On 01/18/2013 09:47 AM, Tom Hayward wrote:
You can test the FT-60 cable without a radio. The txd and rxd lines are tied together, so if you connect the cable and open the port with a terminal emulator, anything you type should be echoed back to your terminal. This will tell you if the cable itself is working, in which case it may be a dirty or broken connector on the FT-60 causing you trouble. If letters you type are not echoed back to the screen, you've got a cable issue. On Ubuntu, I use minicom as a terminal emulator. Tom KD7LXL _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users
Thank you, Tom. Will come in handy in the future but in this case it was a RTFM problem. Actually, I had but did not realize the CLONING procedure on pg 65 had to be followed going computer to/from radio. Assumed it would have an auto start function, e.g. the UV-5R. I though it was only needed to initiate radio to radio cloning. No, it is need to send/receive data to a computer as well. Who'd athunk it ;-)
Gary WA6DTX