<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Aren't COM ports virtual? If so it wouldn't matter what the number was<br>as long as the software recognized ports equal to or higher than your port. <br>As far as the radio keying up when the plug is inserted, shut the radio off before<br>you insert the plug. If it does key up then there is a problem with the cable or plug. <br>I've never read of anyone having their radio key up after the plug was inserted. <br><br>Also unless you have 19 COM ports in use, any of them could be invalid. I think<br>previous devices remain in the registry after use and the port can be easily forced<br>to use over by your new device. <br><div><span><br></span></div><div><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> Stephen Hersey <n1xnxham@gmail.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> Thursday, March 27, 2014 2:08 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [chirp_users] Another way Chirp can be tripped up by the OS<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv3736861331"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>I've just started using Chirp with a Baofeng UV-5R and a USB serial adapter that Amazon claims is from Baofeng. The adapter has a genuine Prolific chip (or a darn good counterfeit), and Windows 7 Pro 64-bit recognizes it as a serial port; in addition, I can connect TxD to RxD at the radio plugs, open PuTTY, and see looped-back characters I have typed on the console.
So far, so great.<br>
<br></div>However, neither Chirp nor baoclone could open the serial port the USB adapter was assigned to: COM19. Hmmm, 19? Sounds way high for a serial port enumeration. I reassigned the USB adapter to the vacant COM2, and hey presto! Both utilities are able to talk to the radio. <br>
<br></div>Sooo, beware of high-numbered COM ports.<br><br></div>Incidentally, is it normal for the UV-5R to key up when the serial cable is present? I'm going to make a practice of always having a dummy load connected when programming this radio. <br>
<br></div>Regards,<br>Steve<br clear="all"><div><div><div><div><div><br>-- <br>Steve Hersey N1XNX <br><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:n1xnxham@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:n1xnxham@gmail.com">n1xnxham@gmail.com</a><br>-----<br>Each of us has strengths and talents that others don't. Whether innate or learned, these are gifts -- and a gift not shared is a sad and lonely thing. Using our gifts for the benefit of all is an ethical obligation for every intelligent being. (The magic only works if you pass it on!)<br>
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