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<p>Ok, with help from Mark at BlueMax49ers, I found a workaround for
the Kenwood TM281. Use the TM271 profile instead. It works.</p>
<p>Steve<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/25/2019 4:46 PM, Steve Thomas
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<p>yes. yes. Actually com4. It works with Kenwood Software using
the same com port.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/25/2019 3:40 PM, Jardy Dawson
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<div>Did you verify in Device Manager that the cable is actually
Comm 3? Did you press firmly on the cable when plugging into
the radio?<br>
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<div>Jardy Dawson</div>
<div>WA7JRD Ham Radio</div>
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<div>Sent three weeks from now through a newly discovered worm
hole in the space-time continuum.</div>
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On Feb 25, 2019, at 12:56, Tom Marinello <<a
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<div>I'm having the same problem Steve Thomas has:</div>
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<div>Windows 10 PC</div>
<div>Radio Kenwood TM-281</div>
<div>Cable - Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM3)</div>
<div>Driver 3.2.0.0 7/31/2007</div>
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<div>Run CHIRP daily-20190222</div>
<div>Select Download from Radio</div>
<div>Confirm Radio & Port</div>
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<div>No response from CHIRP after 5 minutes</div>
<div>Re-select Download from Radio</div>
<div>Error popup reads An error has occurred</div>
<div>could not open port COM3: [Error 5] Access is
denied</div>
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<div>Quit CHIRP</div>
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<div>Open MCP-1A</div>
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<div>Select Read>All</div>
<div>Reading the data from the transceiver, and data is
displayed in window</div>
<div>Select File>Open - choose "test" mcp file. Full
programming data is displayed</div>
<div>Select Write>all</div>
<div>Popup asks "Do you want to write the data to the
transceiver?" Select Yes</div>
<div>Writing the data to the transceiver, and radio is
programmed with contents of "test" mcp file</div>
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<div>So the problem does not seem to be with the cable or
the radio, since MCP-1A can talk to the radio.</div>
<div>So it appears that Steve and I have exactly the same
problem with CHIRP. Except Steve's is first time
programming and mine is after a reset or after the radio
has been programmed with MCP-1A</div>
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<div>Can any TM-281 users offer other suggestions, or
CHIRP experts/developers?</div>
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<div>/Tom</div>
<div>K6IGY</div>
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Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 20:00:17 -0600<br>
From: Steve Thomas <<a
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Subject: [chirp_users] Error Programming Kenwood TM281<br>
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I am trying to program my Kenwood TM281 for the first
time. I'm using <br>
Windows 10.? I previously ran Chirp to program a
Wouxon hand held and it <br>
worked fine with that cable.<br>
<br>
I have a Prolific cable I got from BlueMax49ers.?? The
instructions said <br>
it was a genuine Prolific chip and to use the latest
drivers.? So I <br>
checked and it is using the latest drivers
(3.8.28.0).? When I started <br>
Chirp, I plugged in the radio, and selected "Download
from Radio".?? It <br>
gave me a dialog with Com3 preselected, and I selected
Kenwood and <br>
TM281. When I clicked OK in the dialog, I get this
message:<br>
<br>
_*An ERROR Has Occurred*__*<br>
*__*could not open port COM4: [Error 5] Access is
denied.*_<br>
<br>
I tried Com3, and got the same error.<br>
<br>
_*An ERROR Has Occurred*__*<br>
*__*could not open port COM3: [Error2] The System
Cannot find The File <br>
specified.*_<br>
<br>
(this may be the original error, I don't know. I
changed the com port to <br>
Com4 before writing down what the original error was
when it originally <br>
went to Com3)<br>
**_**_<br>
<br>
I looked into Device Manager, and under Ports (Com and
LPT) It says the <br>
Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port (Com4)<br>
<br>
I looked at the Properties and it says this:<br>
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Does this sound familiar?<br>
<br>
Steve<br>
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