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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jardy Dawson via chirp_users<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 27, 2017 3:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] CHIRP DOWNLOAD problems<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>If device manager shows your cable to be a Prolific, roll your driver back to 3.2.0.0. Your cable probably has a fake chip in it and the latest drivers are designed to stop the cables from working. The older drivers work just fine.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>THIS IS WHAT I FIND IN DEVICE MANAGER (Scott)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=414 height=460 style='width:4.3125in;height:4.7916in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D34F40.1003EBB0"><o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jardy Dawson<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>WA7JRD Ham Radio<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We keep trying to interfere with elections, but pesky moose and squirrel keep interfering!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Oct 27, 2017, at 13:07, SCOTT PETERSON <<a href="mailto:SPETE2@verizon.net">SPETE2@VERIZON.NET</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><h1><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I downloaded CHIRP from the Web Site to WD 10 and after the down load was completed there was no sign of a CHIRP shortcut on my desk top. </span><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Went to C: (x86) CHIRP and found shortcut. I dragged the shortcut to Desktop. I clicked on the CHIRP ICON and Chirp loaded. </span><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I then installed the <span class=a-size-large>Baofeng USB Programming Cable for Baofeng Two way Radio UV-5R, BF-888S,BF-F8+ With Driver CD to my BF-F8HP Radio. </span></span><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span class=a-size-large><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I attempted to install the Driver CD and found it corrupted. </span></span><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span class=a-size-large><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I thought that my windows 10 had the most up to date USB Driver and I would not need the one that came with the Programing Cable. I may have been wrong and do need a special Driver. </span></span><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span class=a-size-large><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I than plugged the programing Cable in to the USB Port and then the Radio, turned the Radio on, started CHIRP, clicked the Radio Menu, input vendor info, started download.</span></span><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span class=a-size-large><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Message:</span></u></span><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span class=a-size-large><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Due to the fact that the manufacturer continues to release new versions of the firmware with obscure and hard-to-track changes, this driver may not work with your device. Thus far and to the best knowledge of the author, no UV-5R radios have been harmed by using CHIRP. However, proceed at your own risk! </span></span><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><image001.png><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span class=a-size-large><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:normal'>Typed USB in port assignment box and tried again with the following results.</span></span><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><image002.png><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span class=a-size-large><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Do I need a special USB Driver?</span></span><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span class=a-size-large><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Can anyone help me with this problem?</span></span><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span class=a-size-large><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span class=a-size-large><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Thanks in advance,</span></span><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span class=a-size-large><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span class=a-size-large><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Scott</span></span><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span class=a-size-large><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></h1><h1><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> </span><o:p></o:p></h1></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<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">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><br>This message was sent to Jardy at <a href="mailto:jardy72@yahoo.com">jardy72@yahoo.com</a><br>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>