On 24/12/19 5:41 am, Fred Erickson wrote:
I believe that we have the same cable and are also using a similar version of Linux if I remember from your past posts.
The lights on the cable, both red and green, blink constantly when reading or sending to the radio. Since you seem to have tried several cables, have you tried different usb ports on the same computer or tried different computers.
Thanks for your reply Fred,
I use similar cables to programme Arduino boards and to read GPS data into my laptop without any problems. The laptop has three ports and I've tried them all and I only have one computer. I do have a Raspberry Pi, I wonder if that's worth a try?
Were both of your radios purchased at the same time - maybe they have the problem.
I only have one Baofeng radio, a UV-82HP. I have, in desperation, selected different Baofeng model but of course with the same result. As I said, I'm confident that the problem is at the radio end. I have tried three different cables.
You mentioned you were in Austrailia.
We are full-time travellers and I've only come across one active repeater during the four months since I purchased the radio. I've made one contact and the operator hadn't heard of Baofeng or Chirp.