[chirp_users] TYT TH-9800 Plus

Sun Jul 26 11:08:09 PDT 2015

I bet in all the time you 'fussed' with getting it to work, you may have
been able to program it via the front panel!  :)

This is what is called a 'time vampire'.

73, Mike va3mw

On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 12:58 PM, eddie broker <eddieb at me.com> wrote:

> The documentation is deplorable! I was really happy that chirp worked and
> gives you access to all the settings.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 26, 2015, at 8:56 AM, eddie broker <eddieb at me.com> wrote:
>
> Had 3 of them easily programmed from chirp daily build
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 26, 2015, at 8:45 AM, Jeremy Dieringer <
> jdieringer1028 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> I was wondering the same thing. (About the programming mode). But there is
> practically no info online for this radio and this issue). And nothing in
> the manual, and nothing that I can find on the on-screen menu.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>   On Sunday, July 26, 2015 11:25 AM, Michael Walker <va3mw at portcredit.net>
> wrote:
>
>
> I'm still not sure what you mean.  You do get to Device Manager via
> Control Panel and you can only see Com ports in the Device Manager.
>
> However, we are past that now and it is either the cable or the radio.  At
> this point, maybe someone can help you with the radio you are trying to
> program.
>
> Does it have to be forced into a programming mode?
>
> Mike
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 10:50 AM, Jeremy Dieringer <
> jdieringer1028 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Control panel and device manager are not the same.
>
>
> Yes - Chirp has COM1 listed. I still receive error.
>
> I am 100% stumped now. I have closed/re-opened
> plugged/unplugged/re-plugged.
>
>
>
>
>   On Sunday, July 26, 2015 10:45 AM, Michael Walker <va3mw at portcredit.net>
> wrote:
>
>
> Jeremy
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by by "device manager but not control
> panel.".  Those are usually the same thing.
>
> Loopback echo would work if you connected pins 2 to 3 on a DB9 connector
> (if you had one).  You can ignore it though for the time being.
>
> So, if that is the only device, and it is in Windows Control panel, then
> you will see com 1.  Does Chirp see com1 now?
>
> Mike va3mw
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 10:16 AM, Jeremy Dieringer <
> jdieringer1028 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Thank you - that "clean up" is  something I was wondering about as well.
>
> I am now on port 1. I check in device manager but not control panel.
> I used a Com Port" checker, and it says that "This port appears to be a
> cable without echo loopback"??? Shouldn't it have "echo loopback"?
>
> I will continue trying, and do the "clean up".
>
> Thank you
>
>
>
>   On Sunday, July 26, 2015 9:55 AM, Michael Walker <va3mw at portcredit.net>
> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Jeremy
>
> One of the key parts is that you have to know 100% which serial port the
> radio is connected to.  Chirp is not able to figure this out on it own.  It
> has to 100% be sure that if the radio is on the USB RS232 adapter that is
> labeled as Com 14, that you use that port and that port only.  Otherwise,
> you will get the failure you are seeing.
>
> Assuming you are  using Windows, can you see Port 14 in Control Panel?  If
> it isn't there, then Chirp won't be able to see it either.
>
> I would recommend that you watch control panel while plugging in and
> removing the USB adapter you are trying to use.  This way you can confirm
> 100% that it is com 14.  It should come and go from control panel.
>
> You may want to also clean up the previous 13 that you may or may not be
> using.  This procedure works:
> http://knowledge.digi.com/articles/Knowledge_Base_Article/Removing-unused-COM-Ports-from-Windows
>
> Don't bother testing with Com 3, 4 or any other port if that isn't the one
> the radio is connected to.
>
> Do you have another computer you can test with?
>
> I hope that helps.
>
> Mike
>
> On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Jeremy Dieringer <
> jdieringer1028 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Perfect example. It just did it again.
> I switched to port 4, and COM4 Disappeared from the list in CHIRP.
>
>
>
>   On Sunday, July 26, 2015 8:24 AM, Mike va3mw <va3mw at portcredit.net>
> wrote:
>
>
> The problem is the port. Try changing the port number in control panel to
> something lower than 8.
>
> Chirp has to see the same port number as the cable you are using for it to
> work.  That is your problem.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> On Jul 26, 2015, at 7:58 AM, Jeremy Dieringer <
> jdieringer1028 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> I am on my 2nd day of trying to program this TYT TH-9800 plus.
> I installed the correct USB driver.
>
> Tried in CHIRP repeatedly with various ports and keep getting
> "Communication" error. (Failed to communicate with the radio: Unable to
> communicate with the radio)
>
> My radio is currently Port 14 - however this does not show up in the list
> in CHIRP. Even When I manually put it on port 3,4,5, no success.
> Same with TYT software, it seems like it ONLY wants port 3, however when I
> place on port 3, no success.
>
> Very frustrating.
>
> By the way - this link doesn't work (404 error)
> http://chirp.danplanet.com/download/beta/
>
>
>
> I'd appreciate any help - Thank you
>
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