<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hello Dave,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I know nothing about your radio or computer (I am a Mac user), but when ever I get that (Unable to communicate…) message, it is because I have transition between steps to fast. I now let 5 to 10 seconds pass before I go to the next step in downloading to the radio.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Good luck</div><div class="">N7IY<br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 24, 2016, at 12:27 PM, Dave Capstick <<a href="mailto:cappers1001@yahoo.co.uk" class="">cappers1001@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class=""><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" class=""><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_5243" class="">Hi All,</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_5256" class="">my first post and a new user to Chirp. I would like to program my Yaesu FT60 with various local repeaters and the frequencies for some FM satellites. I am using Windows 8.1, the latest version of Chirp (updated today) and a cable from here <a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_5363" href="http://www.hamgoodies.co.uk/ft60-programming-cable" class="">Yaesu FT-60 USB Programming Cable</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_5426" dir="ltr" class="">Downloading from my FT60 is fine. I then edit the file and try to upload. That's when I get the message 'Failed to communicate with radio: Radio did not respond'<br class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_5473" dir="ltr" class="">I have looked at some online documentation and I am aware that for Yaesu radios you need to follow the steps very carefully. These are the steps which i took:</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_5556" dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_5557" dir="ltr" class="">- connected my cable to laptop and radio (drivers were installed on first connection)<br class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_5681" dir="ltr" class="">- held MONI button in while switching radio on. Released MONI button.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_5638" dir="ltr" class="">- used selector knob to move to f8 CLONE</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_5682" dir="ltr" class="">- Pushed f/w key. Screen blinks</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_5639" dir="ltr" class="">- in Chirp - I downloaded from the radio. I checked the correct COM ports in device manager. Download was successful</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_7197" dir="ltr" class="">- I edited downloaded file in Chirp</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_7233" dir="ltr" class="">- To upload I pressed MONI - RX appeared on the screen.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_7302" dir="ltr" class="">- I attempted to upload to the radio but as soon as I tried this I got the error message - failed to communicate with radio</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_7397" dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_7396" dir="ltr" class="">Does anyone have any ideas as to what is going on? Any help much appreciated. I've attached the .img file for reference</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_7412" dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_7437" dir="ltr" class="">Cheers</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_7436" dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_7435" dir="ltr" class="">Dave</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_7434" dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">M0IKT<br class=""></div><div style="width:450px; font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times', 'Times New Roman', 'serif';margin-top:5px; margin-bottom: 5px; background-color: #ffffff;" id="enhancrCard_0" class="link-enhancr-element richcompose-card link-enhancr-attachment" contenteditable="false"><table id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_5466" class="link-enhancr-element" style="width:450px; height:170px; position: relative; display: block;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_5465" class=""><tr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_5472" class="link-enhancr-element"><td id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456343106370_5471" class="link-enhancr-element" colspan="8" style="height: 1px; 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