Doug, I wonder how the Yaesu manager would respond if asked "has any customer ever 'damaged' a radio while using Yaesu-supplied software?"
On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 11:20 AM Doug Schafer <[email protected]> wrote: > As a newbe with a new Yaesu FT-70D, on 3/16/2019 I used CHIRP to easily > import into it the 43 repeaters within 20 miles of me, per > RepeaterBook.com. > I first installed a virtual com port to my Win10 laptop using: > > https://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers > I first manually programmed two repeaters into my FT-70D so I'd have some > data to view. > Then I ran the CHIRP program, following its on-screen instructions to > connect my HT. > Using the CHIRP program, I then imported my area's repeaters. > Then I exported the data so I could use Excel to re-arrange the rows. > Having the data in Excel allowed me to print a list on paper, that I now > refer to. > Then I imported the data back to my FT-70D without problems. > > FWIW, on the "Official Yaesu USA" Facebook group site, the Yaesu nat'l > sales mgr, John Kruk, on 3/12/2019, responded to a comment, "Is there a > problem using chirp?" by writing "Yes CHIRP has damaged radios". Perhaps > someone had tried using CHIRP with an unlisted radio or had failed to > follow the CHIRP instructions. I discovered Mr. Kruk's comment after I > had > successfully used CHIRP. > > Thank you for the volunteers who developed and maintain CHIRP! > > Doug K7KDG > PS. I'm re-sending this msg as "plain text" 'cause my first effort using > html was "scrubbed" by Mailman. > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Dan Clemmensen at [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected]
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