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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Dave,<br>Refer to FAQ items 1 and 2 at<br><a href="http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_CHIRP.php">http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_CHIRP.php</a><br>These are the two most common causes of cable failure.<br>I hope this assists.<br><br>John<br><a href="http://www.miklor.com">http://www.miklor.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=4 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Dave<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December 28, 2016 1:52 PM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com; chirp_users-request@intrepid.danplanet.com<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [chirp_users] programming cable problems<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I use the latest version of Chirp downloaded about 10 days ago. It worked <br>well and did all the programming I need for the Beofeng uv5r, (different <br>cable) Btech UV 2501-220. I had a small computer problem and after <br>correcting the computer problem I could program the Btech UV 2501 but the <br>programming cables for the UV5R have a problem. The one that I used over and <br>over now puts my UV5R in a transmit as soon as i plug it into the computer. <br>The other cable gives me an error message that says the Commport (1-8 ) wont <br>work.<br>What do I do.<br>Thanks for any ideas<br>Dave<br>KD0TUN</span></font><font color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div></div></body></html>