[chirp_users] BAOFENG UV-5R8W

[Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF]

Being programmable by Chirp has NOTHING to do with fake chips. That's a Windows driver issue.


> On 11 January 2020 at 01:34 Jardy via chirp_users <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:
> 
>     Your radio might not be programmable by CHIRP because you have a fake Prolific chip on your cable. Have you checked that out?
> 
>     Jardy Dawson WA7JRD
> 
>     Message sent from some electronic device that only the Manufacturer of said device really cares about. 
> 
> 
> 
>         > > On Jan 10, 2020, at 18:26, Phil <phillor9 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >     > 
>         > >         On 9/1/20 1:59 pm, Troy Hunter wrote:
> > 
> >             > > > though Windows 10 says there is no problem with the cable, there still
> > > 
> > >         > > 
> >             > > > might be a driver problem?
> > > 
> > >         > >         You might also consider that you have a fake radio. I eventually
> >         discovered that I have one. It works but the radio is not programmable
> >         via Chirp.
> > 
> > 
> >         I couldn't believe that there would be such a thing as a fake copy of a
> >         Chinese radio. Is that Kama?
> > 
> > 
> >         --
> > 
> >         Regards,
> >         Phil
> > 
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