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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#C00000;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Why not just buy a FTDI chipped cable, they work just fine with everything from XP to Win 8 and even Linux. They have dropped in price now and you can find them everywhere. I have one connected to my IC-756ProIII to use with Ham Radio Deluxe and another I use with chirp and even RT Systems programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#C00000;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#C00000;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Al<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#C00000;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tony<br><b>Sent:</b> January-25-15 9:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Discussion of CHIRP'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng cable<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>For what it’s worth, I’ve purchased three $6.00 Baofeng branded cables from Amazon over the last month and they have all worked fine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>All of them were clones with the fake Prolific chip.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>@Rick -- It really sounds like you’ve got a bad cable. I hope he sends you a new one without a hassle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>-Tony<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> [<a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com">mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Stephan<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 25, 2015 12:06 PM<br><b>To:</b> Discussion of CHIRP<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng cable<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Cables are $5-25 on amazon. The reviews online indicate these cables can be problematic depending on source. I would lean towards a bad cable. Had luck with my V-82 and cable. I actually cheered when it connected after reading the cable reviews. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Mike<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Rick Osgood <<a href="mailto:rposgood@gmail.com" target="_blank">rposgood@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Bill,<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Thanks for the reply. I only have the one cable. I am in Key Largo Florida and the place I bought the cable from is up in Ft. Lauderdale (75 miles) away. I may call him to see if he will send a replacement. I have tried this on multiple pc's so am fairly convinced it's the cable.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#888888'>Rick<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Bill Stone <<a href="mailto:dragntow@wt.net" target="_blank">dragntow@wt.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Forgive me for jumping in late on this topic and the suggestion may have previously been disscussed however have you tried another cable the same as the 1 you are having problems with? Does the cable work with other radio's? I have had problems in the past with program / rig control cabes with static electricity blowing the chip and also onece found a cable with a bad souder joint. Sometimes pluging in the cable to PC when running and pluging in the cable to the radio when on can create a static charge</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>73 Bill WS5H</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:#E4E4E4'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:rposgood@gmail.com" target="_blank" title="rposgood@gmail.com">Rick Osgood</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>To:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank" title="chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">Discussion of CHIRP</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sent:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Sunday, January 25, 2015 6:55 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Subject:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng cable<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Thanks for all the suggestions guys... I tried reseating the cable into the laptop on all available usb ports and at best it now forces the ht into transmit mode. To clarify the other point.... I have loaded the old version v3.2.0.0 and will use that if my windows os ever sees the device. I tried on my wifes laptop and same results. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Rick<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 10:54 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <<a href="mailto:n1ea@arrl.net" target="_blank">n1ea@arrl.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Download the CHIRP live Linux CD.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>That is all set up to work.<br>That will confirm the cable works.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>I think you have two problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Try the Live CD.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>David<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>On Jan 24, 2015 9:44 PM, "Malcolm Larkin" <<a href="mailto:malcolm.larkin@icloud.com" target="_blank">malcolm.larkin@icloud.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>The only time I had an issue, I entered into the devices section of the administrative tools and down rated the default serial speed and haven't had a problem since.<br><br>Malcolm Larkin <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>VK2FITH<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><br>On 25 Jan 2015, at 11:39, Tony <<a href="mailto:ajd@industrynet.net" target="_blank">ajd@industrynet.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Why are you guys repeating the same thing over and over without actually offering any assistance??</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>What you said is all true however first you need to get Windows to recognize the cable. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>…..Which only requires that you plug it in. No drivers required on any version of windows.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Rick is not even at that point yet! </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Once you can see it in device manager you can then load the OLD (2007) drivers (below) and it will work perfect.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Here is the link to the drivers again: <a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/188372/prolific.driver/PL2303.332102.zip" target="_blank">https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/188372/prolific.driver/PL2303.332102.zip</a></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>-Tony</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> [<a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John LaMartina<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 24, 2015 8:22 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Discussion of CHIRP'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng cable</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>If the cable that is being used has a cloned or counterfeit Prolific chip, Windows will load the latest Prolific driver.<br>That driver will recognize the counterfeit chip <b>and will Fail</b>.<br>This is by design to discourage counterfeiters. The only way to get around it is to do what Jim suggested.<br>Load a backdated driver. Preferably Win7 Prolific 3.2.0.0 or XP Prolific 2.0.2.1.<br><br>The needed drivers and explanation can be found at <a href="http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Drivers.php" target="_blank">http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Drivers.php</a><br>Read carefully FAQ 1 and 2 at the bottom of the page also.<br><br>I hope this assists.<br><br>John<br><a href="http://www.miklor.com" target="_blank">http://www.miklor.com</a></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> [<a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tony<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 24, 2015 8:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:mikeearls@earthlink.net" target="_blank">mikeearls@earthlink.net</a>; 'Discussion of CHIRP'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng cable</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Any version of Windows will recognize the cable.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>You don’t need drivers. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> [<a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael D Earls<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Discussion of CHIRP'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng cable</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Tony, you're not helping!<br><br>Until the older driver is installed properly, it won't recognize the cable.<br><br>Unless every step is followed EXACTLY, the older driver won't be installed.<br><br>Take it from someone who was convinced that I had followed every direction, several times.<br><br>When you finally do it right, it will work.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Mike Earls</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>AF5MS</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>TSRA Life Member</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>NRA Benefactor Member</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> [<a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tony<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 24, 2015 6:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Discussion of CHIRP'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng cable</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>He’s not even at the point where drivers are needed. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>He can’t even get Windows to recognize the cable.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Repeating “Read the instructions” over and over without offering any actual advice is a waste of everybody’s time.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>C’mon…</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>-Tony</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> [<a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim Unroe<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> Discussion of CHIRP<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng cable</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p 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If you don't select it as shown in the guide, Windows will continue to use the latest driver and the programming cable will continue to fail to function properly.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">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><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><br>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">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><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><br>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">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><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Rick Osgood<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>411 Walnut Street #9722<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Green Cove Springs, FL 34023<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">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><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>No virus found in this message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com" target="_blank">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 2015.0.5315 / Virus Database: 4189/8719 - Release Date: 12/11/14<br>Internal Virus Database is out of date.<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><br>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">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><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Rick Osgood<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>411 Walnut Street #9722<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Green Cove Springs, FL 34023<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><br>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a 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><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>