[chirp_users] Wrong Kenwood radio, ID or unknown variant, see LOG output.

[Gene Vincent]

Also, there's something in the log about a 370 radio that I don't have.

On Fri, May 11, 2018, 11:32 Gene Vincent <gene8348 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the reply.
>
> I don't have a copy of the original software. I understand that it is DOS
> anyway.
>
> I don't have a omputer with a real serial port either.
>
> Both are the reason I turned to CHIRP.
>
> I did try a couple of adapter cables before sending the log.
>
> On Fri, May 11, 2018, 11:21 Pavel Milanes Costa <pavelmc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Gene,
>>
>> Kenwood TK-372G Driver author here.
>>
>> There are some kind of USB-TTL adapters that are picky about cloning this
>> Kenwood Family, please try this:
>>
>>    - Use a real Serial port if possible (the ones in the back of the PC)
>>    - If you use a USB adapter try *NOT to use it on a USB 3.0* port or a
>>    USB hub.
>>    - If none of this above works, try a different USB-Serial Adapter.
>>    (if your interface allow it)
>>    - If all this don't work, please test the USB-serial + program
>>    interface with the OEM software to check it's working ok.
>>
>> You described that the radio is getting the PC signal (it shows -PC- in
>> the display) and the log shows that the radio didn't accept the PROGRAM
>> command after trying 10 times...
>>
>> In my experience some USB-TTL adapters just don't work with this radios
>> (but yes with others, like the Feidaxin FD268A or the Baofengs) I suspect
>> about the USB-serial chip sets or USB driver not keeping up with the
>> requirements of the radio.
>>
>> In this case the radio is passing to program mode and answering back but
>> the PC seems to have a lag or not in sync with the answer...
>>
>> Culprit?: who knows... chipset... driver... python-serial+driver...
>>
>> In any case I'm willing to resolve that issue, please test the proposed
>> curse of action and report back.
>>
>> Cheers, Pavel, CO7WT.
>>
>> El 11/05/18 a las 02:12, Gene Vincent escribió:
>>
>> I have a Kenwood 372G (1). The radio shows - PC- and  CHIRP seems to
>> indicate everything is going smooth (cloning) until the very end. The
>> radios are for work and I only want to leave commercial frequencies in it.
>>
>> I guess I haven't figured out how to report an issue, so bear with me for
>> posting here.
>>
>> The debug file is attached. The errors above the one in the subject got
>> corrected and can be ignored, I think.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
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