Hello: I'm a newbie to this group.
I just was loaned a cable that works perfectly for my friend who has an FT-7900. I have an FT-897.
Questions: 1. Is there a problem with compatibility with the cable? The indicator does glow red when I'm plugged into a USB port. 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. 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? 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.
Feeling like a total dummy at this point, and disappointed that I couldn't just plug it in and go for broke. Any help greatly appreciated.
Peter KO6R