CHIRP

Have you put the radio into clone mode? It has been a while since I've used one of those, but I was thinking you had to put it in clone mode first. I never had access to the real software, so it may have some way of doing that automatically.

Press Func+Call to get it into clone mode, per the manual. Then try the download.

Hmm, the FAQ page makes it sound like you shouldn't have to do this. It's just been so long with this radio, I don't quite recall. I'll poll the users list for clues.

A user on the chirp mailing list reports that it is not necessary to move into clone mode first, and that he uses CHIRP with an OPC-478 with no problems.

I have included some more tracing information in the code, which will be included in tomorrow's build. Please grab the new build tomorrow and retry, attaching the new debug log to this ticket. The additional tracing information may help us determine the cause.

Thanks!

Dan,

Finally checked the status of my input. I'll upload the update tonight or tomorrow and give it a try.

No 'clone' mode. It just works with the OPC-478 Icom cable or equivalent.

Thanks...

Gary

Dan... no joy on the 7/24 CHIRP daily update. Still get the same error popup.
Gary

I need the debug log from the later version, which should have additional tracing in it. Please attach after reproducing the issue.

Hmm, the radio and PC are clearly talking. After sending the block request string (which is correct), the radio reports "ERROR". I'm not quite sure what to say about that, since it's a pretty simple exchange...

I've added another piece of tracing information to the code. Please re-test with tomorrow's daily build and post the updated debug log.

Thanks!

Hello,
Today I was programming a friends DR-235 and encountered the same errors as in the original post. I think I have found a fix for the problem. If you look at the DR-235 owners manual in the cloning section, it says not to use 9600baud to communicate between the radios. In checking the default baud rate of the usb to serial adapter (prolific), I discovered the default to be 9600 baud. I changed the baud rate from 9600 to 19200. Tried to program the radio again, and everything worked fine. I was able to read from and write to the radio. I did get an odd error at the end of writing to the radio, but the radio was programmed correctly. Anyway, changing the baud rate to something other than 9600 seems to have corrected the problem. Hopefully this helps.