[chirp_users] Can't connect to BTECH UV-25X2-Gen2

Sun Jul 16 10:28:49 PDT 2023

Funny, I can program my UV-5R all day long.  If what you say was true, why
would they sell a programming cable?

I'm guessing you're referring to the firmware, not the channels and
settings.  I am *NOT* trying to change firmware.

On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 10:26 AM James Howell <howelljames1153 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Boafeng can’t be reprogrammed once you program them it is set
>
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 12:17 PM Rich Gilbertson <na7rg at email.com> wrote:
>
>> Years ago, I bought a 5 dollar cable to program my Baofeng. It didn't
>> work. I was informed many cloned FTDI cables don't work.
>> I bought the Baofeng cable, about $20 at the time. Always works.
>>
>> --
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>> On 7/16/23, 10:13 AM John Oliver <jnojr1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I tried under Windows 10, which reports the cable as being COM5.  I
>>> could not connect to the radio.  Now I've tried on another laptop running
>>> Ubuntu 22.04LTS.  Still no dice.  The "Help me" under port says "Your cable
>>> appears to be on port: FT231X USB UART - FT231X USB UART (/dev/ttyUSB0)"
>>>
>>> Maybe the cable is bad?
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 9:35 AM D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Rich,
>>>> How are COM Ports tested in Linux?  I know in Windows, Device Manager
>>>> can be used.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> David
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 12:31 PM Rich Gilbertson <na7rg at email.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>> Check comm ports. Usually 3 or 4. Should show the chip in your cable.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Sent from my Android phone with mail.com Mail. Please excuse my
>>>>> brevity.
>>>>> On 7/16/23, 9:27 AM John Oliver <jnojr1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I hear nothing.  No sign that anything is being received.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Jul 15, 2023 at 9:22 PM K0LNY <glenn at ervin.email> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi John,
>>>>>>> Might the tuned frequency be receiving traffic while you are
>>>>>>> connected?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If so, make sure it's on a quiet channel.
>>>>>>> HTH.
>>>>>>> Glenn
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> *From:* John Oliver <jnojr1 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> *To:* chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com
>>>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, July 15, 2023 4:54 PM
>>>>>>> *Subject:* [chirp_users] Can't connect to BTECH UV-25X2-Gen2
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I get "Error reading data from radio"  I'm using this cable:
>>>>>>> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017MT7IFG  It is plugged in all the way!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I cannot find a debug.log  There is no option for one in my CHIRP
>>>>>>> (CHIRP next-20230712 on Python 3.8.10 wxPython 4.0.7 gtk3 (phoenix)
>>>>>>> wxWidgets 3.0.4)  And none is created in ~/.chirp  While CHIRP is still
>>>>>>> running:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> joliver at blinky:~$ ls .chirp/
>>>>>>> chirp.config  stock_configs
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In the terminal I launched CHIRP:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> joliver at blinky:~$ ./.local/bin/chirp
>>>>>>> 02:52:04 PM: Debug: Unrecognized accel key 'backspace', accel string
>>>>>>> ignored.
>>>>>>> ERROR: Failed to clone: Error reading data from radio
>>>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>>>>   File
>>>>>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py",
>>>>>>> line 369, in _rawrecv
>>>>>>>     raise errors.RadioError("No data received from radio")
>>>>>>> chirp.errors.RadioError: No data received from radio
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>>>>   File
>>>>>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/wxui/clone.py",
>>>>>>> line 68, in run
>>>>>>>     self._fn()
>>>>>>>   File
>>>>>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py",
>>>>>>> line 758, in sync_in
>>>>>>>     data = _download(self)
>>>>>>>   File
>>>>>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py",
>>>>>>> line 533, in _download
>>>>>>>     _do_ident(radio, status)
>>>>>>>   File
>>>>>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py",
>>>>>>> line 447, in _do_ident
>>>>>>>     ident = _rawrecv(radio, 50)
>>>>>>>   File
>>>>>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py",
>>>>>>> line 377, in _rawrecv
>>>>>>>     raise errors.RadioError("Error reading data from radio")
>>>>>>> chirp.errors.RadioError: Error reading data from radio
>>>>>>>
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