[chirp_users] BAOFENG UV-5R8W

[Pat Anderson]

Score another point for Linux  - it does not care if the chip in your cable
is a fake Prolific, it just works anyway! There is also a driver available
for Mac that can handle the fake Prolific chips. It seems only Windows has
this problem.

On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 11:36 PM 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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