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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>It appears you have receive tones set on your receivers. You may want to review <a href="http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_CTCSS.php">http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_CTCSS.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>My guess is if you press the MONI button on the side, you will hear the other radio. The MONI button bypasses the squelch.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>John K3NXU<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.miklor.com/uv5r">http://www.miklor.com/uv5r</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Colby Teller<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, December 07, 2013 2:46 AM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Jens J.; Discussion of CHIRP<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<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jens et al,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Colby<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Jens J. <<a href="mailto:kd4tjx@yahoo.com" target="_blank">kd4tjx@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Actually, if you are feeling adventurous, I have just finished packaging the latest osx-pl2303 driver that you can try.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>It should uninstall previous drivers (including oem prolific).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>details:</span></font><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>osx-pl2303 installer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>built from <a href="http://github.com/hugovincent/osx-pl2303" target="_blank">http://github.com/hugovincent/osx-pl2303</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>which is a fork of <a href="http://osx-pl2303.sourceforge.net" target="_blank">http://osx-pl2303.sourceforge.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>should work on mac osx 10.7 & 10.8<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>you can download it here:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a href="http://sdrv.ms/1g8iA2N" target="_blank">http://sdrv.ms/1g8iA2N</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Let me know if it's working ok, and I'll update the Mac FAQ page.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>-Jens<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>AF5MI<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></font></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Jens J. <<a href="mailto:kd4tjx@yahoo.com" target="_blank">kd4tjx@yahoo.com</a>><br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Discussion of CHIRP <<a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>> <br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December 4, 2013 4:15 PM<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</span></font><font face=Helvetica><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>You may have a "fake" pl2303 usb, which is very common.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>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"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Take a look at the Mac FAQ, and try the driver listed under the prolific "counterfeit" section:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a href="http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/MacOS_Tips" target="_blank">http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/MacOS_Tips</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>-Jens<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></font></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Colby Teller <<a href="mailto:tellec@gmail.com" target="_blank">tellec@gmail.com</a>><br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> <br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December 4, 2013 3:08 AM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [chirp_users] Issues w/ getting UV-5R to communicate w/ CHIRP on a Mac</span></font><font face=Helvetica><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>I'm relatively new to radios, and definitely new to the list - I throw myself at your mercy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>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 href="http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=229&pcid=41" target="_blank">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 href="http://plugable.com/2011/07/12/installing-a-usb-serial-adapter-on-mac-os-x" target="_blank">http://plugable.com/2011/07/12/installing-a-usb-serial-adapter-on-mac-os-x</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Colby<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><br>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div></div></body></html>