[chirp_users] UV5R programming problems

[Neil Stone]

Hi Richard,

Do you want to try another radio and/or cable? I work overlooking
Segensworth roundabout and am more than happy to help if I can.

73

Neil M6LPI

sent from my Galaxy S7 Edge - Powered by Percy the purple pig.

On 29 Oct 2016 22:54, "Richard" <richard.cs at gmail.com> wrote:

> Geographically?
>
> Southampton, UK.
>
> On 29 October 2016 at 14:27, Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel at ngunn.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Where are you?
>>
>>
>> > On 29 October 2016 at 07:20 Richard <richard.cs at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > I know this is a common problem but I have tried all the "usual" things
>> > with no success. I am on my second programming cable after the first one
>> > just didn't get recognised as a USB device, and first attempt I was
>> able to
>> > download the contents of my radio. Since then however it's not worked
>> again.
>> >
>> > The cable works OK and the drivers are loaded, as confirmed by opening a
>> > serial terminal, linking the TX and RX pins and observing loopback. The
>> > radio goes into TX when powered on with the cable attached and some
>> vicious
>> > connector trimming doesn't help - I am sure it is going all the way in.
>> > Following the order in the Chirp pop-up instructions (cable is already
>> > connected to PC and correct serial port selected, radio off, connect
>> cable,
>> > radio on with volume right up, check no activity, click OK) doesn't
>> help.
>> > The radio goes into TX as soon as it's booted and after a few seconds I
>> get
>> > "Radio did not respond".
>> >
>> > The radio does *not* go into TX if I have that port open in a serial
>> > terminal when I turn the radio on, and presumably if Chirp opened the
>> port
>> > when the instructional message is displayed (before the radio is turned
>> on)
>> > but still waited for the user to click OK before trying to communicate
>> all
>> > would work?
>> >
>> > I think that the one time it did work it might have been TX-ing and I
>> just
>> > got lucky that it didn't interfere with communications - I do remember
>> some
>> > interference on my monitor which I now know happens when the radio
>> > transmits.
>> >
>> > Anyone got any good ideas? Given that the radio doesn't go into transmit
>> > mode when the serial port is open I can't see how it can be bad cable /
>> > poor connections.
>> >
>> > This is on Linux Mate 1.12.1, with the current daily Chirp build. My
>> user
>> > is in the dialout group and has serial port access.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > Richard
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