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.
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.
"Sturgeon's Law: Ninety percent of everything is crud."