I have two ICOM IC-2100H radios and I am having problems accessing their programming.

CABLE: Valley Enterprises: RPC=IV8-UF (Icom USB OPC-478 FTDI). I have downloaded and installed the associated driver, according to the web address on the package.

DEVICE MANAGER REPORTS: ----------------------------------------------- USB Serial Port (COM7). Device Provider: FTDI. *Driver Date: 8-26-2014. *Driver Version: 2.12.0. BPS: 9600. Data Bits: 8. Parity: None. Stop Bits: 1. Flow Control: None. *NOTE: Is there a newer driver?

CHIRP SETUP: ----------------------- Port: COM7. Vendor: Icom. Model: IC-2100H.

RADIO SETUP: ----------------------- 1. Turn On, Holding M/CALL Button - then displays CLONE. 2. Pressing the S-MW button - then displays CLONE OUT. 3. And then followed by ////... (indicator) showing data being sent.

PROBLEM: ----------------- I have initiated Icom's sending mode, followed by Chirp's receiving mode. I have initiated Chirp's receiving mode, followed by Icom's sending mode. In both cases, I get the following error:

"An error has occurred" "Failed to communicate with radio: Unexpected response from radio"

QUESTIONS: -------------------- What am I doing wrong? Is there a BPS rate issue between the Icom and Chirp? If so, how do I solve it? Am I using the wrong cable, since the Operator's Manual makes reference to another cable identified as OPC-474? Also, where do I find the "CS-2100 Cloning Software", as mentioned in the Operator;s Manual, do I really need it and if so, why?

73's KD7KRH Ray