Connecting to my radios

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Connecting to my radios

Forum: Open Discussion

Creator: Chuck Horvath

Created: 2021-10-16

Updated: 2021-10-17

Chuck Horvath - 2021-10-16

I have been totally unsuccessful in getting any of my radios to connect to any of the ham programs .
I have spent hours and no luck.

The fldigi and wsjt-x see the soundcard part of the radios, but i can't get any rig control happening.

Any ideas?
Be kind, I am a newbie!

tnx Chuck

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David Ranch - 2021-10-16

Give us some details about your setup:
- Which version of Andy's Ham Radio image
- What is the name of your serial port and it's permissions? Maybe /dev/ttyUSB0 ?
- What make/model radio are you trying connect to?
- What speed is the radio configured for CAT control? 4800/n/8/1?

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Chuck Horvath - 2021-10-16

I just downloaded Andy's pgm today so it should be the latest.
Serial ports are dev/ttyUSB0 and USB1
Sorry, I don't know what you mean by permissions.
Using an Icom 7610 , 19200 baud rate
Here is a screen shot

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Chuck Horvath - 2021-10-16

Here are my permissions I think

Last edit: Chuck Horvath 2021-10-16

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Chuck Horvath - 2021-10-16

I got it working!!
I went in and set all the permissions, then logged out and back in,
Now it is working.

NOW to get N3FJP logger to work
Tnx to all,
Chuck

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David Ranch - 2021-10-17

When you say you "set all the permissions", do you mean you set them to 777? If I'm guessing what your issue was is that the username you were logging in with wasn't apart of the "dialout" group:

https://sourceforge.net/p/fldigi/wiki/linux_serial_howto/

--David

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Andy Stewart - 2021-10-17

Hi everybody,

FYI: there are many settings that need to be correct in a user's account in order for rigs and other peripherals to be easily accessible. One setting is permissions. Linux has a concept of "groups", and the user must belong to the proper group (or groups) for this to work seamlessly.

To ease this burden, I've created a script that one can use when creating new user accounts. It is accessed from the command line, thus:

sudo /root/bin/fix_account

Answer the questions, or just press "enter" to get past them, as appropriate. If successful, the new account will be setup correctly. Log out, then log in with the new username and password, and the world should be a happier place.

Have fun, and 73,

Andy
KB1OIQ

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