<div dir="auto">Try just turning it on without going into clone mode. Then tell chirp to connect. If the radio is supported by chirp and your drivers are correct it should connect.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Your first action after connecting is to download an image from the radio.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Dave</div><div dir="auto">W2IJL</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 3, 2023, 14:08 Jim Overstreet <<a href="mailto:WDXP@cox.net">WDXP@cox.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p><font size="4">I have tried everything in the instructions and
cannot get</font></p>
<p><font size="4">Chirp to communicate with the radio. As per the
instructions, you</font></p>
<p><font size="4">turn the radio off, connect the USB cable, then
turn on the radio while</font></p>
<p><font size="4">holding down the F/W key which puts the radio in
CLONE mode which</font></p>
<p><font size="4">shows on the display. Then, you hit the band key
and it tries to communicate</font></p>
<p><font size="4">with the radio. At first, it looks like it will
work but after about 20 seconds</font></p>
<p><font size="4">ERROR appears in the display. I followed the
instructions just as shown</font></p>
<p><font size="4">when you start the process, but always get the
ERROR message. Just</font></p>
<p><font size="4">wondering if anyone has had success with the
VX-3? WHat am I doing wrong?<br>
</font></p>
<p><font size="4">Thanks,</font></p>
<p><font size="4">Jim, WA5DXP</font></p>
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