Saturday, January 02, 2021

Re: Using chirp

Hi Chris --

On Saturday, January 2, 2021 5:47 PM, Chris Bennett <cpb_ports@bennettconstruction.us> wrote:

> I am going to buy a Ham radio, first a handheld, later something fixed.
>
> Are there any problems/hints that I need to knnow.
> Any problems with a USB to serial cable?
> Any problems with the radios listed on the chirp website?
> I need to get one that is waterproof.
> I will be getting my license up to the top USA level.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Bennett

I have an Amateur Extra license. Chirp works just fine.
The key is to pay the extra few dollars for a serial cable with an
FTDI chip in it. This is a shortcoming of the radio hardware, not
Chirp or OpenBSD.

~Brian

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