<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 3:30 PM, Michael West <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michaeljwest@centurytel.net" target="_blank">michaeljwest@centurytel.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">OK, I’m officially PO’d. I have 4 UV-5R radios. I bought 2 and used chirp to program them. Although I had some difficulty I was able to do it using a ‘kenwood’ cable that a friend had. Now that I’ve bought 2 more I absolutely, positively cannot get them to connect. Sometimes they upload to the program but I cannot download the new set of frequencies. I get so frustrated and mad when I try to do this. It’s so arbitrary and is NOT reliable. Does anyone have any suggestions that might work for me? I’ve made sure the cables are connected properly (otherwise they shouldn’t upload in the first place) but why can’t I get the frets downloaded? If you have a logical and reasonable answer I’m willing to try it. <br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">First calm down. You have to remember that these are sub $50 radios. The aren't of the highest quality.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">What kind of programming cable do you have. Does it plug into a legacy serial port or is it is a USB based programming cable. If it is a USB programming cable. if it is based on a Prolific chip, it can be finicky as to which driver is installed. See this web page for advice.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Drivers.php">http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Drivers.php</a><br><br>It is common to have connection problems between the programming cable and the speaker/mic socket of the radio. Be sure the plug is fully engaged. I know you know it is in all the way, but I lost count of how many said it was and then were amazed when a wiggle and a firm push made it go the rest of the way in. By the way, what error messages are you getting. My guess are the ones listed on this FAQ page.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_ErrorMess.php#error1">http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_ErrorMess.php#error1</a><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Also, be sure you are tuned to a quiet frequency. Any kind of received signal or noise can cause problem during the download or upload process. Stretch the programming cable to put as much distance between the radio and computer as possible. People have also had issues with noise coming from wi-fi access points.<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Good luck and keep us posted,<br>Jim KC9HI<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div></div>