Hi Billy,
On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 1:07 PM Billy Joe Higginbotham Jr via chirp_users chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com wrote:
I can’t get my radio to link with my computer. I have the uv-5r and run Windows 7 on my computer. I keep get the message (An error has occurred could not open port [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified.) It like the Chirp can’t see my radio.
It isn't CHIRP that's not working. It is your programming cable that isn't working. Any programming software requires that the user provides a complete and working connection between the radio and computer.
I suggest that you utilize the Windows 7 "Device Manager" application to help diagnose the problem. It could be as simple as selecting the wrong COM port. The most likely cause is that the device driver that was installed by Windows is not compatible with the USB-to-Serial chip in the programming cable (of even no driver is installed at all).
Jim KC9HI