<div dir="auto">Hi Phil,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Stick with it; chirp is really great once it's up and running.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Now, you said that you reversed txd and rxd, then your pc powered off ?? That's unusual.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">You sure that's what you did? </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I've done some crazy stuff in my time, but never has a pc powered off if TX and RX were reversed.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cheers,</div><div dir="auto">Simon R, G4PEM</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 22 Mar 2017 17:49, "<a href="mailto:pcooper@suremail.gg">pcooper@suremail.gg</a>" <<a href="mailto:pcooper@suremail.gg">pcooper@suremail.gg</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Jim and the group,<br>
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I already tried reversing the TXD and RXD lines in the PCB, but when I plugged the cable into the radio, the PC immediately switched off, which makes me think that was wrong!<br>
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I have correctly chosen the right COM port (Com12 in my case), and I have almost completely removed the surrounding plastic from the radio end of the cable so that it is a better fit.<br>
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I have also buzzed out each line from plug to PCB, and all is good there.<br>
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I am happy with the soldering, as that is what I do for employment.<br>
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When i changed to the CP2102 board, then connected it to my PC, Windows found the drivers automatically - although it wasn't quick - and a red LED is lit on the CP2102 PCB.<br>
However, when I open Chirp and try to download the radio, neither of the two led's associated with TXD and RXD lights up.<br>
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Although this is a UV-5R Plus, do I still use the UV-5R option, or should I be using the BF-F8HP as the model?<br>
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The Miklor site implies the latter, but reading the Chirp FAQ's implies that the UV-5R Plus is now grouped into the UV-5R models.<br>
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Oh well, plan B it is then - get 3 wires and one each of 3.5mm and 2.5mm stereo jacks!<br>
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73 de Phil GU0SUP<br>
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