The FT-50 is mentioned in the chirp code (daily build 08/29/2011), but it is commented out in directory.py. Does this suggest that the FT-50 will soon be accomodated, or that additional testing is still required, or...? I have a FT-50, and cannot find programming software available aside from ADMS. I also have a VX-5 which seems to work well with chirp, and a TH-D7A which I will try soon. I really like the idea of FOSS radio programming software, so thanks! Phil AG4AT
The FT-50 is mentioned in the chirp code (daily build 08/29/2011), but it is commented out in directory.py. Does this suggest that the FT-50 will soon be accomodated, or that additional testing is still required, or...? I have a FT-50, and cannot find programming software available aside from ADMS.
I implemented the driver for it, but was unable to get it to behave consistently so I disabled it in the code. It's been a while, but I seem to recall that at the end of the clone procedure, I would get back a different number of bytes in the last block almost every time I did the clone. I'm not sure why that was and didn't spend a huge amount of time on it.
Feel free to uncomment that and give it some attention. I'm sure it's got a little bitrot, which I'm happy to help you scrape off if you're going to attempt to fix it.
I also have a VX-5 which seems to work well with chirp, and a TH-D7A which I will try soon.
Excellent! I've never laid hands on a VX-5 and wrote that driver completely by using another piece of VX-5 software and a null modem cable :D
Thanks, Dan. I think I will move further FT-50 discussion to the developer's list.
Phil AG4AT
----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Smith dsmith@danplanet.com To: Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Cc: Sent: Thursday, September 1, 2011 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] FT-50R
The FT-50 is mentioned in the chirp code (daily build 08/29/2011), but it is commented out in directory.py. Does this suggest that the FT-50 will soon be accomodated, or that additional testing is still required, or...? I have a FT-50, and cannot find programming software available aside from ADMS.
I implemented the driver for it, but was unable to get it to behave consistently so I disabled it in the code. It's been a while, but I seem to recall that at the end of the clone procedure, I would get back a different number of bytes in the last block almost every time I did the clone. I'm not sure why that was and didn't spend a huge amount of time on it.
Feel free to uncomment that and give it some attention. I'm sure it's got a little bitrot, which I'm happy to help you scrape off if you're going to attempt to fix it.
I also have a VX-5 which seems to work well with chirp, and a TH-D7A which I will try soon.
Excellent! I've never laid hands on a VX-5 and wrote that driver completely by using another piece of VX-5 software and a null modem cable :D
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