Thanks for the advice.  After knowing I need to add to the dialout group, I found these instructions....

http://askubuntu.com/questions/58119/changing-permissions-on-serial-port

Worked right out of the gate.

Thanks


On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 1:53 PM, eric oyen <eric.oyen@gmail.com> wrote:
you need to add yourself to the group that manages the com port. the fastest way I have found is to edit the groups file directly and append your username to the proper group. save it and you are on your way.

-eric

On Dec 19, 2013, at 7:21 AM, Patrick McDougal wrote:

> I am new to the mailing list, so I apologize if this topic has been covered before.
>
> I recently installed the latest daily build on Ubuntu 12.04.   I am connecting to a Kenwood  TH6A using a FTDI cable.   My problem is that I am denied access to the port unless I run Chirp from the terminal as root.
>
> Is there a solution to this issue?
>
> Thanks,
> Patrick
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