[chirp_users] CHIRP and the Yaesu FT-857D

[Milton Hywatt]

If the cable is Prolific based 2303 chip the proper tried and true driver
is build 3.2.0.0. Others may work but this is what we all use for Prolific
2303 and Win7. 


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 From: Antoon Rubbens <antoonr at gmail.com>
To: chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com 
Sent: Friday, October 4, 2013 4:20 AM
Subject: [chirp_users] CHIRP and the Yaesu FT-857D
 


This question must have been asked a million times already, but as I'm a new HAM in the Netherlands (since last Monday), I ask it one more time. 
 
I have a Yaesu FT-857D (US model) and a cheap Chinese USB cable that I bought from Ebay. 
I have insalled HamRadioDeluxe and this program can communicate with the radio over COM3. The cable is recognized as USB-SERIAL CH340 (COM3) in Win7. 
 
Now I installed CHIRP and I get the error 'Failed to communicate with radio: Unable to read block 00 expected 4 got 0' 
 
I searched the internet and found some hints: 
- Press the send button on the radio after clicking OK in CHIRP (I wondered what is 'the send button'? This radio has a million buttons) 
- Press the A button under the screen after cliking OK in CHIRP (the A button has manny functions on the 857, so which menu should be selected) 
- Set the CAT speed to 9600bps (did that) 
 
So basically the question is which menu I should select before pressing the A button. Or a step by step for the FT-857D is also welcome. 
 
Thanks for your help! 
Antoon (PA2AR).

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