Michael . . .
On Thu, 5 Aug 2021 14:58:49 -0500, "Michael Waldrop"
<mikew5rkl@...> wrote:
I'm not sure why you only have comm 3 and 4 but I have "Com6" that
shows up on Chirp when selecting the comm port. I run Windows 7
and Device Manager serial port shows "Prolific Com6" which is
what Chirp sees.
I suspect the driver and Windows work out which COM port to assign.
If you have other COM ports assigned when you install the driver,
Windows will assign a new one for it. I don't know why I was offered a
choice between two ports when the driver was only on one port.
Be glad in some ways that you have Windows 7. It won't be updating
anymore so your COM ports won't be changed around after a Windows
update like many WIN 10 users see. I haven't had that problem but I
expect I will when I install digital ham programs unless I reassign
the ports to ones higher than 20. Windows doesn't mess with those.
Donald KX8K
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