Ken, Resolved. You are correct on both counts, only COM3 was offered, and this is a corporate laptop.
Not following best practices for testing (I implement erp software for global company for a living, so know better), I changed three things at the same time: - right-click reinstall driver for COM6 in Device Manager - downloaded the ftdichip.com driver and reinstalled (I had done this previously, but see now I had not done it correctly) - upgraded to CHIRP 20210814 COM6 is now offered by CHIRP, and works as expected. Thank you for the pointers! Cheers, Bob Robert Bruner On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 11:24 AM Ken Hansen <[email protected]> wrote: > Confused. > > I clearly see two com ports (COM3 and COM6) in the attached graphic, with > COM3 being part of the active management system your computer offers (a > remote management facility used by some corporate IT departments). > > Does Chirp only offer COM3? > > Perhaps you need to reinstall the driver for your cable? Windows sees the > port, but CHIRP does not - you r programming cable will be listed as simply > a com port, probably indicating the manufacturer of the chip in the cable > (prolific, FTDI, etc.) - it won't list a radio name or in any way indicate > it is a programming cable. > > I hope this helps, > > Ken, N2VIP > > On Aug 14, 2021, at 08:48, Robert Bruner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the quick reply. > > Unfortunately, the images did not come through (see below), but I did poke > around in the Device Manager, but did not find anything resembling the > programming cable listed anywhere. The only device listed for COM ports is > SQL. Should I see the cable listed? > > Note: COM3 is the only choice presented for the CHIRP clone import process. > > Newbie Notes: > - I managed to find the MIME / Plain Text flag in the User Settings, and > updated it, so images should work now. (please resend) > - I changed to receive grouped list (not sure what's protocol for replies) > > [image: image.png] > > /===========================================================/ > > Make sure you have selected the correct port. My programming cable is > assigned COM3 but my computer has an internal serial port with nothing > connected to it that is assigned COM1. If I accidentally choose COM1, I get > the same error. > > [image: Radio_did_not_respond.png] > > Use Device Manager to determine which COM port number is assigned to the > programming cable. Mine has been assigned COM3. > > [image: 2021-01-28 08_20_23-Device Manager.png] > > /===========================================================/ > > Thanks! > > Bob > Robert Bruner > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Robert Bruner at [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected]
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