[chirp_users] Cannot read Baofeng BF-888S

[Trevor Holyoak]

I have had no trouble with the 4 I have, using a Baofeng cable (that I 
originally bought for my first UV-5R) on Windows 7.

- Trevor, AG7GX

On 5/19/2017 8:50 AM, James Flanders wrote:
> OK then; Who has had good experience reading the BF-888s, and how?
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> James Flanders
> w0oog at verizon.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kirby <joekirby at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Cannot read Baofeng BF-888S
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> On 19/05/17 11:22, Nate Alvin wrote:
> > going to expire. Using the same computer, same "fake prolific" Baofeng
> > cloning cable and the updated daily CHIRP software i was able to
> > reprogram the UV5R, but when i went to read the BF888S i received the
> > error message "radio refused to enter programming mode". Any help would
> > be appreciated. Thanks
>
> I have had the same issue using Fedora. If I repeat trying to read/write
> the BF888S about 90% of the attempts fail, but every once in a while it
> works.
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