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<DIV>I am having difficulty getting my laptop to communicate with the
IC-208H. It is easy to start the radio such that
it displays "CLONE". Pressing the "SET*LOCK" button gives "CL OUT"
but quickly clicking on the "download" in Chirp only gives an error message that
there is a failure to communicate.</DIV>
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<DIV>John (kc2txv) was kind enough to send me a file that he has used with his
Icom IC-208H. I modified the frequencies as applicable for my area
and attempted to simply download the image file to the radio without having
first accomplished an upload. That gives the message: "An error has
occurred Failed to communicate with the radio: Unexpected response from
radio."</DIV>
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<DIV>I verified that I have the "Prolific" USB cable set to the correct com
port. However, I do not know of a good way to test the
cable.</DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>