Setup: Kenwood D710GA Lenovo ThinkPad circa 2013 Recent (about a month old) Ubuntu install CHIRP daily-20161220 Best Buy Insignia USB to Serial Adapter Cable PG-5H kit (w/PG-5G cable)
Issues: 1) I need to connect the radio and start chirp in a very specific order, or chirp won't recognize the radio. That order is: a. Reboot computer b. Turn radio on c. connect radio to computer via PG-5G cable d. wait a few seconds (I assume so the operating system can recognize the serial adapter) e. start chirp
At this point - Chirp allows me to "download form radio", and gives me the standard "live" warning. If I do not follow the above order, when I select port/kenwood/d710G and "ok", I just get a blank chirp screen.
Now, before I get into the second issue - I should note that Chirp now takes forever as it downloads the data for all 1000 memory channels - when I only currently have about 20 programmed channels. Not a huge deal, but somewhat annoying.
2) I can edit the channels and import csv files no problem, but there doesn't seem to be any "live" updating of my radio! And being that the "upload to radio" option is not available, I have no way of forcing the update.
Any ideas?