<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14pt">I would agree that the BF888 is not encoding or decoding tones if the BF888 transmit is not heard but the<br>display changes from idle to active on the UV5Rs. Also the other way around. If the BF888 is not hearing<br>the UV5Rs then this is likely an issue of incorrect PL tone settings. <br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Colby Teller <tellec@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Jens J.
<kd4tjx@yahoo.com>; Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, December 7, 2013 2:45 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [chirp_users] Issues w/ getting UV-5R to communicate w/ CHIRP on a Mac<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv1317721423"><div><div dir="ltr">Jens et al,<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Sorry for the delay in getting back to you guys - it's been a crazy week getting ready for the race. I downloaded your new driver this evening, and was able to connect to the radios without issue at all! I saved a CSV of my team's frequencies from a pre-programmed BF-888 I had kicking around, and quickly had all four UV-5Rs programmed. Thanks very much - you literally saved the day.</div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div>One note; the UV-5Rs all communicate with each other fine, but they won't communicate with the BF-888. The display on the UV-5Rs change color when the BF-888 is transmitting, but I'm not getting tx/rcv sound either way. Any idea what could be causing this behavior?</div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Colby</div></div><div class="yiv1317721423gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv1317721423gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Jens J. <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:kd4tjx@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:kd4tjx@yahoo.com">kd4tjx@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none">
<blockquote class="yiv1317721423gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="yiv1317721423yqt2216383504" id="yiv1317721423yqt37974"><div><div style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><div><span>Actually, if you are feeling adventurous, I have just finished packaging the latest osx-pl2303 driver that you can try.</span></div>
<div style="font-style:normal;font-size:11px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><span>It should uninstall previous drivers (including oem prolific).</span></div>
<div style="font-style:normal;font-size:11px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:11px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;">
<span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:8pt;">details:</span><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:11px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;">
osx-pl2303 installer</div><div style="background-color:transparent;">built from <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://github.com/hugovincent/osx-pl2303">http://github.com/hugovincent/osx-pl2303</a></div><div style="background-color:transparent;">
which is a fork of <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://osx-pl2303.sourceforge.net/">http://osx-pl2303.sourceforge.net</a></div><div style="background-color:transparent;">should work on mac osx 10.7 & 10.8</div><div style="background-color:transparent;">
<br clear="none"></div><div style="background-color:transparent;"><span style="background-color:transparent;">you can download it here:</span><br clear="none"></div><div style="background-color:transparent;"><span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://sdrv.ms/1g8iA2N">http://sdrv.ms/1g8iA2N</a></span></div>
<div style="font-style:normal;font-size:11px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:11px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;">
Let me know if it's working ok, and I'll update the Mac FAQ page.</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:11px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;">
<br clear="none"></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:11px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;">-Jens</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:11px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;">
AF5MI</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:11px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv1317721423hm yiv1317721423HOEnZb"> </div><div style="font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;">
<div class="yiv1317721423hm yiv1317721423HOEnZb"> </div><div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><div class="yiv1317721423hm yiv1317721423HOEnZb"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Jens J. <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:kd4tjx@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:kd4tjx@yahoo.com">kd4tjx@yahoo.com</a>><br clear="none">
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> Discussion of CHIRP <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December 4, 2013 4:15 PM<br clear="none">
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [chirp_users] Issues w/ getting UV-5R to communicate w/ CHIRP on a Mac<br clear="none"> </font> </div></div><div><div class="yiv1317721423h5"> <div><br clear="none"><div><div><div style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;">
<div><div><div style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><div><span>You may have a "fake" pl2303 usb, which is very common.</span></div><div><span></span><div style="background-color:transparent;">
I too have a usb adapter that says baofeng on it, but it's really a fake pl2303 chip. This was verified by plugging it into an xp box with official drivers, and seeing the dreaded "error 10"</div><div><br clear="none">
</div></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;">Take a look at the Mac FAQ,
and try the driver listed under the prolific "counterfeit" section:</span><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:11px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;">
<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/MacOS_Tips">http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/MacOS_Tips</a><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:11px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;">
<br clear="none"></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:11px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:11px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;">
-Jens</div><div><br clear="none"></div> <div style="font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">
<div><div><div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Colby Teller <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:tellec@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:tellec@gmail.com">tellec@gmail.com</a>><br clear="none">
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December 4, 2013 3:08 AM<br clear="none">
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> [chirp_users] Issues w/ getting UV-5R to communicate w/ CHIRP on a Mac<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <div><br clear="none"><div><div dir="ltr">All,<div><br clear="none">
</div><div>I'm relatively new to radios, and definitely new to the list - I throw myself at your mercy.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I'm trying to program a set of Baofeng UV-5Rs to use the Motorola frequencies used by a few other race teams we run with. I'm using a Mac, OSX 10.8.5, and have already installed the PL2023 USB-Serial driver successfully (I
believe). I obtained the driver from: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=229&pcid=41">http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=229&pcid=41</a> I've also confirmed that the USB-serial driver appears to be installed correctly, as described here: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://plugable.com/2011/07/12/installing-a-usb-serial-adapter-on-mac-os-x">http://plugable.com/2011/07/12/installing-a-usb-serial-adapter-on-mac-os-x</a></div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div>I now see '/dev/cu.usbserial' in the Port field when attempting to download from the radio (which I didn't see before installing the driver). However, when I actually attempt to download, the 'Cloning' modal shows for a few seconds w/o progress, then I see the "Radio did not respond" error. The USB cable is an "official" Baofeng cable that I received with the radios from a trusted reseller, and is definitely seated correctly. I've tried using different USB ports, turning the radio on/off, restarting several times, etc. but just cannot get the radio to talk to my Mac.</div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div>I'm really hoping you guys can help; we have a race this weekend and if I can't get the comms working, I'm in a world of crap.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Thanks,</div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Colby</div>
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