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<font size="-1">Hey Dan,<br>
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<pre wrap="">Don't do that. Icoms are much smarter than Yaesus, and allow the
computer to initiate the clone. If you put it into clone mode ahead of
time, the computer tries to start the clone from scratch and fails. See
this in the FAQ:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/FAQ#Should-I-put-my-Alinco-Icom-or-Kenwood-radio-into-clone-mode-first">http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/FAQ#Should-I-put-my-Alinco-Icom-or-Kenwood-radio-into-clone-mode-first</a></pre>
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Hmmm.. then it seems the following "Step 1: Download contents from
the radio" section should be amended for Icom users:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Beginners_Guide">http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Beginners_Guide</a><br>
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Bry: Give Dan's approach a try and see if that changes anything. I
also think you should test your cable with shorting the TX to the RX
line and use a program like Hyperterminal, etc. to see if you see
any typed characters showing up on the screen.<br>
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--David<br>
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