chirp_users-owner@intrepid.danplanet.com>>> Searchable archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com%3E%3E >> Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366>> Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail nigel@ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net%3E%3E _______________________________________________>> chirp_users mailing list>> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users%3E%3E This message was sent to Henry Mensch at henry@n6hcm.com>> To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com>> To report this email as off-topic, please email chirp_users-owner@intrepid.danplanet.com>> Searchable archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com%3E > > > _______________________________________________> chirp_users mailing list> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users%3E This message was sent to Ken Hansen at ken@n2vip.org> To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com> To report this email as off-topic, please email chirp_users-owner@intrepid.danplanet.com> Searchable archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com_____________... mailing listchirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.comhttp://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_usersThis message was sent to Ken Gordon W7EKB at kgordon2006@frontier.comTo unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.comTo report this email as off-topic, please email chirp_users-owner@intrepid.danplanet.comSearchable archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com
It could be that this false assertion as a ready made excuse Yaesu uses to make up for the ineptitude of its support people. If they can't find a solution, blame the software that isn't their software. I see this in tech support all the time. Glenn
----- Original Message ----- From: "Henry Mensch" henry@n6hcm.com To: "Discussion of CHIRP" chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com; "Don Farrow" ve3ulf@cogeco.ca; "Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF" nigel@ngunn.net Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 4:40 AM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Yaesu FT8800
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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Hi Don, I used CHIRP to program my Yaesu FT8800 many times and it worked great. No problems. No worries. Also used CHIRP to program my previous Yaesu 8000. Also no problems. All good.
Dave KG6ZJO
On May 15, 2023, at 12:00 PM, 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 mailto: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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