[chirp_users] UV-5RA problem

wayne syler
Fri Aug 16 06:39:30 PDT 2013


my problem was as single as the cable was nt fully pushed into the radio,
mine was very 'stiff' to connect,



On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 8:25 AM, Jon Spriggs <jon at sprig.gs> wrote:

> Check to make sure you've got the right TTY device, mine wasn't
> /dev/ttyUSB0, it was something else... Also, make sure you're in the
> dialout user group, otherwise you probably won't have the rights to
> use the device (use "ls -l /dev/ttyUSB*" to be sure).
>
> Regards,
> --
> Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs
>
>
> On 16 August 2013 14:15, CWA <cwa at qso.com> wrote:
> > I see others are able to us Chirp with the UV-5RA but I cannot and I can
> > only guess why.
> >
> > I also have the UV-3R and I have no problem with it. When I select which
> > radio to program the listing for UV-5 is all there is for the UV-5
> series. I
> > have the proper programming cable, turn the radio on, then try to
> download
> > from the radio, and it tries but times out and I am told the radio is not
> > responding.
> >
> > I am running Chirp under Ubuntu and I keep everything updated, including
> > ‘daily-build’ for Chirp. One thing bothers me though; when I look at the
> > “about” and check the revision level of Chirp, it shows 20130802
> (8/2/2013)
> > yet when I try to update, it says I have the latest version. I am not
> sure
> > about that one.
> >
> > Anyhow, the bottom line is my Chirp works great with the UV-3R but not
> with
> > the UV-5RA, using the proper programming cables of course. Same computer,
> > same software, different programming cables.
> >
> > Any clue to what is wrong with my set-up?
> >
> >
> >
> > Warren Andreasen – K7CWA
> >
> >
> >
> >
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