I just looked at the FT-991 manual: I have been making a bunch of incorrect assumptions. In contrast to the (very few) radios I know about, the FT-991 uses a well-documented data transfer protocol called CAT. CHIRP in general is oriented toward radios with undocumented "memory image transfer" protocols. It is in theory possible to implement a CHIRP driver for the FT-991 without first performing the protocol analysis step. If there is already a worked example of a CHIRP driver that supports a radio using CAT, then support for the FT-991 "should" be easy. I'm not sure where to start looking, though.
In my ignorance, I did not realize that the RMS software probably implements CAT for the FT-991, so Amerigo likely assumed that CHIRP would do the same. The use of CAT appears to put the FT-991 into the category of a "live mode" radio instead of being a "clone mode" radio, And I'm only familiar with CHIRP "clone mode". On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 12:39 PM Dennis Wage <[email protected]> wrote: > I think what he meant was: > my problem is now the chirp for program the Yaesu FT-991 via Cat ( USB-USB > ), under Windows 10 with RMS Software no problem, > > This means he has used the 991 with RMS with the USB to USB cable showing > us that it works. > > in the actual chirp version i did not can choose the FT-991 from the > dropdown list. > > This means he can't choose it because it's not there. > > Dennis M. Wage (W9BOQ) > > 245 Corum Hill Road > Castalian Springs, TN 37031 > (615) 310-4242 Cell > (615) 562-5128 Home > http://hammondb3organ.net > http://overdubs.net > > > On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 12:24 PM Dan Clemmensen <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Amerigo, I don't completely understand your question. CHIRP is not a >> subsisitute for RMS (Winlink) software. Instead, CHIRP replaces or augments >> the Yaesu programming software for for your radio. You can possibly >> (probably) run your RMS Windows software on your Linux Mint system by >> running it under Wine, and you can almost certainly run the Yaesu software >> under Wine. >> >> If you are asking about support for the FT-991 within CHIRP, then sorry, >> it's not there. CHIRP is Open Source software written entirely by unpaid >> volunteers who like to program and who like Ham radio. Each radio type >> needs to be separately analysed and a driver program written for it. The >> volunteer will need physical access to a radio to perform the analysis, and >> will need an absolute minimum of (say) 10 hours of work. A volunteer who >> can do this in 10 hours can probably make more than $200/hr on a paid >> contract, so clearly this must be a "labor of love". Mere mortals will take >> longer than 10 hours. My guess is that in general a volunteer might program >> a CHIRP driver for a radio that they have chosen to use themselves, but are >> less likely to program for some random new radio unless there is a change >> that the new radio turns out to just need a minor modification or >> adaptation of an existing driver. >> >> Speaking personally, I am a new CHIRP developer (and a new Ham). I >> purchased a Yeasu FT-4 before I had even heard of CHIRP, and was unhappy >> because I later discovered that CHIRP would be highly desirable in my >> application but the radio was unsupported. So, I wrote a CHIRP driver for >> it, and incidentally also for the FT-65, since they are very, very >> similar. It's been a whole lot of fun, but it took multiple weeks of >> effort. From a purely financial perspective, it would have made far more >> sense to just buy a supported radio or even go out and get a 1-week >> programming gig and then go buy an even more expensive radio. >> >> If you have any programming experience, Please consider trying to write a >> driver. It's really quite fun. Even if you don't have programming >> experience, you might want to try to do an initial analysis if the >> protocol, using some variation of the techniques described at : >> https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/DevelopersAdd_a_Radio >> >> On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 10:51 PM americo aldighieri < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> dear all, >>> >>> my name is amerigo, my QTH ist Tuggen / Switzerland. Ing. Informatic and >>> Electronic >>> >>> since 2 week all my systems are running under Linux Mint 19.1 , so far , >>> so good. >>> >>> my problem is now the chirp for program the Yaesu FT-991 via Cat ( >>> USB-USB ), under Windows 10 with RMS Software no problem, in the actual >>> chirp version i did not can choose the FT-991 from the dropdown list. >>> >>> is there anybody, who can help me? >>> >>> Asus Z87-Pro MB with 32GB RAM, Quadcore Intel i47xx, 120GB SSD and more >>> >>> Linux Mint Version 19.1 with latest patches installed >>> >>> the command "lsusb" show that the Cygnal Integrated Product CP210x UART >>> Bridge succesfully activ with Device 014 >>> >>> best regards from tuggen >>> amerigo , hb9gii , 73 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> chirp_users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >>> This message was sent to Dan Clemmensen at [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, send an email to >>> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> chirp_users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >> This message was sent to Dennis Wage at [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send an email to >> [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Dan Clemmensen at [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected]
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