[chirp_users] Oh Happy Day !!!!

[Galen Thurber]

He's running Ubuntu and it recognizes all the available cables
but the user may have be added to the DIALOUT user group

On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 2:49 PM, Jardy Dawson via chirp_users <
chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:

> I don't understand what the problem is with using a cable with fake
> Prolific chips.  If you know what to look for and what to do when you see
> it, it is not a big deal. I have several radios (20+), most of the cables
> have fake chips in them. It takes less than a minute to roll back the
> driver when needed.  Nice thing is, you do it for one cable, it works for
> all. Nothing to be afraid of, and certainly no reason to spend a bunch of
> money on new cables, building your own cable, or buying RT Systems stuff
> when you don't have to.
>
> Jardy Dawson
> WA7JRD Ham Radio
>
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> basement of her house.  OOPS, you aren't supposed to know that!
>
> On Apr 26, 2017, at 10:30, Mike McRoberts <mike at mcrhome.com> wrote:
>
> Bruce.
>
> Whatever you do, and I'm sure you've seen this on the CHIRP website as
> well as discussed in this forum, make sure you spend a little extra and get
> a cable from a reputable source that has an FTDI chipset. You will be much
> happier and not suffer from the Chinese knock off problem with the other
> chipsets.
>
> 73 and enjoy!
>
>
> Mike/KD6FTR
> -
> about.me/kd6ftr
>
> On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Bruce LeGrande <kb6lwn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Finally got the Ubuntu mini.iso to d/l without error, got a FULL INSTALL
>> of Ubuntu v16.04 on a USB Thumb, got Dans ppa set in the repository, and
>> got 'chirp-daily'  to d/l and install.....
>> (thanks to the wifi at Buddha Thai Kitchen in Middletown - best Thai food
>> in the area)
>>
>> Yippee !!!!!
>>
>> Looks like my radios shall finally get programmed...
>> Checked the BTech UV-5X3, the UV-82HP, and have spent the remainder of
>> the afternoon researching freqs and programming the Leixen VV-898S...
>>
>> Need to order the cable for the VX-8DR (Yaesu), and the UV-50x3 (BTech)
>> in the truck, but I see those in the list in Chirp, so I'm very hopeful at
>> this point...
>>
>> Perhaps it's time for good things to start happening here...  FINALLY !!!
>>
>> Thanks for putting up with my rants over the last year+...
>> Thanks to all that offered input.
>> And those that silently prayed.
>>
>> 73 - Bruce
>>
>>
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