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Hi Robert, I have a Yaesu FT-897D. It's currently packed, so I can't test out the settings, but my memory of how to configure it is: Configure the CAT serial port. I'm sure there are guide documents you could search for on how to find and configure the serial port on Linux. As far as settings, I used 19,200 bps, 8-N-1. 4,800 bps might be more reliable. You'll need to configure these settings in both the radio and in the software interface for CAT to work. The settings must match on each side. Configure...

Hi Andy, I'm trying to run updates using the command sudo apt-get update, but am getting this error: Hit:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/bladerf/bladerf/ubuntu xenial InRelease Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease Hit:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease Hit:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease Hit:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dansmith/chirp-snapshots/ubuntu xenial...

Great tips, good info to reference!

Andy, It works! Thanks... 73, Brian

Andy, Thanks for working it in! I'll give it a shot. Brian

Well, it works great! I built the antenna described in QST and began receiving Mode...

Just for gee wiz, ICAO Mode S code a6a7b9, which you copied above, corresponds with...

Andy, Very cool! The frequency is 1090 MHz (hence the name dump1090...), which I...