Thanks Jim. Will do. John
> On Jun 28, 2019, at 5:54 PM, Jim Unroe <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 8:14 PM John Ulrich <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I haven’t used my UV-5R or the old PC used for it’s programming in some >> time. I decided to download CHIRP to my Windows 10 PC and bring the UV-5R >> back to life. After connection, CHIRP asks you to fill in the empty box >> with a port number. I thought it would be something like Com3 or Com4. >> Nope. I get error message 3, saying no such location. >> I’m sure this is a newbie issue but I can’t find a solution. Anything to do >> with Windows 10? >> >> Thanks, >> John W6LRM > > You don't have a properly working programming cable hooked up. The > setup is probably lacking a compatible device driver. It is the chip > in the programming cable paired with the device driver installed in > Windows that creates the virtual COM port that CHIRP need to have > available to be able to program your radio. > > If your programming cable was manufactured with a Prolific type UART > chip, then you should take time to read this page. > > http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Drivers.php > > Jim KC9HI > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to John at [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list [email protected] http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to [email protected] at [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
