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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>If you had another radio the cable would connect
to, you could try the cable there, to see if the problem is the cable or the
radio.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I have found that many of my cables work on
different radios, if the tip fits into the radio.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Glenn</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 16, 2023 12:20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [chirp_users] Can't connect
to BTECH UV-25X2-Gen2</DIV>
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<DIV>I'm using the Baofeng cable. <A
href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017MT7IFG">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017MT7IFG</A></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_attr dir=ltr>On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 10:17 AM Rich Gilbertson
<<A href="mailto:na7rg@email.com">na7rg@email.com</A>> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV
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ago, I bought a 5 dollar cable to program my Baofeng. It didn't work. I was
informed many cloned FTDI cables don't work.<BR>I bought the Baofeng cable,
about $20 at the time. Always works. <BR><BR>--<BR>Sent from my Android
phone with <A href="http://mail.com" target=_blank>mail.com</A> Mail. Please
excuse my brevity.</DIV>
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<DIV>On 7/16/23, 10:13 AM John Oliver <<A href="mailto:jnojr1@gmail.com"
target=_blank>jnojr1@gmail.com</A>> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>I tried under Windows 10, which reports the cable as being
COM5. I could not connect to the radio. Now I've tried on
another laptop running Ubuntu 22.04LTS. Still no dice.
The "Help me" under port says "Your cable appears to be on port: FT231X
USB UART - FT231X USB UART (/dev/ttyUSB0)"
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<DIV>Maybe the cable is bad? </DIV></DIV><BR>
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<DIV class=gmail_attr dir=ltr>On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 9:35 AM D.J.J. Ring,
Jr. <<A href="mailto:n1ea@arrl.net" target=_blank>n1ea@arrl.net</A>>
wrote: <BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: small">How are COM Ports
tested in Linux? I know in Windows, Device Manager can be used.
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: small">Thanks, </DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: small">David </DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: small"><BR></DIV></DIV><BR>
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<DIV class=gmail_attr dir=ltr>On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 12:31 PM Rich
Gilbertson <<A href="mailto:na7rg@email.com"
target=_blank>na7rg@email.com</A>> wrote: <BR></DIV>
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<DIV
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comm ports. Usually 3 or 4. Should show the chip in your cable.
<BR><BR>-- <BR>Sent from my Android phone with <A
href="http://mail.com" target=_blank>mail.com</A> Mail. Please excuse
my brevity. </DIV>
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<DIV>On 7/16/23, 9:27 AM John Oliver <<A
href="mailto:jnojr1@gmail.com" target=_blank>jnojr1@gmail.com</A>>
wrote: </DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>I hear nothing. No sign that anything is being
received. <BR></DIV><BR>
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<DIV class=gmail_attr dir=ltr>On Sat, Jul 15, 2023 at 9:22 PM K0LNY
<glenn@ervin.email> wrote: <BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi John,</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Might the tuned frequency be
receiving traffic while you are connected?</FONT> </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">If so, make sure it's on a quiet
channel. </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">HTH. </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Glenn </DIV>
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target=_blank>John Oliver</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 15,
2023 4:54 PM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [chirp_users]
Can't connect to BTECH UV-25X2-Gen2 </DIV>
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<DIV>I get "Error reading data from radio" I'm using this
cable: <A href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017MT7IFG"
target=_blank>https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017MT7IFG</A> It
is plugged in all the way! <BR></DIV>
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<DIV>I cannot find a debug.log There is no option for one
in my CHIRP (CHIRP next-20230712 on Python 3.8.10 wxPython
4.0.7 gtk3 (phoenix) wxWidgets 3.0.4) And none is created
in ~/.chirp While CHIRP is still running: </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>joliver@blinky:~$ ls .chirp/ <BR>chirp.config
stock_configs </DIV>
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<DIV>In the terminal I launched CHIRP: <BR><BR>joliver@blinky:~$
./.local/bin/chirp <BR>02:52:04 PM: Debug: Unrecognized accel
key 'backspace', accel string ignored. <BR>ERROR: Failed to
clone: Error reading data from radio <BR>Traceback (most recent
call last): <BR> File
"/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py",
line 369, in _rawrecv <BR> raise
errors.RadioError("No data received from radio")
<BR>chirp.errors.RadioError: No data received from radio
<BR><BR>During handling of the above exception, another
exception occurred: <BR><BR>Traceback (most recent call last):
<BR> File
"/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/wxui/clone.py",
line 68, in run <BR> self._fn() <BR> File
"/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py",
line 758, in sync_in <BR> data = _download(self)
<BR> File
"/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py",
line 533, in _download <BR> _do_ident(radio,
status) <BR> File
"/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py",
line 447, in _do_ident <BR> ident = _rawrecv(radio,
50) <BR> File
"/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py",
line 377, in _rawrecv <BR> raise
errors.RadioError("Error reading data from radio")
<BR>chirp.errors.RadioError: Error reading data from radio
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