Hi Chris -- On Saturday, January 2, 2021 5:47 PM, Chris Bennett <cpb_po...@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
