[chirp_users] Cannot get BF-F8HP Radio to communicate with Mac OS 10.8.5

[Bob Nielsen]

Those are all bluetooth ports.  The correct port will probably say 
something like /dev/cu.USB-Serial. Perhaps you need to find and install 
the correct driver.

On 7/6/16 9:39 PM, Tom Massoll wrote:
> I am new to Hand Held HAM radio and have a ton of trouble getting the 
> radio to connect with the computer. Radio is BF-F8HP
> Operating system is Mac 10.8.5
> I have installed everything Instructed to from the Chirp site.
> including the osx-pl2303 installer and the python runtime files
>
> I start Chirp
> plug in the cable, and then the radio, and finally turn on the radio
> I then select Radio > Download from radio
> select Port (and there are several to select from:
>
>
> 1. /dev/cu.Bluetooth-modem
> 2. /dev/cu.Bluetooth-Serial-1
> 3. /dev/cu.Bluetooth-Serial-2
> 4. /dev/cu.Bluetooth-(myname)-Wireless-iAP
> 5. /dev/cu.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync
>
>
> All of which result in
> 1. Chirp starts processing a gives error 16 Resource busy could not 
> open port /dev/cu.Bluetooth-Modem
> 2. for serial-1 it appears to start cloning and then reports: radio 
> did not respond
> 3. for serial-2 it appears to start cloning and then reports: radio 
> did not respond
> 4. for Bluetooth (myname) Wireless-iAP it appears to start cloning and 
> then reports: radio did not respond
> 5. could not open port /dev/cu.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync: [Errno 16] Resource 
> busy: '/dev/cu.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync'
>
> Could anyone help me here,
> thanks,
> Tom
>
>
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