Hi Deb,
If you open device manager, and plug in your cable, and open up ports com and 
lpt and then unplug your cable, you will see it disappear, and you can plug it 
back in to note the com port number.
Glenn
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Deb Cuddhy 
  To: Discussion of CHIRP 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 10:10 AM
  Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Programing Cable Drivers


  I have no idea what my laptop Microsoft 10 recognizes as my port. Is there a 
way to know?


  On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 2:14 PM Stephen Hersey <n1xnx...@gmail.com> wrote:

    This bit might not be obvious; if your operating system recognizes the 
cable as a serial COM port device, that's all you need on the OS side. After 
that, it's a matter of telling CHIRP what radio and what COM port to use.


    Steve


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