[chirp_users] NC Hams using chirp

dwayne rich
Tue Apr 22 09:13:05 PDT 2014


well the program tested the cable and said it is working just fine. I
tested it both with and without the opc-1797 cable attached with the same
results. So that would seem to indicate a problem with the radio or chirp.

Dwayne


On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Milton <thecanesvenatici at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well if Miklor couldn't help you, there is a cable loopback
> tester. http://www.kc8unj.com/soft.html
>
> It will scan your computer for COM ports and test the cable
> if it is a kind that sends TX and RX serial data over the
> same line. If not then you just need to jumper the TX
> and RX together. So as Jim says if the cable won't pass
> this test it won't work.
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 10:38 PM, dwayne rich <drichnews at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I went to the miklor site, my driver shows up as being a supported driver
>> for a FTDI cable which I am using (driver version 2.10.0.0). I tried a
>> different computer and still the same thing. So far I have tried two
>> windows computers, a mac computer, and checked every suggestion I can find
>> on the web (ftdi chip website, miklor etc) and the chirp mailing list. I
>> have rebooted my computer several times. I have even performed a factory
>> reset of the radio. Nothing I have tried has allowed chirp to talk to the
>> radio. I am at a lost as to what could be the problem unless the cable
>> could be bad. I have programmed the radio in the past with the RTSystems
>> cable and software using their opc-478 cable and the icom 1797 cable. That
>> is why I was hoping someone in the raleigh area of NC would happen to have
>> both chirp and the IC-92AD functioning correctly, so I could try their
>> computer and cable to see if it was the radio or if it was my cable and/or
>> computer.
>>
>> Dwayne
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 8:44 PM, Milton <thecanesvenatici at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Dwayne go to www.miklor.com and take a look at their cable and
>>> troubleshooting
>>> guide. You can usually find info there that will actually solve your
>>> problem. I've sent
>>> many there and they usually got things sorted out. The Icom 91/92AD is
>>> listed in the daily
>>> build as supported so you may have a cable or driver issue. Roughly 80%
>>> of communication
>>> issues are driver oriented and Miklor will help you eliminate any driver
>>> issue you might have.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Dwayne <drichnews at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes sir I verified the com settings and that the cable is fully seated.
>>>>
>>>> Dwayne
>>>>
>>>> > On Apr 21, 2014, at 11:33, "Brad NK8J" <nk8j at juno.com> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > Did you make sure to set the correct com port in the Chirp program to
>>>> > coincide with the port that the cable is attached to  when hooked to
>>>> the
>>>> > computer? Did you also make sure the cable is plugged in all the way?
>>>> >
>>>> > Brad NK8J
>>>> >
>>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>>> > From: chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com
>>>> > [mailto:chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of
>>>> Dwayne
>>>> > Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 7:22 AM
>>>> > To: of CHIRP Discussion
>>>> > Subject: [chirp_users] NC Hams using chirp
>>>> >
>>>> > Any hams in the Raleigh NC area that are using chirp (preferably with
>>>> Icom
>>>> > 92ad) that could help me troubleshoot why I can't program the IC-92ad?
>>>> >
>>>> > Dwayne
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