On 04/09/2019 22:02, Jim Unroe wrote: > On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 4:49 PM Nick G4IRX <g4i...@nowindows.net> wrote: >> On 04/09/2019 21:08, Jim Unroe wrote: >>>> Hi Jim, >>>> >>>> Thanks for the suggestion, unfortunately neither of those models work. >>>> >>>> BTech/UV-5X3 = "Error reading data from radio: not the amount of data we >>>> want." >>>> >>>> Radioddity/UV-5RX3 = "Radio did not respond" >>>> >>>> Nick. >>> Then you most likely have a driver/cable issue to solve. >>> >>> If you are running Windows and bought a cheap programming cable >>> manufactured with a Prollific chip, have you downloaded, installed and >>> selected the older Prolific V3.2.0.0 device driver? The device driver >>> that is automatically installed by Windows is crippled when used with >>> a counterfeit Prolific chip >> I'm familiar with the above issue. Chirp and the programming cable (FTDI >> USB serial adaptor and Kenwood compatible cable) work fine with >> everything else I have and is set to COM4. >> >>> Does the factory programming software work? >> So far I've not managed to find this anywhere. I've contacted the seller >> and awaiting their response. https://baofengradio.co.uk is the site >> where I saw some of the software available but it's offline today. >> >> Thanks for your help so far Jim. >> >> 73, Nick. >> > I would try the Radioddity website. Choose the programming software > for the UV-5RX3. > > https://www.radioddity.com/pages/baofeng-download > > The UV-5R factory software should also work. There is no difference in > the cloning protocol between a UV-5RX3 type radios and a UV-5R and > both use the same driver. It just doesn't have support for editing 220 > MHz frequencies. > > Jim KC9HI
Success! I finally managed to get Chirp to read it using the Baofeng A58 driver. It doesn't report the firmware version under settings->other settings but if I power on with the 3 key held down it displays Ver T60V02 I've not tried writing back yet though, I'd like to get hold of the manufacturer's software before I do that. Can I submit my .img file anywhere if it's of use to the developers? 73, Nick _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to arch...@mail-archive.com at arch...@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com
