[chirp_users] Can't find Com Ports on Windows 10

[Joe Pizzi]

My comment was based on the presumption that Chirp could see multiple 
ports, and was simply defaulting to the wrong one.

Joe Pizzi
KI5LST

On 6/4/2021 11:15 AM, Jim Unroe wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 11:22 AM Joe Pizzi <pizzi.joe at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Just change where chirp is attempting to access the radio.
>>
>> Unless there's a different reason to change the port number. In my experience, changing the USB port that you're plugged into is the only way to change the assignment.
>>
>> Joe Pizzi
>> KI5LST
>>
> This is one of those "if you have to ask how to change it, you
> probably ought to leave it alone" situations. But on the "Port
> Settings" tab of the device in Device Manager that you want to edit
> you would choose the [Advanced] button which would bring up a panel
> that would allow you to adjust the COM Port Number. But you would only
> be able to choose COM3 if COM3 is still available. If COM3 has already
> been assigned to another device, then you would not be able to choose
> it. You would have to change the other device's COM port from COM3 to
> another available COM port to make COM3 available for your programming
> cable.
>
> Jim KC9HI
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