[chirp_users] FT-65 cable - any aftermarket work?
Looking at picking up a ft-65 but the scu-35 cable looks to be out of stock with no eta. Anyone using any of the Amazon clones successfully? I will be using Ubuntu so most of the driver issues are not a problem.
Dave W2IJL
Gigaparts shows the RT Systems cable to be in stock.
https://www.gigaparts.com/usb-55-programming-and-data-cable.html?msclkid=ebf...
Randy (KE5EOT) ARRL, QCWA, ARES, RACES, ROWH http://ke5eot.webs.com
On 8/22/22 1:18 PM, Dave Matthews wrote:
Looking at picking up a ft-65 but the scu-35 cable looks to be out of stock with no eta. Anyone using any of the Amazon clones successfully? I will be using Ubuntu so most of the driver issues are not a problem.
Dave W2IJL
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Trying to avoid RT systems. Not sure if they will work with CHIRP or if it is only for their software.
Dave W2IJL
On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 2:32 PM KE5EOT ke5eot@gmail.com wrote:
Gigaparts shows the RT Systems cable to be in stock.
https://www.gigaparts.com/usb-55-programming-and-data-cable.html?msclkid=ebf...
Randy (KE5EOT) ARRL, QCWA, ARES, RACES, ROWH http://ke5eot.webs.com
On 8/22/22 1:18 PM, Dave Matthews wrote:
Looking at picking up a ft-65 but the scu-35 cable looks to be out of stock with no eta. Anyone using any of the Amazon clones successfully? I will be using Ubuntu so most of the driver issues are not a problem.
Dave W2IJL
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Last time I checked, RT Systems cables use FTDI USB to Serial chips but they are programmed with non-standard USB VID:PID to make them "proprietary". If you look at http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids and search for "RT Systems", you can see a short list of some known VID:PID combinations that Linux will then load the FTDI kernel module and treat the USB device as a serial port. For unknown ports, I don't know if you can fake out Windows to recognize RT System cables as a standard serial cable but you CAN do this with Linux for ANY VID:VID using either some USB or UDEV tricks.
I wrote the following up some time ago to either temporarily or permanently recognize the RT Cable and create a /dev/ft857_prog serial device instead of a generically named /dev/ttyUSB0 device:
Temporary USB recognition (this example does this for a Timewave Navigator device): https://www.trinityos.com/HAM/CentosDigitalModes/hampacketizing-centos.html#...
Permanent USB recognition across reboots (this example is for one of RT Systems cables for a Yaesu FT857):
https://www.trinityos.com/HAM/CentosDigitalModes/hampacketizing-centos.html#... -- #Device #3 - RT Systems CT-62B 1-port USB to serial adapter for FT817/857/897 (FTDI-based) # #NOTE: This adapter is NOT recognized by the Linux kernel as a valid # serial device. RT System does this ON PURPOSE so their programming # software will only work with their cables! You can change these IDs # if you wish with http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Utilities.htm#FT_Prog # # Alternatively, the following will run a script to poke the RT Systems # USB IDs into the kernel FTDI driver so it can recognize the new # device as a serial port. # BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="2100", SYSFS{idProduct}=="9e56", ENV{ID_MM_DEVICE_IGNORE}="1", RUN+="/usr/local/sbin/RTSystems-addports.sh &" SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2100", ATTRS{idProduct}=="9e56", SYMLINK+="ft857_prog" --
--David KI6ZHD
On 08/22/2022 11:34 AM, Dave Matthews wrote:
Trying to avoid RT systems. Not sure if they will work with CHIRP or if it is only for their software.
Dave W2IJL
On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 2:32 PM KE5EOT <ke5eot@gmail.com mailto:ke5eot@gmail.com> wrote:
Gigaparts shows the RT Systems cable to be in stock. https://www.gigaparts.com/usb-55-programming-and-data-cable.html?msclkid=ebfffb88e3301f63459a988b29a1dcfa Randy (KE5EOT) ARRL, QCWA, ARES, RACES, ROWH http://ke5eot.webs.com On 8/22/22 1:18 PM, Dave Matthews wrote:Looking at picking up a ft-65 but the scu-35 cable looks to be out of stock with no eta. Anyone using any of the Amazon clones successfully? I will be using Ubuntu so most of the driver issues are not a problem. Dave W2IJL _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com <mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Randy Morton atke5eot@gmail.com <mailto:ke5eot@gmail.com> To unsubscribe, send an email tochirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com <mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com> To report this email as off-topic, please emailchirp_users-owner@intrepid.danplanet.com <mailto:chirp_users-owner@intrepid.danplanet.com> Searchable archive:https://www.mail-archive.com/chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com_______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com <mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to W2IJL at n36078@gmail.com <mailto:n36078@gmail.com> To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com <mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com> To report this email as off-topic, please email chirp_users-owner@intrepid.danplanet.com <mailto:chirp_users-owner@intrepid.danplanet.com> Searchable archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com
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I use the FT-65 manufactures cable and have NEVER had a problem.
