The delay varies from minutes to a day or more.ģ. The delay is for new review screening and approval. There is a delay before newly submitted reviews are Approved and posted in eHam's reviews. eHam's Product Reviews are a database of personal opinions of amateur related products and services.Ģ. It really helps to see all the settings at a glance, as opposed to button-pushing on the radio to see one at a time.īy the way, G4HFQ's support seems to extend to the various Yaesu groups of Yahoo. A bonus I hadn't realized is that most of the various radio settings (display, scan type, etc.) can also be set up with the software. I bought the software for the FTM-350R, and it's simplicity itself to use. I've also used the Maxton USB cable to install Yaesu's firmware upgrades for the FTM-350R. To say that I'm satisfied is a gross understatement. His price for the cable, by the way, including shipping, was about half the cost of buying it at some ham store.
What service!Īnd I'm sure many of us have been "saved" by G4HFQ's investigation into which USB cable works best. I received the cable a mere six days later here in the States. I ordered it on a Tuesday, G4HFQ persoanlly tested and shipped the same day. I downloaded the software, but I also ordered the suggested Maxton USB/DIN cable with the high-speed USB chip the same day. Hopefully at some point prompts will be incorporated into the software.What's even better than the software (and it's great!) is the support and personal touch. With other radios different steps will no doubt be needed.
The download will then start and the program will display its progress. When CLONE appears on the display, press BAND. With the VX-8R you must begin with the radio turned off, then after starting the download press and hold the F/W button on the side while turning the radio on. If you just connect the radio, load the software and start the download nothing will happen. Unlike the excellent but non-free FTBVX8 software from G4HFQ, CHIRP doesn’t prompt you with the steps you need to perform on the radio. It supports a whole list of radios from manufacturers such as Alinco, Icom, Kenwood, Yaesu and Wouxun.Īs the VX-8R is listed, I thought I’d give it a try with my VX-8GR. CHIRP works on Windows and Linux (and MacOSX with a little work, according to Dan). Called CHIRP, which is presumably an acronym that ends with “Radio Programming”, it is a free, cross-platform, cross-radio programming tool that is being developed by Dan Smith, KK7DS. I discovered some free radio memory management software this morning.
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