<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>http://www.miklor.com/</div><div><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div> <div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <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> Roger Carl <racarl@net1plus.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, March 26, 2014 7:59 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [chirp_users] Problem with connecting to Radio
BaoFeng UV-B5<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv5749073908"><style><!--
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--></style><div><div class="yiv5749073908WordSection1"><div class="yiv5749073908MsoNormal">I read the posts on these problems. Read CHIRP FAQs. </div><div class="yiv5749073908MsoNormal"> I purchased a programming cable that was for BaoFeng U5 & B5/B6 and others.</div><div class="yiv5749073908MsoNormal">I verified cable was fully inserted into radio. Did take an extra push to get fully inserted.</div><div class="yiv5749073908MsoNormal">I had a hard time finding the correct Com Port, eventually found COM3 was being used by pulling cable and watching message appear and disappear accordingly.</div><div class="yiv5749073908MsoNormal">Instructions are not clear whether to use just numeric designation (3) or full name (COM3), but neither worked.</div><div class="yiv5749073908MsoNormal">Tried installing in other USB/Com ports and received error messages” “Device Driver software was not successfully installed” – Prolific USB-to-Serial Com
Port (COM4) or COM5. </div><div class="yiv5749073908MsoNormal">Do not get this error when plugged Into COM3.</div><div class="yiv5749073908MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv5749073908MsoNormal">Notes: Using Win 7, latest version of CHIRP 3-24-2014, USB Ver 2.0 ports.</div><div class="yiv5749073908MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv5749073908MsoNormal">What suggestions do you have?</div><div class="yiv5749073908MsoNormal">Roger</div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" 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><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>