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There are *<b>not</b>* 128 for band A and 128 for band B (Band A frequency may vary between radios).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00421E'>HTM Companies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Business Endurance Solutions</span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#339966'>™</span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>______________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Joel Weinstein [MA] (508) 634-7900<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>"If only I knew then what I know now."<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> K C 1 A W Y<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>SCOTT PETERSON<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 29, 2017 5:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Discussion of CHIRP'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] CHIRP DOWNLOAD problems (USB Serial leads)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>The USB Serial Leads I purchased from Amazon is working fine, my current problem is understanding mapping the memory locations, as I said before </span>I opened the repeater local listing selecting 220 MHz and populated the Radio image list 1-44, then went to 440 MHz attempting to populate list 45 plus. Didn’t work instead it overwrote the 1-44 list. I need to understand the memory map and can I fill the 128 Memory Locations and see the list ?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Scott<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='color:windowtext'> <a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> [<a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com">mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dave B<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 29, 2017 7:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] CHIRP DOWNLOAD problems (USB Serial leads)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><pre><snip><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>> you will most likely<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>> have to download, install and select the older Prolific v3.2.0.0<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>> driver that was available before the Prolific company decided to<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>> combat piracy of their chip.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre></snip><o:p></o:p></pre><pre> <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Trouble then, unless you "hog-tie" Windows (whatever version) not to<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>update that driver each time it phones home, it will want to "update"<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>the older driver for the current one, so your interface lead stops<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>working (again.)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>I believe, "there are ways" to prevent particular drivers from updating,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>but not being a Windows user at home any more, I can't say how you'd do<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>that.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Blocking all updates, is <span class=moz-txt-tag><b>*</b></span><b>not<span class=moz-txt-tag>*</span></b> recommended, in this insecure day and age.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Best to use a newer cable with genuine chip-set in (it doesn’t have to<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>be Prolific) though that can be difficult to impossible to check<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>without breaking it out of the packaging, and even then, not always easy<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>for many...<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>If it's any consolation (probably not) 10's of 1000's of genuine companies <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>got caught out by the Prolific counterfeiters to their (and our) cost.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>The only guaranteed way to get a genuine chip-set, is to buy direct from<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>the makers, or their official agents, but as well as the cost, you then<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>you have to make up an adapter from RS232 to whatever connector the rig<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>of interest uses.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>But, isn't that what were all supposed to be able to do?<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>(Tin hat at the ready!)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Such an adapter would be good to have anyway I think.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Regards. Dave B.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>PS: I have personally come across, a "so called" (and marked up as)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>FTDI chip, but it identified itself as, and worked as a Prolific chip! <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>The counterfeiters are using micro-controllers programmed to emulate the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>genuine chips, and other than a few esoteric little used functions<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>(changing the function of I/O lines etc) they have actually done quite<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>an impressive (I'm not saying good) job.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Someone programmed that one wrongly, or forgot to set it's emulation mode.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Take care.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>>><<<o:p> </o:p></pre></div></body></html>