<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">I plugged a USB card reader into that port on the front of the computer and it says that port is F:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Then I plugged in the cable and it says nothing. Doesn't even recognize that port.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Its supposed to be the cable needed to connect my Btech 50+1 GMRS radio. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">I saw a video on YouTube saying the correct cable has a chip inside of it. I bought the one recommended by Amazon for the radio.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><div class="gmail-a-text-center gmail-a-fixed-left-grid-col gmail-a-col-left" style="box-sizing:border-box;overflow:visible;zoom:1;min-height:1px;width:100px;padding-right:0px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:"Amazon Ember",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;float:left;text-align:center"><div class="gmail-item-view-left-col-inner" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block"><a class="gmail-a-link-normal" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017MT7IFG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,113,133)"><img alt="" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31lH40KO8BL._SX90_.jpg" aria-hidden="true" class="gmail-" height="81" width="90" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; border: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></a></div></div><div class="gmail-a-fixed-left-grid-col gmail-a-col-right" style="box-sizing:border-box;overflow:visible;zoom:1;min-height:1px;width:533.594px;padding-left:8.00347px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:"Amazon Ember",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;float:left"><div class="gmail-a-row" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:525.59px"><a class="gmail-a-link-normal" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017MT7IFG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(199,81,31);outline:rgb(0,130,150) auto 5px">BTECH PC04 FTDI USB Programming Cable for UV-25X2, UV-25X4, UV-50X2</a></div></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">As you can tell I am brand new to GMRS radio. I'm also 75 yrs old which isn't helping and I don't have a teenager.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">I was in the Army Security Agency and used radios but that was years ago.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">I know nothing really about GMRS.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 12:39 PM K0LNY <glenn@ervin.email> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">The way to tell which port is being used in Device
Manager, is either plug in the cable with device manager open, and see what
appears, or unplug the cord with device manager open, and see what goes
away.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">HTH.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Glenn</font></div>
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<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] Port
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<div class="gmail_default"><font size="4">Hmmm. Device Manager says:
Port_#0003.Hub_#0001</font><br></div>
<div class="gmail_default"><font size="4">When I copy and paste that into CHIRP I
get an error message:</font></div>
<div class="gmail_default"><font size="4">could not open port
Port_#0003.Hub_#0001: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file
specified<br></font></div></div></div></div><br>
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<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 11:16 AM Jim Unroe
<<a href="mailto:rock.unroe@gmail.com" target="_blank">rock.unroe@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br></div>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi Dennis,<br><br>On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 11:03 AM Dennis
Mosley <<a href="mailto:mdenmos6@gmail.com" target="_blank">mdenmos6@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> I downloaded
CHIRP. Plugged my computer cable to a USB port on my computer and got
an Error 3 message saying this port is not recognized. No
driver.<br>> I use this port all the time. I purchased the cable from
Amazon as being the one to buy for my Btech 50+1 radio.<br>
<div>> Help would be appreciated.--Your pal. That sweet fella you love,
Mr. Dos XX's himself, Dennis, Den, Denny, Dad, Pops, Grandpa, Uncle, Cousin,
Mr. Mosley, Moe, Comrade, etc.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>You are most likely choosing the wrong port. Which port does Device
Manager show as the port assigned to your programming cable? That is the one
you must use.</div>
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<div>Jim KC9HI<br></div>
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