Last summer while in China I purchased a Baofeng UV-5R. I found it difficult to program by the keypad, so I later purchased a programming cable and have installed Chirp in an effort to program the radio.
I have followed the "Basic Procedure for Programming" from the Chirp Beginner's Guide Wiki. But I get the following error message when trying to "Download from radio":
"Radio refused to send block 0x0140"
The block address doesn't come up the same every time. I also had these values from a handful of other attempts: (0x0300, 0x0380, 0x0280, 0x0240). The Cloning process does not complete.
I am using CHIRP daily-20170603 within Xubuntu 17.04
UV-5R firmware version is: 297 (according to screen info when pressing "3" and turning radio on)
USB cable seems to have this USB/serial converter: Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port
I am new to VHF/UHF operation and HT operation in general. Not completely new to Linux. Have only one cable and one rig. Here in rural Taiwan at the moment, I don't know anyone else who owns a UV-5R, so I can't test the cable or radio against other units.
I did read the FAQ and lots of other info, but nothing I saw there seemed to address my issue.
Sincerely yours,
BX8AAD