[chirp_users] Mac user - inconsistent ability to contact radio

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My experience also !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



------ Original Message ------
From: "Peter J. McClosky" <pmcclosky at earthlink.net>
To: "kc6iih" <kc6iih at aol.com>; "Discussion of CHIRP" 
<chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
Sent: 10/21/2015 5:25:27 PM
Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Mac user - inconsistent ability to contact 
radio

>I have programed over 100 of these radios, and using a large number of 
>different cables, have never run into a bad one. I have had the 
>following issues.
>
>Not having the right driver.
>Plug the driver in and open “About this Mac”, “System Report”, “USB 
>HI-Spped Bus”, “Hub”, & “USB-Serial Controller”.  This will give the 
>the information you need to search for the right driver.  After 
>downloading it, install.
>
>Not having the cable pushed in far enough.
>Sometimes this is hard.  Others have cut the cable housing down, but I 
>have never had to do this.  I just work it way into the full “In” 
>position.
>
>Not letting the computer have enough time between steps.
>This is the hardest step for me. After giving either the “Download from 
>Radio” or the “Upload to Radio” command, I give a long 5 count between 
>each further step.  Sometimes it even me 10 seconds per step!
>
>Using the above methods, I have gotten almost all of them programed in 
>just a few minutes.
>
>Good luck,
>N7IY
>-----
>Peter J. McClosky, N7IY
>Eugene, Oregon
>pmcclosky at earthlink.net
>n7iy at arrl.net
>http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/
>
>>On Oct 21, 2015, at 12:02 PM, kc6iih via chirp_users 
>><chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:
>>
>>Cheap cables with bad prolific chips rarely work.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>JOCK  KC6IIH
>>Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO
>>
>>
>>-------- Original message --------
>>From: Ryan Tourge <ryan.tourge at gmail.com>
>>Date:10/21/2015 7:31 AM (GMT-08:00)
>>To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
>>Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Mac user - inconsistent ability to contact 
>>radio
>>
>>Push real hard on the connector?
>>
>>On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 9:43 AM, Paul Slootweg 
>><paul.slootweg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>I have the latest of everything installed, the Prolific drivers show
>>>up as started in the Console, and the USB serial device shows up, but
>>>I can rarely download (never mind upload.)
>>>Radio is UV-5RA
>>>
>>>Am I missing something?
>>>
>>>Paul
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