[Xastir] Non communication with radio

[Liz]

On Sun, 08 Dec 2013 09:31:40 -0800
David Ranch <xastir at trinnet.net> wrote:

> 
> Hello Liz,
> 
> We need a bit more information here.  What OS and version?  What
> version of Xastir?  What kind of radio?  What kind of TNC (or
> software TNC)?  Do you know for a fact that your Prolific (pl2303)
> cable is good?  The reason I ask this last one is that Prolific-based
> cables are renown for being unreliable though they usually work fine
> under Linux.
> 
> Have you tried any other programs to interact with the radio via this 
> USB cable? ?
> 
> --David
> KI6ZHD

Debian mixed Jessie / Sid (testing/unstable)
Xastir V2.0.1 (July 2012, that wasn't updated)
D710
haven't tried any other cable nor any other programs yet