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</head><body><p>You need the custom Yaesu mic/headphone adaptor cable and connect your computer cable to the smaller jack.</p><p><br></p><blockquote type="cite">On 28 December 2017 at 22:40 Brian Toohey via chirp_users <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:<br><br><div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div>Anyone have any advice on getting my new Yaesu VX-8DR to communicate? </div><div><br></div><div>Each time I try the radio will show "ERROR" after a few moments and a short time later CHIRP will show "An error has occurred Failed to communicate with the radio: No response from radio"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I've tried the following:</div><div>-2 different cables (one Prolific from GoodQBuy and one FTDI from Valley Enterprises) both produce same result.</div><div>-Setting radio into clone mode and starting to transmit only after starting receive in CHIRP.</div><div>-Downloaded newest version of CHIRP.</div><div>-Ran updates and rebooted PC.</div><div>-Switched USB ports (with cables).</div><div>-Updated drivers for both cables.</div><div>-Factory reset on radio.</div><div>-Selected other radio models when downloaded (VX-8, VX-8R and VX-8GE).</div><div>-Checked connection at the radio and it appears to be tight. </div><div><br></div><div>I've used CHIRP on Baofeng, BTECH and a few other brands/models and never encountered an issue that wasn't easily resolved. </div><div><br></div><div>Any help or advice is much appreciated!</div><div><br></div><div>-73</div><div>Brian WB2EE</div><div><br></div></div></blockquote><p class="default-style"><br> </p><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br>chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com<br>http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users<br>This message was sent to Nigel Gunn, W8IFF at nigel@ngunn.net<br>To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</blockquote><p><br></p><p class="io-ox-signature">Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937 825 5032<br>Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF 9H3GN), e-mail nigel@ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net <br>Member of ARRL, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548, Flying Pigs QRP Club International #385,<br> Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, GCARES, EAA382.</p></body></html>