On 06/30/2014 08:34 PM, Robert Brostoff wrote:
I just purchased a new UV-5R. I have downloaded the latest version of CHIRP. The first time I plugged in my cable from the UV-5R to the usb port on my PC, running Win 7,the computer downloaded a serial driver for the cable and indicated that the driver was installed and is now available. I turned on the radio while holding down the "3" key,I received a message that the firmware release is BFB297.
I turned the radio off. I plugged in the cable. Then I selected "Radio" in CHIRP. Then I selected the Baofeng UV-5R and com 3. After a few moments I get an error message "Radio did not respond". I tried again, using com 5 with the same result. What do I do now? I'm trying to clone the radio so that I can find the firmware release number. Bob
I had this problem the other day. How did I fix it? Made SURE the cable was plugged ALL THE WAY. It hadn't been.
It's a hard thing to see.
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