<p>The FT897 must use the daily builds of CHIRP.</p>
<p>Also read the Linux pages on danplanet, you have to be a member of dialout group to access USB and serial ports, maybe lp and other groups as well, read the Linux pages.</p>
<p>73<br>
N1EA<br>
</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 7, 2013 5:48 PM, "Peter Strauss" <<a href="mailto:ko6r@yahoo.com">ko6r@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="font-size:14pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">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>
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