Re: Programming software communication issue
Hi Brian, thats the one bud, the only other thing i can think of is that you have not installed the usb driver for the radio, find it attached,, i'm not sure which one you will need, so try both 64
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Noddy
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#424
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Re: Programming software communication issue
I bought this one the other day and it doesn¡¯t get recognized by computer etc. Is that the one u have shown below? B
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W2BRM Brian
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#423
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Re: Programming software communication issue
Thanks Don for tips. I will do more work on this during the week. Let u all know findings. Brian
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W2BRM Brian
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#422
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Re: Programming software communication issue
You are using the wrong cable, the baofeng DM-1701/1702/1801? all use a cable that is passive, there is no prolific chip or FDTI chip on the cable, the programming chip is built into the radio, you
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Noddy
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#421
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Re: Programming software communication issue
Brian . . . <w2brm@...> wrote: This evening, I was thinking of asking you what type of cable you were using. You say it's Prolific, and that it's recognized. My first thought would be
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Donald Hellen
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#419
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Re: Programming software communication issue
Update. Was able to load the 2007 driver that allows the prolific cable to be recognized without error to computer. However, when I go to read from radio, it looks like it¡¯s ready to work and says
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W2BRM Brian
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#418
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Programming software communication issue
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W2BRM Brian
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Re: Programming software communication issue
I'm not sure where you do this in Windows, possibly in Device Manager, but if you assign a high number for the COM port for the driver, Windows won't reassign it. (Choose a number higher than 15.)
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Donald Hellen
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Re: Programming software communication issue
Thanks all. I don¡¯t know anyone that may have older window versions, so will install the driver Colin provided. Where do I look for drivers to remove?? Is that also in remove and add programs??
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W2BRM Brian
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Re: Programming software communication issue
Brian, I concur with Doug's (VK2XLJ) statement with recent experience with the same issue. Before Christmas, the workstation I used for programming was working fine. This workstation is Windows 10,
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VK1ED
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Re: Programming software communication issue
I had the same issue with Windows 11, I installed this driver and it sorted it, you need to install an earlier version of the prolific driver
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Noddy
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Re: Programming software communication issue
Prog your radios on another PC that doesn't have Win10/11. As Win 10/11 will automatically update drivers, the previous editions don't. Regards, Doug VK2XLJ ________________________________ Sent:
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Doug J
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#412
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Programming software communication issue
Hi all. I purchased a baofeng a couple of years ago as a backup to my Anytone. I wanted to add some frequencies to it this week, which I haven¡¯t done in a couple of years, and it won¡¯t communicate
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W2BRM Brian
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#411
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Re: Removal of offline symbol DM-1701
Thanks for the response Don, I cant find anything in the manual or online about it, all it says is that it indicates the channel is offline, the cps does not give any clues either, it does change but
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Noddy
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Re: Removal of offline symbol DM-1701
Colin, Sorry no one has replied to this. Probably there is no one here who has that radio or, if they have it, they don't know how to do what you're asking to do. On my Anytone, I don't know how the
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Donald Hellen
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Baofeng UV-18 Pro Max GPS Air Band Horrible RX
I have UV-18 Pro Max GPS I am convinced it is genuine, color screen, large numbers, deep voice in the menu with the ability to create zones in memory is the correct radio. But I am disappointed
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latindx2@...
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#408
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Removal of offline symbol DM-1701
Hi, I'm struggling with turning off the offline symbol on the 1701, its that little blue arrow at the top right of the screen on the right of the encryption icon, Reason i ask is because i programmed
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Noddy
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#407
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Re: Baofeng UV18 Pro Max Wont Power Off
Thanks Bob, already tried that as well. No joy. wrote: -- Regards Phil Nicholson
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Phil Nicholson
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Re: Baofeng UV18 Pro Max Wont Power Off
Hi Phil, Just googled your radio and found a utube comparison between UV18PROMAX, UV17 GPS and 1 other. The interesting bit was just before 10.00 minutes he was talking about in the settings - screen
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Bob Christie
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#403
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Re: Baofeng UV18 Pro Max Wont Power Off
Tried that already and same thing happened again. wrote: -- Regards Phil Nicholson
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Phil Nicholson
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