<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>I think the FT-857 uses the same interface. Give that a try if you have</div><div>your driver situation sorted. </div><div><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Peter Strauss <ko6r@yahoo.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b>
Saturday, September 7, 2013 5:47 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [chirp_users] Baffled by CHIRP<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv7577699724"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hello:<br>I'm a newbie to this group.<br><br>I just was loaned a cable that works perfectly for my friend who has an FT-7900.<br>I have an FT-897.<br><br>Questions:<br>1. Is there a problem with compatibility with the cable? The indicator does glow red when I'm plugged into a USB port.<br>2. I downloaded CHIRP to both my ubuntu 10.04 drive and my XP drive. On the Ubuntu version, there is no option for FT-897. That's version 0.2.1.<br>On the XP drive, there is that option. However, for both, I get an error on the radio after I've hit transmit. On Ubuntu, I'm told that the header
couldn't be read. No message on the XP version, but no luck either -- same error shows up on the radio. Now what?<br>3. Tried to figure out how to get an updated version for Ubuntu, so that I could find the
FT-897 listed. Couldn't find that.<br><br>Feeling like a total dummy at this point, and disappointed that I couldn't just plug it in and go for broke.<br>Any help greatly appreciated.<br><div><span><br></span></div><div> </div><div>Peter KO6R</div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>