<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">We need more info:<div><br></div><div>Is your radio programmed already, or is it blank or otherwise in a state you have no interest in preserving? If that is the case, perform a complete reset on the radio snd then try and read the settings on the radio.</div><div><br></div><div>If your radio is already programmed, have you been able to successfully read its contents (ch memories), but the settings are blank, or is everything blank?</div><div><br></div><div>As another mentioned, I suspect your issue may relate to an out-of-range setting, and a full reset *should* resolve it.</div><div><br></div><div>Please, share your steps taken so far, it should look like this:</div><div><br></div><div>Radio opened for first time.</div><div>Connected to prog cable, powered on, volume at half-setting, and antenna removed. </div><div><br></div><div>(If the radio receives a signal, breaks squelch, the read/write to the radio can fail.)</div><div><br></div><div>Connect prog cable to computer, computer, based on operating system and the chip in your cable should indicate driver successfully loaded ("bing-bong" in windows).</div><div><br></div><div>Go to device manager (Windows) and determine Com port. Make note of it.</div><div><br></div><div>Start CHIRP, select read radio, and choose proper mfg/model, as well as set proper COM port. Let radio read start.</div><div><br></div><div>Reading the radio should complete normally, indicating success.</div><div><br></div><div>Once complete, check settings tab, see if initial values displayed.</div><div><br></div><div>If all looks OK, save these settings on computer as "initial load" and then proceed to add channels, modify settings as you like.</div><div><br></div><div>Once you are done adding info, be sure and save your work before attempting to write it to the radio.</div><div><br></div><div>Write the info to the radio, it will take a moment, then indicate success.</div><div><br></div><div>Your radio should be programmed.<br><br><div dir="ltr">Ken, N2VIP</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 9, 2021, at 16:54, Joseph G McBride via chirp_users <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
<div style="color:black;font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just recently started using Chirp. When I go to settings the whole column is blank,
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<div>I have looked all over the internet and have found nothing that helps. </div>
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<div>I am asking if there is any help available?</div>
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<div>Thank you!</div>
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<div>Joe McBride</div>
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