If someone has had experience connecting the
FT-8800R to a computer, I would appreciate learning the correct procedure order
for download and upload.
The Yaesu manual reads:
To clone from one transceiver to another, use the
following procedure:
1. Insert the Cloning Cable into the DATA jack of each
transceiver.
2. Turn both transceivers off, then press and hold in the “left”
[V/M] key on each radio
while turning the power on again.
3. Rotate the
“right” DIAL knob on each radio to select (CLONE START), then press the
[SET]
key. The display will disappear for a moment, then the “CLONE” notation
will
appear on the display.
4. On the “destination” radio, press the
“left” [LOW] key. The “CLONE -RX-” indicator
will appear on the
display.
5. Now, on the “source” radio, press the “left” [V/M] key. The
“CLONE -TX-” indicator will
appear on the display, and the cloning data
transfer will immediately begin.
Since the computer running Chirp will be the
"TX" during download, and then "RX" during upload, there may be some question as
to whether to initiate the download first in Chirp, or transmit from the radio
first.
Likewise, to upload to the radio, it would appear
to start the radio first to receive, then have Chirp upload.
If someone can verify my thinking, I would
appreciate a reply.
Thomas