As an aside, what is the basis for this 'radio at maximum volume', 'no active channel' advice based on. 
It sounds bizarre to me as a hardware guy.   

On Tue, 6 Apr 2021 at 22:53, Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@ngunn.net> wrote:

Usually /dev/ttyUSB0 unless you already have another serial device already plugged in to a USB port.
Go to file manager and look in /dev/ and see what appears and disappears when you plun in and unplug the cable.


> On 06/04/2021 17:34 Robert via chirp_users <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hello,
>
> Total noob, here. Taking my exams on Thursday. Got my TIDRADIO UV-5R and the FTDI cable. How can I detect which /dev/tty is being used for the FTDI connection to my radio? I tried /dev/ttyS0 and /dev/ttyUSB0 which resulted in the error 'Radio did not respond'.
>
> Kindly,
> Robert
> . .. ... ‘...^,^
>
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