Hi Larry. I have an 817ND and using a generic cable off of Amazon I had no trouble at all with programming it with chirp. I followed the instruction in the software to the letter and found programming to be a doddle.?
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On Jan 23, 2025, at 04:46, Michael Newbury via groups.io <michael.newbury@...> wrote:
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Some lines taken from other posts here and there,
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Yaesu advised against using Chirp software.
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CHIRP is not specifically designed to work with Yaesu's somewhat unusual software. It can be massaged to work, but it can brick the radio
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Yaesu has repeated time after time that they WILL NOT repair radios bricked by using Chirp
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Yaesu has said they will not repair radios damaged by using Chirp.
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Yaesu has repeatedly advised against programming their radios with Chirp. They caution that there is a history of Yaesu radios being bricked by Chirp. Yaesu has also said they won't repair radios under warranty that are damaged by Chirp.
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Do a search and make your own mind up if you want to chance it or not
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Mick SA4MDN
Kevin - K5KTM