OK, after some more playing around, I think in my case the problem is indeed mechanical.
I have 2 cables. The one that came with the radio and a Baofeng branded one I bought when I couldn't get the first one to work with the Mac.
I now think the original issue was not having the right Prolific chip drivers, but as I then changed the cable as well, *that* became the problem.
Going back to my original cable, and it works every time. (Except after first plugging in - seems that until Chirp has tried to communicate the ports are in the wrong configuration, and it opens up the mic.)
So my - so far - way of working is:
Plug cable into USB Launch Chirp Try to download - this will fail Plug cable into radio (while it is off) and then turn radio on Now download (or upload, I guess - not tried yet) seems to work fine.
I can turn the radio off/on and it will still load.
I had attached pics of the 2 cables to show the difference but the list rejected the email :( Basically, one of them has better clearance on the casing around the sockets - and that's the one that works.
On 24 October 2015 at 16:33, Paul Slootweg paul.slootweg@gmail.com wrote:
OK, after some more playing around, I think in my case the problem is indeed mechanical.
I have 2 cables. The one that came with the radio and a Baofeng branded one I bought when I couldn't get the first one to work with the Mac.
I now think the original issue was not having the right Prolific chip drivers, but as I then changed the cable as well, *that* became the problem.
Going back to my original cable, and it works every time. (Except after first plugging in - seems that until Chirp has tried to communicate the ports are in the wrong configuration, and it opens up the mic.)
So my - so far - way of working is:
Plug cable into USB Launch Chirp Try to download - this will fail Plug cable into radio (while it is off) and then turn radio on Now download (or upload, I guess - not tried yet) seems to work fine.
I can turn the radio off/on and it will still load.
I have attached a couple of pics that hopefully show the problem. (The working one is the Front/Left in these pics.)
Paul
On 24 October 2015 at 15:07, Kearney mbk7@comcast.net wrote:
I've had a similar issue with "Error: can't find or read the radio". Sorry, I have no other suggestions. I am working on a 'cheat sheet' to help avoid some mis-steps with CHIRP for first time users in our club so I am curios to find out what causes your problems.
Mike KG7KIQ
----- Original Message ----- From: paul.slootweg@gmail.com To: "Discussion of CHIRP" chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2015 6:46 AM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Mac user - inconsistent ability to contact radio
Done that too - if it worked.
The issue is connectivity to the radio.
On 24 Oct 2015, at 14:35, Kearney mbk7@comcast.net wrote:
Have you tried to download to a new file? ----- Original Message ----- From: paul.slootweg@gmail.com To: "Discussion of CHIRP" chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2015 6:21 AM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Mac user - inconsistent ability to contact radio
Nope. Same radio. (One of the times that download did work!)
Paul
On 24 Oct 2015, at 14:12, Kearney mbk7@comcast.net wrote:
Paul, was your original img. file created on a different radio?
Mike KG7KIQ
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Slootweg" paul.slootweg@gmail.com To: "Discussion of CHIRP" chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 1:15 AM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Mac user - inconsistent ability to contact radio
> I would have assumed that if the was a compatibility problem, then the > cable/drivers would work 'never', not 'sometimes'. > > As for FTDI cables - unobtanium in the UK. > > Paul > >> On 21 October 2015 at 17:00, Jim Unroe rock.unroe@gmail.com wrote: >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 9:43 AM, Paul Slootweg >> paul.slootweg@gmail.com >> wrote: >>> I have the latest of everything installed, the Prolific drivers show >>> up as started in the Console, and the USB serial device shows up, >>> but >>> I can rarely download (never mind upload.) >>> Radio is UV-5RA >>> >>> Am I missing something? >>> >>> Paul >> >> Paul, >> >> When it comes to Prolific drivers, you don't want the latest. They >> are >> incompatible with the unauthorized Prolific chip copies that are in >> most programming cables (including the "genuine" Baofeng programming >> cable). Try the generic drivers on the MacOS_Tips page or purchase >> the >> 3rd party driver. >> >> http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/MacOS_Tips >> >> https://www.mac-usb-serial.com/ >> >> Or to avoid the hassle of finding and installing a compatible driver, >> get a programming cable with the FTDI chip. >> >> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HUB0ONK >> >> Jim KC9HI >> _______________________________________________ >> chirp_users mailing list >> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com >> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >> To unsubscribe, send an email to >> chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > To unsubscribe, send an email to > chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
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