Hi! The data cable was supplied with the radio as a package recently by Amazon. It is in a plastic bag labeled ‘RETEVIS’ and has serial number 2310R91291. The bag also has the numberSKU:J9129A.
The box that the radio was in simply says Model RT95 and has the code A9129B. I have pasted below the debug.log in case that helps. The version of Chirp I am using is CHIRP next 20230710. When I select either RT95 or RT 95 VOX it warns that this is experimental and when I click OK it reports ’Non Initial response from radio’ Port used is /dev/cu.wlan-debug. I am running OS Sonoma 14.4.1 I hope this is enough detail to identify the problem. Your help is appreciated . Regards, Chris [2024-04-24 20:39:13,713] chirp.logger - DEBUG: CHIRP next-20230710 on Darwin iMac.local 23.4.0 Darwin Kernel Version 23.4.0: Fri Mar 15 00:12:41 PDT 2024; root:xnu-10063.101.17~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64 (Python 3.8.2) [2024-04-24 20:39:15,113] chirp.wxui - DEBUG: Using locale: en_GB (274) [2024-04-24 20:39:15,116] chirp.wxui - DEBUG: Translation loaded=False for CHIRP: en_GB (pl,uk_UA,en_US,pt_BR,el,it,ru,zh_CN,hu,nl,de,fr,es,tr_TR) from /Applications/CHIRP.app/Contents/MacOS/chirp/locale [2024-04-24 20:39:15,118] chirp.wxui - DEBUG: Translation loaded=False for wxstd: en_GB (fa_IR,sl,sk,pl,vi,sq,sv,ms,da,gl_ES,pt_BR,ko_KR,ja,el,lv,co,it,ca,zh_TW,cs,ru,ro,zh_CN,pt,uk,an,ar,hr,hu,nl,ne,af,nb,hi,ka,de,ca@valencia,fi,id,fr,es,lt,eu,ta,tr) [2024-04-24 20:39:15,894] main - INFO: Python/3.8.2 // Darwin/macOS-14.4.1-arm64-arm-64bit // CHIRP/next-20230710 // wx/4.2.0 osx-cocoa (phoenix) wxWidgets 3.2.0 [2024-04-24 20:39:16,666] chirp.wxui.main - INFO: Server reports next-20240419 is latest [2024-04-24 20:39:30,249] chirp.wxui.clone - DEBUG: Selected <class 'chirp.drivers.anytone778uv.RetevisRT95vox'> [2024-04-24 20:39:30,257] chirp.wxui.clone - DEBUG: Showing experimental prompt [2024-04-24 20:39:35,991] chirp.wxui.clone - DEBUG: Setting flag for prompt experimental [2024-04-24 20:39:38,553] chirp.wxui.clone - DEBUG: Using port '/dev/cu.wlan-debug' [2024-04-24 20:39:38,553] chirp.wxui.clone - DEBUG: Selected <class 'chirp.drivers.anytone778uv.RetevisRT95vox'> [2024-04-24 20:39:38,555] chirp.wxui.clone - DEBUG: Serial opened: Serial<id=0x10e1dcac0, open=True>(port='/dev/cu.wlan-debug', baudrate=9600, bytesize=8, parity='N', stopbits=1, timeout=0.25, xonxoff=False, rtscts=False, dsrdtr=False) (rts=True dtr=True) [2024-04-24 20:39:39,056] chirp.wxui.clone - ERROR: Failed to clone: No initial response from radio. Traceback (most recent call last): File "chirp/wxui/clone.py", line 68, in run File "chirp/drivers/anytone778uv.py", line 708, in sync_in File "chirp/drivers/anytone778uv.py", line 506, in do_download File "chirp/drivers/anytone778uv.py", line 475, in do_download File "chirp/drivers/anytone778uv.py", line 425, in enter_program_mode chirp.errors.RadioError: No initial response from radio. [2024-04-24 20:41:01,218] chirp.wxui.clone - WARNING: Stopping clone thread > On 24 Apr 2024, at 20:04, Jim Unroe via Users <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 2:34 PM Chris Hart via Users > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi! >> >> I am a 75 year old newbie to the world of Amateur Radio and would appreciate >> some help. I have a Retevis RT95 Radio and want to program it with a number >> of frequencies I already have in a file from a Baufeng Radio. >> >> I only have Mac OS computers. I have used Chirp on my Mac with the Baufeng >> without problem being able to upload and download files. >> >> The Retevis seems to connect to Chirp but when I try to download the data in >> the radio Chirp reports an error that it is unable to connect. >> >> Is Chirp, on a Mac OS device, compatible with the Retevis RT 95? If it is, >> should I be looking for some setting in the radio which is, somehow, >> blocking Chirp having access. >> >> Any help would be appreciated! >> >> Regards, >> >> Chris > > The RT95 is supported by CHIRP. It would help to see your debug.log > file, however, there are 2 common problems. > > 1. The RT95 used a different programming cable. The programming cable > likely has a different USB-to-Serial chip than the one used for the > "Baofeng" radio. The chip is likely a Prolific type chip. There are > various versions of the Prolific chip. The P2303HXA which was deemed > EOL (end-of-life) by Prolific a little over a decade ago (but is > common in programming cables). The PL2303TA which recently went EOL > (and only recently has been showing up in programming cables). And > finally the new PL2303GS (rare to see in programming cables). The last > I checked, only the PL2303TA chip was supported by the Prolific driver > in macOS. The PL2303HXA and PL2303GS chips were not supported and will > not work. If your chip is not supported, then the chip and driver > cannot create the virtual communications port that is necessary for > CHIRP (or any other programming software) to connect to the radio. If > this is the case, you will have to get a programming cable with a > different chip or switch to a computer/OS that has a compatible driver > available for the chip in the programming cable. > > 2. Many new owners of the RT95 have the new model with VOX. That > requires that the user selects "RT95 VOX" (not "RT95 which is for the > older version without VOX). > > The first is most likely your problem because in the case of making > the wrong RT95 model selection, CHIRP would have provided a prompt > that let you know that your radio appears to be one that needs the > "RT95 VOX" selection. You didn't get that far. > > Jim KC9HI > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > To report this email as off-topic, please email > [email protected] > List archives: > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] To report this email as off-topic, please email [email protected] List archives: https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/
