[chirp_users] RT Systems cable and Chirp on OS X
I bought this cable because it fit the radio and was cheaper than the Icom cable. It works with chirp in Windows 8, no problem. I downloaded the OS X drivers from the RT Systems website and the Mac recognizes the cable (which appears to have a custom chip) but when I try to open the serial port in chirp it only shows a couple of internal connections but not the cable nor my IC-31A. The Has anyone been able to get a RT Systems cable to work in OS X?
Bob, N7XY
Barring an answer here, I would recommend a call to RT tech support. RT has been known to use custom circuitry in their cables and query it with their software to try and lock people in to using their solutions. This may be part of the issue. Although I use an RT cable and software on Macs, it is in a Parallels virtual Windows machine since they don’t have an OS X version and Chirp doesn’t support the specific radio, so I can’t answer directly about the OS X drivers.
Cheers, Jim
--- Jim McCorison Orcas Island, WA
On May 20, 2016, at 12:38 PM, Bob Nielsen n7xy@n7xy.net wrote:
I bought this cable because it fit the radio and was cheaper than the Icom cable. It works with chirp in Windows 8, no problem. I downloaded the OS X drivers from the RT Systems website and the Mac recognizes the cable (which appears to have a custom chip) but when I try to open the serial port in chirp it only shows a couple of internal connections but not the cable nor my IC-31A. The Has anyone been able to get a RT Systems cable to work in OS X?
Bob, N7XY
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