UPDATE:
The cable appears to be fine. I installed Kenwood's MCP-1A software and
it downloaded the radio fine, and all 43 channels appear in the software.
When I turned off the radio, unplugged the cable from the fromputer,
then replugged the cable into the computer and turned on the radio, the
First time I tried to download the radio I get just a blank screen.
After waiting 30 seconds with nothing happening, and without unplugging
or turning off the radio, I tried again to download the radio, then I
get the message
_*could not open port COM4: [Error 5] Access is denied.*_
_*======================================================
*_
On 2/24/2019 8:00 PM, Steve Thomas 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:
Does this sound familiar?
Steve
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