Only after going into the Windows device manager, did it now report the Yaesu cable as PORT 5, at the same physical USB port! SO, IF YOU GET REPEATED ERROR MESSAGES, CHECK THE SYSTEM DEVICE MANAGER, VIEWING THE USB PORT TO DISCOVER THE SYSTEM PORT ID! Chirp will only recognize a programming cable with the correct System Port Device Location! In addition, when I have had a functional cable, as connected to the USB port, Windows will chime as a cable is inserted and again when removed. I finally discovered to the same port I was attaching my Baofeng program cable, the down load setup profile identified the port as PORT 3 in the system USB device tag, yet, using the same port with the Yaesu cable, I repeatedly had ERROR messages using the Port 3 designation. Then open the GIF file with Adobe Photoshop (or any other editor) and change the image resolution to 600 dpi (look for it at Image/Image size menu). In order to print it save this GIF image to disk.
I initially had Error messages with my programming cable attached to a Windows PC and myįt-817, the radio would go into CLONE mode per the manual, using CHIRP as well. The programming cable printed cirquit board was designed by Valery UA6LPG with non-chip components. Once I create a file with my local repeaters and other settings, Ill host a copy for all (vk3 centric) This cable makes programming simple and easy.
The instructions are on page 69 of the 817nd (2011) manual under Cloning. To load the new memories/file into the radio, power on the radio as per above and enter “CLONE MODE” again, Set CHIRP to upload to radio and then press the “C” button on the Radio, the device will change to RX mode and receive the new configuration. Program up the radio in chirp with your repeaters and other parameter settings and save a copy.
Set CHIRP up to download the radio image form the menu, then on the radio, press button “A” and the radio will start TX’ing data, and you have a copy of the radio memories. Power on the radio while holding down both MODE buttons, The radio will beep three times and show “CLONE MODE” on the display. You need to do two steps to get the radio to talk to the computer Ive used it with the Wouxun KG-UV6D as well.Ī trap for young players with the 817 and chirp. It supports a large number of manufacturers and models, as well as provides a way to interface with multiple data sources and formats.Īnd it simply does what it says. With this cable, I can manage the 817nd via the free CHIRP programming softwareĬHIRP is a free, open-source tool for programming your amateur radio.
I dragged out the netbook and was able to use it on XP with no issues. The downside with this cable, only discovered when it arrived, the serial/chipset this device is using is a CH340, and i have yet to find (make work) a mac version. The cable is cheap and cheerful, it took around 2 weeks to arrive from this ebay seller.
It sounds crazy, I know, but follow these steps carefully and in sequence - and it will work.An easy way to program and manage this new 817nd is with some simple computer control software (and with the intention of having it work with VKCL logging into the future if need be, I lashed out and spent $11 on ebay and purchased a USB to CT-62 yaesu CAT control interface cable. To cut a long story short, I found that THE ONLY WAY to get the job done was to do the following. I decided to forget the SCU Cable altogether and simply send the data to the radio's SDCARD instead. Well that failed too!! OMG I was ready to throw the whole thing through the window at this point.
Reading from the radio (Get Data) worked most of the time, but every time I tried writing the file to the radio (Send Data) I got a TimeOut error on the PC and an Error on the radio which resulted in a full (unrequested) reset, requiring the CallSign to be entered.īelieve me, I tried all sorts to resolve it with no joy, wasting hours of my valuable holiday-time ? Well that's where the fun started! OMG it drove me nuts!! With the SCU-20 cable attached between the FTM300 and the PC, I kept getting errors. Everything seemed pretty straightforward and after inputting a few, I thought it best to try sending them to the radio.
After installing the main program and the included drivers, I began to populate the programmer with some sample frequencies for local repeaters and gateways. Anyway, once that was over and done with, I decided to download Yaesu's free programming software, ADMS-12.