[chirp_users] Yaesu FT-857/ft-897 support

[David Ranch]

I always thought you didn't want to use HamLib!  I've been under the 
impression that many of the radios that you've been supporting under 
Chirp have been supported under Hamlib for years.  I have Hamlib working 
100% here so if you need a tester, let me know.

Btw.. the FT857/897's (and the Icom 706 / IC7000) are 4x4 rigs meaning 
they support both HF, VHF, and UHF.  I'm not so worried about the HF 
side for memories but I'd love to keep my Kenwood D710s, Kenwood TH-F6A, 
Yaesu VX5, and now FT-857 repeater/simplex memories all sync'ed up!

--David


Dan Smith wrote:
>> Curious, do you think it would be difficult to add support for the
>> FT857/897?
>>     
>
> Not difficult, no. I was hoping to take advantage of hamlib to talk to 
> all of those HF radios, but integration on all three platforms will take 
> some time and effort. When I get back to attempting the hamlib 
> integration, if I decide that it's not worth it, then I'll start in on 
> writing drivers for those types of radios directly.
>
>   
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