I have attached two YouTube videos for your review regarding the new Baofeng Chirp cable. The new cable referred to in the short video has a special chip in the cable that you need to purchase. The YouTube videos will explain everything well.

Baofeng, TYT, Wouxun Programming Cable That Works; AD# 37

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzkFVtyttKM

Using CHIRP to Program your Handheld Ham Radios, AD#38

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrpqq-xi00g&t=59s

Richard Barnier

12868 Mondavi DR.

Fishers, IN. 46037

Amateur Radio Callsign: KD9EMM

CERT, RACES, HCARES

From: chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Dan Grant
Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 3:23 PM
To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com
Subject: [chirp_users] Baofeng UV-5R

I’m VERY new at this so hope this question isn’t off base! I have a new Baofeng UV-5R and have made my own cable to connect to it. The cable I’ve made is a DB9F to 3.5mm and 2.5mm plugs. The USB to serial adapter that I connect to is one that I’ve used with other things and works fine.

With the connectors in the radio the display comes up with a solid black dot matrix in the top frequency display and most of the info icons across the top. When I try to read the radio with CHIRP, I can see some data communication on the lights of the USB/Serial interface and the radio display changes to almost normal but then goes in to transmit mode and everything stops. I get an error indicating that “An error has occurred - Radio did not respond”.

I’m hoping someone can suggest some things to look at to further troubleshoot this!

Thanks

Dan Grant