[chirp_users] No response from radio, TM-V71 and DR-235, Debian

Sun Jul 24 10:58:07 PDT 2016

Hello,
In my recent experience programming an Yaesu FT60R, two issues popped up:
1) finding the correct driver for the cable chipset, and 2) holding the PTT
button long enough.
The chipset driver information was here:
http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=225&pcid=41

About half way down the page, in red is a link to an app that identified
the Prolific the chipset.  Other chipset manufacturers may have similar
tools.
"Run PL2303 CheckChipVersion tool..."  This helped tremendously in
identifying the correct driver.
Holding the PTT button long enough came from page 65 of the FT-60R manual,
in the section on Cloning.  After resolving these two issues, I was able to
download memory contents to CHiRP, edit, and upload back to the HT.

Hope this helps.
73,
Ken
KI7EIH

Ken Cone
kencone at gmail.com
KI7EIH

On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 10:30 AM, Jack Haverty <k3fiv at arrl.net> wrote:

> Since I also just started using Chirp I'm no expert, but I had a similar
> first-time experience (Ubuntu 16.04 and Baofeng BF-F8HP).  It turned out
> that all that I had to do was turn up the audio volume on the radio and
> everything started to work fine.
>
> Great program!
>
> 73,
> /Jack de K3FIV
>
> On 07/22/2016 08:30 PM, CN85rq wrote:
> > These are my first attempts at using CHIRP and I'm not having much luck.
> >   I've tried connecting to two different radios from two different
> > computers with a total of three different CHIRP versions and three
> > different cables.  I could easily be missing some tribal knowledge known
> > to experienced users, so hopefully someone can point me in the right
> > direction for a solution.
> >
> >
> > CONFIGURATION #1
> > Computer:   Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard, MCS9865 serial card,
> > running Debian 7 (Wheezy)
> > Radio:  Kenwood TM-V71, connected with Kenwood PG-5G PC Serial
> > Programming Cable
> > CHIRP Version:  0.1.12 (from the Debian repository)
> > Symptom:  “Download From Radio” results in a “No response from radio”
> > message
> > Additional Info:  The timestamp on /dev/ttyS0 updates when the radio is
> > turned on.
> >
> >
> > CONFIGURATION #2
> > Computer:  Raspberry Pi 1 Model B, running Raspian (Jesse) with Compass
> > mods by NW Digital Radio
> > Radio:  Kenwood TM-V71, connected (first) with a generic USB-Serial
> > cable (unknown chipset) and (second) with a Sabrent CB-FTDI USB-Serial
> > cable (FTDI chipset)
> > CHIRP Versions:  (first) 0.4.0 and (second) chirp-daily-20160717
> > Symptom:  “Download From Radio” results in a “No response from radio”
> > message
> > Additional Info:  Tested with and without the “console=serial0,115200”
> > setting in the /boot/cmdline.txt file
> > Additional Info:  Serial speed on radio tested at both 9600 and 19200
> >
> >
> > CONFIGURATION #3
> > Computer:  Raspberry Pi 1 Model B, running Raspian (Jesse) with Compass
> > mods by NW Digital Radio
> > Radio:  Alinco DR-235 MkIII, connected (first) with a generic USB-Serial
> > cable (unknown chipset) and (second) with a Sabrent CB-FTDI USB-Serial
> > cable (FTDI chipset)
> > CHIRP Versions:  (first) 0.4.0 and (second) chirp-daily-20160717
> > Symptom:  “Download From Radio” results in a “No response from radio”
> > message
> > Additional Info:  Tested without the “console=serial0,115200” setting in
> > the /boot/cmdline.txt file
> >
> >
> > CONSOLE WINDOW OUTPUT captured for Configuration #2
> > root at compass:/usr/local/bin/chirp-daily-20160717# ./chirpw
> >
> > (process:911): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library.
> >       Using the fallback 'C' locale.
> > ./chirpw:135: GtkWarning: gtk_window_realize_icon: assertion
> > 'info->icon_pixmap == NULL' failed
> >     a.show()
> > ERROR: Timeout waiting for data
> > ERROR: Giving up
> > ERROR: Timeout waiting for data
> > ERROR: Giving up
> > ERROR: Timeout waiting for data
> > ERROR: Giving up
> > ERROR: Timeout waiting for data
> > ERROR: Giving up
> > ERROR: Timeout waiting for data
> > ERROR: Giving up
> > ERROR: Timeout waiting for data
> > ERROR: Giving up
> > ERROR: Timeout waiting for data
> > ERROR: Giving up
> > ERROR: Timeout waiting for data
> > ERROR: Giving up
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >     File "/usr/local/bin/chirp-daily-20160717/chirp/ui/mainapp.py", line
> > 1430, in mh
> >       self.do_download(*args)
> >     File "/usr/local/bin/chirp-daily-20160717/chirp/ui/mainapp.py", line
> > 691, in do_download
> >       radio = settings.radio_class(ser)
> >     File
> > "/usr/local/bin/chirp-daily-20160717/chirp/drivers/kenwood_live.py",
> > line 159, in __init__
> >       radio_id = get_id(self.pipe)
> >     File
> > "/usr/local/bin/chirp-daily-20160717/chirp/drivers/kenwood_live.py",
> > line 121, in get_id
> >       raise errors.RadioError("No response from radio")
> > chirp.errors.RadioError: No response from radio
> >
> > root at compass:/usr/local/bin/chirp-daily-20160717#
> >
> >
> > CONSOLE WINDOW OUTPUT captured for Configuration #3
> > root at compass:/usr/local/bin/chirp-daily-20160717# ./chirpw
> >
> > (process:980): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library.
> >       Using the fallback 'C' locale.
> > ./chirpw:135: GtkWarning: gtk_window_realize_icon: assertion
> > 'info->icon_pixmap == NULL' failed
> >     a.show()
> > ERROR: -- Exception: --
> > ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
> >     File "/usr/local/bin/chirp-daily-20160717/chirp/ui/clone.py", line
> > 249, in run
> >       self.__radio.sync_in()
> >     File "/usr/local/bin/chirp-daily-20160717/chirp/drivers/alinco.py",
> > line 196, in sync_in
> >       self._mmap = self._download(self._memsize)
> >     File "/usr/local/bin/chirp-daily-20160717/chirp/drivers/alinco.py",
> > line 138, in _download
> >       data += self._download_chunk(addr)
> >     File "/usr/local/bin/chirp-daily-20160717/chirp/drivers/alinco.py",
> > line 116, in _download_chunk
> >       raise errors.RadioError("No response from radio")
> > RadioError: No response from radio
> >
> > ERROR: ----------------
> > ERROR: Clone failed: No response from radio
> > ERROR: --- Exception Dialog: No response from radio ---
> > ERROR: None
> >
> > ERROR: ----------------------------
> >
> > root at compass:/usr/local/bin/chirp-daily-20160717#
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