Excellent, I didn't remember correctly, I'm really happy about that, now I hope someone who has the radio is willing to volunteer the radio.
Sometimes it is easier to look at the radios supported by CHIRP and buying one of those. I do that with printers and scanners for use under Linux. Great news! 73 DR N1EA On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 3:26 PM Jeff K3JRZ <k3jrz.j...@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually,digital radios ARE supported by CHIRP. Been using CHIRP for the > past 6.5 years with my FT-1D. If you look at the wiki page > https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home the FT-2D and FT-3D > are also listed among others. > > > > On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 15:22 D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n...@arrl.net> wrote: > >> Jeff, >> >> No progress can be made until a volunteer has offered to loan a radio. >> >> That's the best answer that can be given. >> >> Also many radios, especially those that are not extremely popular take >> years if they even finally get supported at all. >> >> Ken N2VIP says the coding process is much shorter than "years", and >> that is true, but getting someone to take the development of code sometimes >> takes years, but after someone volunteers, it usually goes quite quickly. >> >> >> I have no problem with it taking years, this is a volunteer project, I >> and several others proposed the Wouxun KG-UV8E in 2016, and we were >> overjoyed when a developer took it and made it work with CHIRP, some of the >> delay was finding someone who had a loaner radio who would be able to ship >> the radio to the developer who was located in Cuba, USA still has an >> embargo with that island nation, so a volunteer from Canada actually >> arranged for the radio to be hand delivered in airplane luggage to the >> developer. That's first class service. >> >> But things cannot move until a volunteer radio is offered. >> >> Also I just looked up the FT5DR and it seems to C4FM radio, and unless my >> memory is unreliable, digital radios as a class aren't supported by CHIRP. >> >> I hope someone of the developers can comment on that, I didn't realize it >> was a C4FM radio in the beginning. >> >> Regards, >> >> DR >> N1EA >> >> On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 2:18 PM Jeff K3JRZ <k3jrz.j...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I think missed that part from the original issue. And, no, I have not >>> thought about volunteering my brand new radio for “months or years”, mostly >>> because *I’ve* been burned badly before by similar situations with people I >>> know or knew. I’m not saying the developers can’t be trusted, I’m sure they >>> can, but *I* do not trust others I do not know, due to *MY* *personal* >>> experiences. And those are my problems to deal with. >>> >>> I know it’s all volunteers and stuff. I’m part of several such ham radio >>> communities that are the same way. I was just asking if there’s been any >>> update (“Has any progress been made…”) since it’s been 3 months that have >>> passed. Really I just wanted a simple answer of yes or no. But I’ll take >>> all of that as a “no”. >>> >>> Thank you for the reply. >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 13:47 D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n...@arrl.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Jeff, >>>> >>>> The issue you posted says "equipment loan not offered". >>>> >>>> Until someone either offers a loan to the development team, or someone >>>> buys and gives a radio to the development team, nothing can be done. >>>> >>>> Even when equipment is offered for loan, a developer has to be >>>> interested in the project to volunteer. This can take months or even years. >>>> >>>> I have a feeling that an offer to buy the radio for a developer would >>>> get them VERY interested in supporting development for this radio. >>>> >>>> Remember this is a totally community effort that is given away to users >>>> without charge. >>>> >>>> Have you thought about volunteering the loan of your radio? >>>> >>>> Best wishes, >>>> >>>> David N1EA >>>> Just a CHIRP user >>>> >>>> =30= >>>> >>>> On Sun, Dec 19, 2021, 12:23 Jeff K3JRZ <k3jrz.j...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I know it's been a while (over 3 months since the Yaesu FT-5D radio >>>>> has be released and just as long as the info/issue (#9365) about using >>>>> CHIRP with the FT-5D (https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/9365) dated >>>>> 09/11/2021. I also do not see the radio listed on the CHIRP site. Since >>>>> then RT Systems and Yaesu both have applications to program the FT-5D. >>>>> I've >>>>> used the Yaesu ADMS14 through my Win10 VM and in my honest opinion it's >>>>> complete garbage. It's the first Yaesu app that I've used to program a >>>>> radio. CHIRP is by far THE best that I've used, AND userit works on my >>>>> Mac. >>>>> >>>>> Has any progress been made to have CHIRP be able to program the >>>>> FT-5D? Even if it's just writing to a micro SD card that could be read by >>>>> the radio it would be great. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks & 73. >>>>> >>>>> Jeff >>>>> K3JRZ >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> chirp_users mailing list >>>>> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com >>>>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >>>>> This message was sent to D.J.J. 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