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<p>I tired VFO mode with a freshly charged battery right out of the charger.  The  UV-5RA brought up the repeater for 5 or ten seconds and then died. It sounds like it is the battery or the radio, not the interface to CHIRP. sigh.<br /></p>
<p>thanks<br /></p>
<p>  John<br /></p>
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<p>---------- Original Message ----------<br />From: Jim Unroe <rock.unroe@gmail.com><br />To: John Seybold <chirp@jseyb.info>, Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com><br />Date: November 21, 2014 at 3:06 PM<br />Subject: Re: [chirp_users] UV-5RA not working<br /><br />John,<br /><br />This doesn't sound like a CHIRP issue. What happens when you try to<br />transmit on the same frequency in the VFO?<br /><br />Jim KC9HI<br /><br />On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 1:20 PM, John Seybold <chirp@jseyb.info> wrote:<br />> I programmed my UV-5RA using a Macintosh (running Mavericks, OS X (10.9.5),<br />> an FDTI cable from Amazon, and Chirp 0.4.1 but I cannot transmit. I can<br />> reach the local repeater, but if I transmit for more than a fraction of a<br />> second the radio's screen goes black, and I have to turn it off and on again<br />> to do anything. The battery is fully charged, and I have tried with three<br />> different antennas -- same result. Help !<br />><br />> thanks<br />><br />> John KG6VK<br />><br />><br />> _______________________________________________<br />> chirp_users mailing list<br />> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com<br />> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users<br />><br /></p>
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