Have you had a Windows update that has taken your CH340 driver out? Windows has 
a habit of removing unsigned drivers.


> On 24 August 2020 at 20:57 Charles Gierke <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>     Opened Device Manager, Ports (COM & LPT) "USB-SERIAL CH340(COM3)"
>     I've always used COM 3 and it worked fine until last Wednesday.
> 
> 
>         > > On August 24, 2020 at 5:48 PM Glenn K0LNY 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> >         Chuck,
> >         Have you tried the following?
> >         open device manager, and seeing which com ports show, and then 
> > unplug the cable, and see which one disappears, so you can select that port 
> > in Chirp.
> >         HTH.
> > 
> >         Glenn
> > 
> >         ----- Original Message -----
> >         From: Charles Gierke mailto:[email protected]
> >         To: Discussion of CHIRP mailto:[email protected] ; 
> > Silverfox mailto:[email protected] ; John LaMartina 
> > mailto:[email protected]
> >         Sent: Monday, August 24, 2020 7:43 PM
> >         Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Chirp and BaoFeng UV 5R not communicating
> > 
> >         thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, no luck.
> > 
> >         Chuck
> > 
> > 
> >             > > > On August 23, 2020 at 4:26 PM Silverfox < 
> > [email protected] mailto:[email protected] > wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > >             I forgot that you are on Windows.  The windows OS is very 
> > > poor supporting USB.  You might try going into the device manager and 
> > > tell it to show hidden devices.  Once that is done, look at the USB 
> > > entries and delete all of them that are diminished icons.  That is, they 
> > > are lighter than the other icons.
> > > 
> > >             Good luck.
> > > 
> > >             Alan
> > > 
> > > 
> > >             From: [email protected] 
> > > mailto:[email protected] 
> > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles 
> > > Gierke
> > >             Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2020 3:05 PM
> > >             To: Discussion of CHIRP; John LaMartina
> > >             Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Chirp and BaoFeng UV 5R not 
> > > communicating
> > > 
> > > 
> > >             hi, still no luck.
> > >             I went to the web site and put a death-grip on the plug and 
> > > held it in as far as it would go. I trimmed a hair of the edges of the 
> > > plug to let it seat on the bottom.
> > > 
> > >             thanks for the suggestions
> > > 
> > >             <!--[endif]-->
> > > 
> > >             On August 22, 2020 at 5:55 PM John LaMartina <[email protected]> 
> > > wrote:
> > > 
> > >             This may assist.
> > > 
> > >             Www.Miklor.com/COM/UV_ErrorMess.php 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >             John
> > > 
> > >             Www.Miklor.com/UV5R 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >             <!--[endif]-->
> > > 
> > >             On Aug 22, 2020, at 6:45 PM, Charles Gierke <[email protected]> 
> > > wrote:
> > > 
> > >                 > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >                 On Wednesday my 2 BaoFeng UV 5R radios could download 
> > > > and upload to CHIRP. 
> > > > 
> > > >                 On Friday all I got was the following message:  Radio 
> > > > Did Not Respond.
> > > > 
> > > >                 I tried reloading the latest version of CHIRP, no 
> > > > change.  I tried an earlier version of CHIRP, no change. I reloaded the 
> > > > latest version back, no change.  Visually the radio's red light blinks 
> > > > then the LED display blinks then the error message shows up on CHIRP.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >                 Any suggestions?
> > > > 
> > > >                 Thanks Chuck KJ7INT
> > > > 
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