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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=008202905-26102012><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=243185822-27102012>T</SPAN>hanks to Jock,
George, Dan, Alan and all who responded to my call for
help.</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012>I was already aware that the .img file had to be
downloaded from the individual UV5R radio which would then be the
template</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012>used to program the channels and upload back to the
radio as I had spent many hours reading every post and
article</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=008202905-26102012><FONT
size=2 face=Arial>that I could find on both </FONT><A
title=blocked::http://www.miklor.com/
href="blocked::http://www.miklor.com/"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>www.miklor.com</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial> and </FONT><A
title=blocked::http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home
href="blocked::http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home</FONT></A><FONT
size=2 face=Arial> sites.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=008202905-26102012><FONT
size=2 face=Arial>I visited the </FONT><A title=blocked::http://www.miklor.com/
href="blocked::http://www.miklor.com/"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>www.miklor.com</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial> site and obtained a
copy of the program for the 291 model.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012>However on running this I suffered the same problem. I
noticed that the program was trying to communicate on COM Port
8.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012>But the UV5R was shown to be connected to COM Port10. I
could not find any method of changing the program from COM8.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012>I disabled the four Bluetooth Communications Ports
shown as COM3<SPAN class=243185822-27102012>,</SPAN> COM6<SPAN
class=243185822-27102012>,</SPAN> COM7<SPAN class=243185822-27102012>,</SPAN>
and COM8 and reran the program.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=008202905-26102012><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>Eureka this time I had communication.<SPAN
class=243185822-27102012> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=008202905-26102012>I fired up the CHIRP
program which also connected to the radio.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012>So if it is of any use to others who think their radio
is not communicating with either the CHIRP program or the Ba<SPAN
class=243185822-27102012>ofeng</SPAN> program</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012>try temporarily disabling any other device that is
shown using COM Ports.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012>I still find it strange that the Prolific USB-to Serial
cable is shown connected to COM10. and CHIRP shows that it is
communicating</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012>using COM4. </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012>Purely academic, as the respective programs work and I
am able to program my BFB 291 model.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=008202905-26102012></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=008202905-26102012>Mike</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>