Today I found out the hard way not to use CHIRP* to program my Yaesu FT-7800R radio. IIRC, this worked OK for me in the past but not on my current M4 MacBook Air, with a Cable Matters USB-C to RS-232 adapter. I was able to download the pre-existing memory channels fine but when I made some changes and uploaded them to the rig, only the first two memory channels worked.
I wound up doing a factory reset on the radio and trying again with the same result.
So, I bit the bullet and ordered the RT Systems ADMS-2K software plus their USB-29 programming cable.
The cable will be shipped to me but RT Systems provided me with a download link for the Mac software. I grabbed that and tried it with the aforementioned Cable Matters adapter and the Yaesu RS-232 programming cable, and it worked fine. Once I receive the RT Systems cable I use that, since it'll be a more elegant setup.
My radio is at least 20 years old and while futzing with it I noticed that the microphone cable is fraying on both ends, although it still worked for me to get into a local 2M net this morning. I checked for replacement mics and found a replacement cable only at Amazon, which I should get tomorrow.
*In contrast to the Yaesu rig, CHIRP has never given me a lick of trouble with my Baofeng UV-5Rs or UV-25PRO.
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