[chirp_users] Arcshell AR-5
I am attempting to program these radios and get "radio refuses to enter programming mode" when trying to download hte config from the radio.
newbie if you couldn't tell
Carlton Noles -------------------
What radio type did you pick in Chirp? Arcshell AR-5 are BF-888S clones. I have some Arcshell AR-6 and some other BF-888S clones and they all work well with Chirp if I use the BF-888S radio type.
HOWEVER...I did run into this issue with some of my BF-888S radios (3 out of 6 from the same Amazon order): https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/4249
I have no problems with my counterfeit prolific cables on Mac for my other radios - I'm past that issue. But like Jim details in that ticket (thanks Jim! - https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/4249#note-12) there are some BF-888S radios out there that just won't work with the counterfeit Prolific cables (even if you've overcome the driver issue in general).
So, my solution was to finally pony up the ~$20 and get a FTDI cable (I still use my cheap $5 counterfeit Prolific cables for the rest of my Baofeng's).
Good luck, Tycen
On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 12:37 PM Carlton Noles carlton.noles@gmail.com wrote:
I am attempting to program these radios and get "radio refuses to enter programming mode" when trying to download hte config from the radio.
newbie if you couldn't tell
Carlton Noles
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Hi,BF888 etc I was given one that would not program, took it apart and found the radio speaker/mike sockets were not actually soldered on to the board... Nicolas
On Fri, 25 Oct 2019 at 21:06, Tycen Stafford tycen@tycen.com wrote:
What radio type did you pick in Chirp? Arcshell AR-5 are BF-888S clones. I have some Arcshell AR-6 and some other BF-888S clones and they all work well with Chirp if I use the BF-888S radio type.
HOWEVER...I did run into this issue with some of my BF-888S radios (3 out of 6 from the same Amazon order): https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/4249
I have no problems with my counterfeit prolific cables on Mac for my other radios - I'm past that issue. But like Jim details in that ticket (thanks Jim! - https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/4249#note-12) there are some BF-888S radios out there that just won't work with the counterfeit Prolific cables (even if you've overcome the driver issue in general).
So, my solution was to finally pony up the ~$20 and get a FTDI cable (I still use my cheap $5 counterfeit Prolific cables for the rest of my Baofeng's).
Good luck, Tycen
On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 12:37 PM Carlton Noles carlton.noles@gmail.com wrote:
I am attempting to program these radios and get "radio refuses to enter programming mode" when trying to download hte config from the radio.
newbie if you couldn't tell
Carlton Noles
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Looking in DEVICE MANAGER my cables show up as
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and the driver info [image: image.png]
on Win 10 for either the AR-5 or BF888 I still get refusal to go into programming mode. will try the other radios in the sed.
Carlton Noles -------------------
On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 4:20 PM Nicolas Pike nicolas@jetblackjelly.com wrote:
Hi,BF888 etc I was given one that would not program, took it apart and found the radio speaker/mike sockets were not actually soldered on to the board... Nicolas
On Fri, 25 Oct 2019 at 21:06, Tycen Stafford tycen@tycen.com wrote:
What radio type did you pick in Chirp? Arcshell AR-5 are BF-888S clones. I have some Arcshell AR-6 and some other BF-888S clones and they all work well with Chirp if I use the BF-888S radio type.
HOWEVER...I did run into this issue with some of my BF-888S radios (3 out of 6 from the same Amazon order): https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/4249
I have no problems with my counterfeit prolific cables on Mac for my other radios - I'm past that issue. But like Jim details in that ticket (thanks Jim! - https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/4249#note-12) there are some BF-888S radios out there that just won't work with the counterfeit Prolific cables (even if you've overcome the driver issue in general).
So, my solution was to finally pony up the ~$20 and get a FTDI cable (I still use my cheap $5 counterfeit Prolific cables for the rest of my Baofeng's).
Good luck, Tycen
On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 12:37 PM Carlton Noles carlton.noles@gmail.com wrote:
I am attempting to program these radios and get "radio refuses to enter programming mode" when trying to download hte config from the radio.
newbie if you couldn't tell
Carlton Noles
chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Tycen at tycen@tycen.com To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
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