Try rolling back your cable driver to 3.2.0.0 and see if that works. Also make 
sure to push the cable firmly into the radio. Check www.miklor.com for more 
info. 

Jardy Dawson WA7JRD
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> On Feb 24, 2019, at 18:00, Steve Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I am trying to program my Kenwood TM281 for the first time. I'm using Windows 
> 10.  I previously ran Chirp to program a Wouxon hand held and it worked fine 
> with that cable.
> I have a Prolific cable I got from BlueMax49ers.   The instructions said it 
> was a genuine Prolific chip and to use the latest drivers.  So I checked and 
> it is using the latest drivers (3.8.28.0).  When I started Chirp, I plugged 
> in the radio, and selected "Download from Radio".   It gave me a dialog with 
> Com3 preselected, and I selected Kenwood and TM281. When I clicked OK in the 
> dialog, I get this message:
> 
> An ERROR Has Occurred
> could not open port COM4: [Error 5] Access is denied.
> 
> I tried Com3, and got the same error.  
> 
> An ERROR Has Occurred
> could not open port COM3: [Error2] The System Cannot find The File specified.
> 
> (this may be the original error, I don't know. I changed the com port to Com4 
> before writing down what the original error was when it originally went to 
> Com3)
> 
> I looked into Device Manager, and under Ports (Com and LPT) It says the 
> Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port (Com4)
> 
> I looked at the Properties and it says this:
> 
> <mdljdajnfmhnophb.png>
> 
> Does this sound familiar?
> 
> Steve 
> 
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