CHIRP

This is an issue with your programming cable. This is not a CHIRP issue. It would happen even without CHIRP or any other programming software installed on your computer.

Once you get the issue with your programming cable resolved, you can program each radio with TX disabled channel that you can then select prior to programming your radios.

One thing that I would suggest that you check is that the 2-pin plug is fully inserted into the socket of the radios. Variations between the assembled length of the pins of the programming cable and the location of the socket as it is mounted in the radios case can cause a situation where the pins don't get inserted far enough into the socket to function properly. You might try putting some pressure on the plug to see if you can get the pins a little deeper and past the point where they make the radio transmit.

Jim KC9HI

Often it's actually the connector inside these cheap radios, they are not always 100% to spec. Sometimes you even have to remove some material from the plug housing to make it fully go in. - Sorry, this isn't a Chirp issue, it's hardware, and as such, we need to close the ticket.