KD2YEM
Frank
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On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 2:57 PM David Ranch chirp@trinnet.net wrote:
Last time I checked, RT Systems cables use FTDI USB to Serial chips but they are programmed with non-standard USB VID:PID to make them "proprietary". If you look at http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids and search for "RT Systems", you can see a short list of some known VID:PID combinations that Linux will then load the FTDI kernel module and treat the USB device as a serial port. For unknown ports, I don't know if you can fake out Windows to recognize RT System cables as a standard serial cable but you CAN do this with Linux for ANY VID:VID using either some USB or UDEV tricks.
I wrote the following up some time ago to either temporarily or permanently recognize the RT Cable and create a /dev/ft857_prog serial device instead of a generically named /dev/ttyUSB0 device:
Temporary USB recognition (this example does this for a Timewave Navigator device):
https://www.trinityos.com/HAM/CentosDigitalModes/hampacketizing-centos.html#...
Permanent USB recognition across reboots (this example is for one of RT Systems cables for a Yaesu FT857):
https://www.trinityos.com/HAM/CentosDigitalModes/hampacketizing-centos.html#...
#Device #3 - RT Systems CT-62B 1-port USB to serial adapter forFT817/857/897 (FTDI-based) # #NOTE: This adapter is NOT recognized by the Linux kernel as a valid # serial device. RT System does this ON PURPOSE so their programming # software will only work with their cables! You can change these IDs # if you wish with http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Utilities.htm#FT_Prog # # Alternatively, the following will run a script to poke the RT Systems # USB IDs into the kernel FTDI driver so it can recognize the new # device as a serial port. # BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="2100", SYSFS{idProduct}=="9e56", ENV{ID_MM_DEVICE_IGNORE}="1", RUN+="/usr/local/sbin/RTSystems-addports.sh &" SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2100", ATTRS{idProduct}=="9e56", SYMLINK+="ft857_prog" --
--David KI6ZHD
On 08/22/2022 11:34 AM, Dave Matthews wrote:
Trying to avoid RT systems. Not sure if they will work with CHIRP or if it is only for their software.
Dave W2IJL
On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 2:32 PM KE5EOT ke5eot@gmail.com wrote:
Gigaparts shows the RT Systems cable to be in stock.
https://www.gigaparts.com/usb-55-programming-and-data-cable.html?msclkid=ebf...
Randy (KE5EOT) ARRL, QCWA, ARES, RACES, ROWH http://ke5eot.webs.com
On 8/22/22 1:18 PM, Dave Matthews wrote:
Looking at picking up a ft-65 but the scu-35 cable looks to be out of stock with no eta. Anyone using any of the Amazon clones successfully? I will be using Ubuntu so most of the driver issues are not a problem.
Dave W2IJL
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Like I said in my original note, out of stock all over the place with no ETA. I finally found one at HRO, assuming that the web site is correct on inventory. Radio and cable are ordered.
Dave
On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 3:28 PM Frank S coloradomountainrider@gmail.com wrote:
I use the FT-65 manufactures cable and have NEVER had a problem.
KD2YEM
Frank
Dave,
I ordered a SCU-35 cable and an FT-65R last night from Ham Radio Outlet and both shipped today.
On 2022-08-22 11:18, Dave Matthews wrote:
Looking at picking up a ft-65 but the scu-35 cable looks to be out of stock with no eta. Anyone using any of the Amazon clones successfully? I will be using Ubuntu so most of the driver issues are not a problem.
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Valley Enterprises make a compatible cable: https://www.valley-ent.com/store/yaesu-ftdi-usb-programming-cable-for-ft-25-... -mike, kj6vp
Thanks everybody. I found a cable at HRO and ordered both the cable and radio.
Dave W2IJL
On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 2:18 PM Dave Matthews n36078@gmail.com wrote:
Looking at picking up a ft-65 but the scu-35 cable looks to be out of stock with no eta. Anyone using any of the Amazon clones successfully? I will be using Ubuntu so most of the driver issues are not a problem.
Dave W2IJL
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