[chirp_users] Help needed, can't write to Yaesu FT-60

[Aubrey Turner]

I seem to recall that I could read the FT-60, but not write to it, if 
the keypad lock was ON.

I remember that it drove me nuts at the time.  :-)

Apologies if you've already checked for this.  Just thought I'd bring it 
up, just in case it might be the issue.

On 09/27/2012 08:48 AM, Robert Terzi wrote:
> On 9/26/2012 3:00 PM, chirp.cordless at xoxy.net wrote:
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>> - The radios can be read into Chirp just fine.
>> - They don't respond at all on write.
> To me it sounds like it might be a signaling problem in the cable.
> Possibly the voltage on the TXD line is too low for the FT-60s
> to reliably read.
>
> Check the cable with a meter or a scope. I don't know the FT-60
> so I don't know if it's a 0-5 Vdc (TTL) interface or a 0-3.3 Vdc
> interface.  If you measure the radio's TxD line (which will be
> the RxD line going into the computer, you should be able to see
> if the radio's holding it at 5 Volts or 3.3 Volts.
>
> Also are you using a USB port on the actual computer or on a hub?
> I would try to use ports on the computer, or if you must use a
> hub try a powered hub to make sure the USB cable is getting enough power.
>
> Hope This Helps,
> --Rob
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