[chirp_users] Novel solution to Baofeng UV-5R's "Radio did to respond" problem?

[Ken Hansen]

Glad you got the combination working, sounds like you determined it was a mechanical issue, not software, so that's good.

I'd encourage you to find someone with a working Baofeng setup and try their cable with your radio and your cable with their radio. Simply comparing the K connectors on the two cables may be instructive, showing you where a bit more shaving may make the connector fit better, work more reliably.

Good luck,

Ken

> On Jan 6, 2023, at 10:31, Graham Christensen <graham at grahamc.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hey folks,
> 
> Debugging tonight I managed to get my radio to talk to CHIRP a few times, but very unreliably. I trimmed the connector and made sure it was well plugged in. I even updated to the next -nightly in case that helped. No.
> 
> Eventually what I figured out something that works 100% of the time for me: squeezing the radio and programming adapter tightly in my hands while programming.
> 
> Thanks for CHIRP, it was very easy to re-join the world of ham radio and get connected to a lot of local repeaters.
> 
> 73,
> KI4VCD
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