[chirp_users] UV-B6 : howto get into programming mode

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Hey Milton,


appreciate your reply. i found the link at Miklor for the correct drivers and the instructions on how to "update" win7 device error to the correct Prolific driver.

i was just about to return this cable to amazon and buy the 16.00usd one for Baofeng and a user ther had a link to the Miklor driver. weird how that "one" particular driver version is the one that works. 

anyways, i can now comm with the UV-B6 via the Chirp sw on Win7 64bit and downloaded my first template.

now to figure out what i need for my first image to upload.

thanks
bill








> Most of the Baofeng and Wouxun do not need a programming mode. 

> And if the UV-6B follows tradition, the guts are likely very similar or identical

> to the UV-5R. And that radio does not need a programming mode. I have one UV-5R,

> two Wouxun UV-6D and two Anytone AT-5888UV none require a  programming mode.

> There are recommended drivers for Prolific based cables. You can find them at Miklor.

> Make sure you use them as they are tried and true. You may have trouble with other driver

> builds either earlier or later than what we all recommend. And make sure your cable is

> plugged firmly into the radio. That issue has come up from time to time. And when you

> unplug the cable. grasp the plug and stay away from the cable, they have been known to

> fail after awhile. Some external mics have a warning tag saying pull the plug only.

> But from my reading I'd say having the correct driver version is 99% of the problems

> people have. 




> Milton



>  

>  From: eMyListsDDg <emylistsddg at gmail.com>
>  To:  chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com 
> Sent: Friday, October 4, 2013 5:49 PM
>  Subject: [chirp_users] UV-B6 : howto get into programming mode
>  


> Hello ,

> totally new to this world, so hang with me a bit.

> i purchased the UV-B6 the other day. never could get the PL-2303
> driver to work on Win7. the cd that came with the cable didn't only
> had drivers for XP & Vista. tried Vista driver too. downloaded  
> 1.1.19 driver, that didn't work under Win7 either.

> so i fired up an old XP notebook, and poof, the XP PL driver
> installed and is working and i have Chirp installed on that machine too.

> i'm trying to initiate a download so i can create my first
> template. didn't even know to do that if i hadn't gone to this site:
> http://www.miklor.com/UVB5/UVB5-CHIRP.php

> of course now the Chirp sw is returning the radio didn't ack
> programming mode. my eyes just don't see anywhere in the manual that
> came with the UV-B6 what key-combo? needed to put this unit in programming mode.

> is there like a wiki for "uv-b6 dummies" or something that would help me get started?

> tia




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Bill
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