Re: [chirp_users] Cannot get BF-F8HP Radio to communicate with Mac OS 10.8.5

Hi Tom,

I start Chirp plug in the cable, and then the radio, and finally turn on the radio I then select Radio > Download from radio select Port (and there are several to select from:

1. /dev/cu.Bluetooth-modem
2. /dev/cu.Bluetooth-Serial-1
3. /dev/cu.Bluetooth-Serial-2
4. /dev/cu.Bluetooth-(myname)-Wireless-iAP
5. /dev/cu.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync

It appears that you do not have a compatible driver installed for your programming cable. Nothing with "bluetooth" in it would be the correct choice.

Like Windows users, the official Prolific drivers are designed to be incompatible with unauthorized Prolific chip copies. The workaround for Mac users (except for those running El Capitan) is to install one of the generic Prolific drivers referenced on the "MacOS_Tips" page.

http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/MacOS_Tips

Jim