For me it all boils down to how much fiddling I want to do. As you say, Chirp is great when it works.? I have had *many* problems with drivers for cables, counterfeit USB drivers, Chirp compatibility, etc. etc. I have had *none* of that since I went to RT Systems. Yes, you have to buy a new version for similar-seeming radios. I say "similar-seeming" because I've had FT7800 and FT8800's - very similar radios, that actually have?programming differences.?
So you're probably looking ~$50 per radio-model for the software and cable. But it will work, and RT Systems will support you.?
I have no affiliation with RT Systems, just a satisfied customer.
The only thing I wish RT would do, and I have suggested this to them, is come up with a "master database" of all my frequencies that each of the radio-specific programs talk to to send those frequencies to each radio. As it is now I make changes in one radio-program and do a mass-copy-paste to the others. Workable because for me it's 5 radios, but it would?be more convenient.
To each his own!
73
-Brian n8wrl
On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 11:25 AM Randolph Urick via <raurick= [email protected]> wrote:
I agree. CHIRP is great (when it works). RT Systems is good if you have multiple radio models and need to program a large amount, but it's pricy. RT Systems also has different programs for nearly identical radios so you have to pay for a new program. The Yaesu FT-8800 and 8900 is just one example.
Randy
N4QWK
-----Original Message-----
From: JARDY DAWSON via <JARDY72= [email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wed, May 27, 2020 9:11 am
Subject: Re: [Yaesu-FT-60] Rig to Rig Cloning
Cleanest and cheapest option is CHIRP. RT Systems is fine if you have lots of money to spend. I do not know of any radios that have been bricked by CHIRP.?
As Clint says, each radio is am RT systems SKU. Some use the same cable, most do not.?
Still, if you have several radios and want to keep them programed the same, it's the cleanest option.
73
Brian n8wrl
On Tue, May 26, 2020, 9:55 PM Christian Sweningsen KD2LIN < csweningsen@...> wrote:
Brian, are you able to do that with one
cable and set of software? As I recall they make it *sound* as
though setups are needed for each.
??? ??? Thanks, Christian KD2LIN
On 5/26/2020 9:27 PM, Brian Smithson
wrote:
RT systems is the way?to go. Easy to copy?and
paste data between files which are then written to radios. I do
it with vx3, ft60, ft70, several ft880's, and an alinco 735.
73
Brian
You cannot clone from one model to a
different model. All you can do is copy the file, CHIRP,
RT, etc., from one file to another file and reprogram
that way. 73
Randy
N4QWK
-----Original
Message-----
From: lemk1ter via
<lemk1ter= [email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tue, May 26, 2020 12:39 pm
Subject: [Yaesu-FT-60] Rig to Rig Cloning
Apologies if
this has been covered!? I have a 60R, VX5, and a FT2DR.?
My question - can I clone from one model to another
(i.e.; 60R to VX5) or does cloning only work between the
same models (60R to 60R)?
Terry - km0u
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