I'm using the Baofeng cable. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017MT7IFG
On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 10:17 AM Rich Gilbertson <na...@email.com> wrote: > Years ago, I bought a 5 dollar cable to program my Baofeng. It didn't > work. I was informed many cloned FTDI cables don't work. > I bought the Baofeng cable, about $20 at the time. Always works. > > -- > Sent from my Android phone with mail.com Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > On 7/16/23, 10:13 AM John Oliver <jno...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I tried under Windows 10, which reports the cable as being COM5. I could >> not connect to the radio. Now I've tried on another laptop running >> Ubuntu 22.04LTS. Still no dice. The "Help me" under port says "Your cable >> appears to be on port: FT231X USB UART - FT231X USB UART (/dev/ttyUSB0)" >> >> Maybe the cable is bad? >> >> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 9:35 AM D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n...@arrl.net> wrote: >> >>> Rich, >>> How are COM Ports tested in Linux? I know in Windows, Device Manager >>> can be used. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> David >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 12:31 PM Rich Gilbertson <na...@email.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Check comm ports. Usually 3 or 4. Should show the chip in your cable. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Sent from my Android phone with mail.com Mail. Please excuse my >>>> brevity. >>>> On 7/16/23, 9:27 AM John Oliver <jno...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I hear nothing. No sign that anything is being received. >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Jul 15, 2023 at 9:22 PM K0LNY <glenn@ervin.email> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi John, >>>>>> Might the tuned frequency be receiving traffic while you are >>>>>> connected? >>>>>> >>>>>> If so, make sure it's on a quiet channel. >>>>>> HTH. >>>>>> Glenn >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> *From:* John Oliver <jno...@gmail.com> >>>>>> *To:* chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com >>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, July 15, 2023 4:54 PM >>>>>> *Subject:* [chirp_users] Can't connect to BTECH UV-25X2-Gen2 >>>>>> >>>>>> I get "Error reading data from radio" I'm using this cable: >>>>>> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017MT7IFG It is plugged in all the way! >>>>>> >>>>>> I cannot find a debug.log There is no option for one in my CHIRP >>>>>> (CHIRP next-20230712 on Python 3.8.10 wxPython 4.0.7 gtk3 (phoenix) >>>>>> wxWidgets 3.0.4) And none is created in ~/.chirp While CHIRP is still >>>>>> running: >>>>>> >>>>>> joliver@blinky:~$ ls .chirp/ >>>>>> chirp.config stock_configs >>>>>> >>>>>> In the terminal I launched CHIRP: >>>>>> >>>>>> joliver@blinky:~$ ./.local/bin/chirp >>>>>> 02:52:04 PM: Debug: Unrecognized accel key 'backspace', accel string >>>>>> ignored. >>>>>> ERROR: Failed to clone: Error reading data from radio >>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>>>>> File >>>>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py", >>>>>> line 369, in _rawrecv >>>>>> raise errors.RadioError("No data received from radio") >>>>>> chirp.errors.RadioError: No data received from radio >>>>>> >>>>>> During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: >>>>>> >>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>>>>> File >>>>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/wxui/clone.py", >>>>>> line 68, in run >>>>>> self._fn() >>>>>> File >>>>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py", >>>>>> line 758, in sync_in >>>>>> data = _download(self) >>>>>> File >>>>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py", >>>>>> line 533, in _download >>>>>> _do_ident(radio, status) >>>>>> File >>>>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py", >>>>>> line 447, in _do_ident >>>>>> ident = _rawrecv(radio, 50) >>>>>> File >>>>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py", >>>>>> line 377, in _rawrecv >>>>>> raise errors.RadioError("Error reading data from radio") >>>>>> chirp.errors.RadioError: Error reading data from radio >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> chirp_users mailing list >>>>>> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com >>>>>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >>>>>> This message was sent to K0LNY at glenn@ervin.email >>>>>> To unsubscribe, send an email to >>>>>> chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com >>>>>> To report this email as off-topic, please email >>>>>> chirp_users-ow...@intrepid.danplanet.com >>>>>> Searchable archive: >>>>>> https://www.mail-archive.com/chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> chirp_users mailing list >>>>>> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com >>>>>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >>>>>> This message was sent to John Oliver at jno...@gmail.com >>>>>> To unsubscribe, send an email to >>>>>> chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com >>>>>> To report this email as off-topic, please email >>>>>> chirp_users-ow...@intrepid.danplanet.com >>>>>> Searchable archive: >>>>>> https://www.mail-archive.com/chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing >>>>> list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com >>>>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This >>>>> message was sent to Rich at na...@email.com To unsubscribe, send an >>>>> email to chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com To report >>>>> this email as off-topic, please email >>>>> chirp_users-ow...@intrepid.danplanet.com Searchable archive: >>>>> https://www.mail-archive.com/chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> chirp_users mailing list >>>> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com >>>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >>>> This message was sent to D.J.J. 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