[chirp_users] OS-X 10.8.5 and RTS cable for VX7

Angela Hawse
Thu Sep 26 19:57:17 PDT 2013


Just to clarify, Download from my VX7R to Chirp works flawlessly.  Uploading back to radio is the problem.

On Sep 26, 2013, at 6:00 PM, Angela Hawse <alpinist007 at mac.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the help and suggestions.  Milton has been very helpful.  We have yet to solve the problem.  
> I am on a Mac OSX 10.8.5.  I am using the RTS cable but cannot use the software with my Mac, that is why I am hopeful that Chirp will be the solution.  
> Chirp recognizes the cable when I attempt to download/upload to my VX7R, but… 
> it stalls out on download and my HT jumps out of Clone Rx mode to VFO 430.000 and Chirp freezes.
> Chirp successfully downloaded 100+ frequencies with names, tones, etc off of my radio onto my computer.
> Now my radio is empty.  These programs were all painstakingly hand programed.
> Milton and I have been problem-solving, but have yet to understand why the cable will download from my radio,
> and not upload.  Any other suggestions for use of cables with Mac OSX would be appreciated and if you would like to contact me off the list, please do.
> 
> Angela
> KD0GMG
> 
> On Sep 26, 2013, at 3:10 PM, kc6iih <kc6iih at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> I use RTS software and cables with no problems.
>> I have the VX-2,VX8-GR! and cables and the FT-950 cable.
>> Why mess with something else that you have to be a c++engineer to get to work.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>   Jock  KC6IIH
>> Sent from Samsung tablet
>> 
>> Milton Hywatt <mhywattt at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Anyone else out there using this combination successfully? Even any RTS
>> cable? I've been helping out a gal off list with her Mac and RTS cable. 
>> She had posted one message to the list yesterday if you want to read her
>> synopsis. In addition she has emailed me back several times as I had
>> her run some diagnostics and wanted to view her kernel messages. 
>> Kernel message says the FTDI chip load ok. But when she's getting 
>> hard locks on read requiring a long press on the power button to get 
>> a reboot. Some other things are a bit vague but I will attempt to re-read. 
>> 
>> What I'm looking for is a person or persons who use the latest OSX and
>> an RTS cable so I can see a driver version. Another funny thing, she said the
>> system info finds the driver just fine. And it loads in the kenel message. 
>> But that driver can't be found in the Chirp list of cables. I though that was
>> a bit odd and thanks for any help. 
>> 
>> Milton
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