My initial thoughts on this, although I am by no means an expert, is that
FLRIG is a rig control application, whereas CHIRP is a programming tool,
unless used in 'live mode'.
G7TXU

On Tue, 26 Jul 2022 at 21:03, Michael Nadler KI7QIB <
[email protected]> wrote:

> ICOM 7100 connected to Linux system via the mini-USB port.  FLRIG can
> control the radio through that interface.
>
> Running CHIRP 0.3.0dev, when I try to download from the radio via
> /dev/ttyUSB0, I get a pop-up error message: unicode strings are not
> supported, please encode to bytes: <<gibberish characters>>>".
>
> Are there specific settings I need to have set on the ICOM?
>
> Is CHIRP able to interact with the ICOM-7100 via the mini-USB port?  Do I
> have to use the RT-Systems FTDI cable into the audio port?
>
>
> P.S. I also tried running Windows CHIRP daily-20220408.  Download from
> radio gets "error" in every entry.
>
>
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> Michael Nadler
> KI7QIB
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