[chirp_users] UV5R programming problems

[Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF]

No SIF. I'm not at all selective.  


> On 29 October 2016 at 17:56 "dmdfacp at gmail.com" <dmdfacp at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Is that...
> IFF as in SIF/IFF ??
> Dave
> K1SIW
> 
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> DSP
> 
> On Oct 29, 2016, at 5:53 PM, 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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