Yaesu: FT5DR programming cable

[jazzboypro]

Hello all,

was looking at FT5DR I can't believe that there are so many cables to buy and that they still use a DSUB9 connector to connect to the computer. This is very disappointing considering that it is a brand new product and their flagship handheld. For those of you who have one, are you using a DSUB9 to USB adapter ? I have no DSUB9 connector on my laptop and the one on my PC is located in the back and i'm not sure their cable would be long enough.

Thanks
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VA2FCS

 

[W4ILJ]

No cable needed here to program. I use the micro SD card, much easier.

 

[ko6jw_2]

I believe that the cable is required for firmware updates. DSUB9 to USB cables are very common so I don't quite understand the problem. I have some long ones that came with USB mics. I think that the Japanese can be very conservative.about design changes. Sometimes it is frustrating. Also remember that the connector on the radio has a multi-position slide switch under it. A smaller connector might not allow for this switch.

 

[jazzboypro]

Thanks for the info but i think i'll wait and think about it some more, i'm trying to like Yaesu's line of handheld but i just don't for now lol

 

[ko6jw_2]

Thanks for the info but i think i'll wait and think about it some more, i'm trying to like Yaesu's line of handheld but i just don't for now lol

Considering that you will use that connector very rarely, it hardly seems like a deal breaker.

 

[jazzboypro]

Considering that you will use that connector very rarely, it hardly seems like a deal breaker.

It's not just the cable, i've looked at a few videos reviewing them and honestly they are too small for my taste. I know it's a matter of taste but they look kind of cheap to me. The reviews are not stellar to say the least. I already have a TH-D74 and ID-52 that takes care of the analog part plus D-STAR and an AnyTone 878 for DMR and analog also. I just need the fusion part of the yaesu. maybe a cheaper model would be just fine. In the mean time i'm using cross mode from the ID-52 and it works fine for now.

 

[vagrant]

For programming the FT5DR I would just do it via the MicroSD card as previously noted. If I wanted a USB programming cable, the one sold by RTSystems is $30. That same USB-68 cable also works with the Yaesu FT1, FT2, and FT3 handhelds. I own one and use it for Wires-X instead of purchasing the more expensive one from Yaesu. I think I may have used it for programming once, but typically just read/write the MicroSD card directly.

I own the FT2 and FT3 and they work fine for me. The FT2 is used as a node when traveling and I carry the FT3. I too have the D74A and use the BTech 6x2, which I think is similar to the 878. DMR is pretty dead around here though.

 

[jazzboypro]

There is a bit of everything over here so it's pretty interesting. I've been using cross mode for a good part of the evening (dstar to C4FM) and it works very well so i may keep it like that for a while. Now i need multiple hotspots so i can listen to all modes at the same time lol

 

[ohiogator]

I once had a radio for every digital mode. Now I have all icom radios and cross mode DStar over to DMR and C4FM. Much easier and cheaper that way IMO. Openspot 3 makes it painless and everything is done on the radio.

 

[jazzboypro]

I once had a radio for every digital mode. Now I have all icom radios and cross mode DStar over to DMR and C4FM. Much easier and cheaper that way IMO. Openspot 3 makes it painless and everything is done on the radio.

That is what i'm doing for now, i'm using an icom radio for C4FM and i have a 878 for DMR. The only problem is that i can't simultaneously listen to all modes with only one hospot. I'm thinking of buying a second hotspot. I could connect my 9700 to the main D-STAR reflector that we use the most over RF, use one hotspot for DMR and the other hotspot for C4FM. I already have 3 handhelds that can do analog+dstar/DMR i don't really need a fourth handheld just for C4FM

 

[ohiogator]

Well if you got the ft5, you could drop the 878. You can monitor 2 hotspots at the same time with the ft5. Or ft3, id51, id52 etc.

 

[jazzboypro]

Well if you got the ft5, you could drop the 878. You can monitor 2 hotspots at the same time with the ft5. Or ft3, id51, id52 etc.

Yes i will probably order the second hotspot

 

[jazzboypro]

Done. Should get them next week