<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I had the same issue on my UV 5R, it was a cable problem. There are at least 2 different cables available, the one with the silver label worked<br><br><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Mats</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">SM0BTP</span></div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Sep 25, 2013, at 3:00 PM, "william coulson" <<a href="mailto:wcoulson730@gmail.com">wcoulson730@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div><font face="Tahoma">perhaps the programming cable's driver is a
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<div><font face="Tahoma">Bill C</font></div>
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 25, 2013 12:38
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [chirp_users] V82</div>
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<div>I have a V82.</div>
<div>I have a programming cable #SN: HNT1208A002.</div>
<div>I have the CHIRP software.</div>
<div>I have tried several com ports.</div>
<div>I have tried 2 different computers. One with Win7. The other with
XP.</div>
<div>Same problem with both.</div>
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<div>I can't get the radio to talk to the computer.</div>
<div>When trying to download from the radio I get the error message:</div>
<div>"Unable to probe radio band"</div>
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<div>Don </div>
<div>W7OUI</div></div>
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