PC Programming Your Radio

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1 PC Programming Your Radio Cables/Connectors/Interface Drivers Software Radio Manufacturer RTSystems CHIRP Repeater lists Files Don't Panic! Slides contain much more complete info than I can cover in 20 minutes - 1

2 Why PC program your radio? Take control of your radio - your Ham experience How many repeater frequencies, offsets, tones, can you remember? Speed and convenience Scan for activity Almost all manufacturer software is Windows Once you get over hump, fairly easy Many radios very..challenging.. to program from keyboard Big picture of hundreds of memories All your radios programmed similarly 2

3 Cables/Connectors HTs Base Stations Mobiles USB w/ Serial Adapter USB Cables/Drivers much tougher issue than actually programming 3

4 Cables/Connectors Most radios want to talk over this RS-232 COM port Most newer computers only have USB USB/serial chips Prolific vast majority of radio cables Prolific clones Chinese copies with driver issues FTDI Driver issues!! 4

5 Programming Cables/Connectors 1/8 in 1/8 in 1/8 in Yaesu USB Micro USB B RJ-45 Microphone DIN 8-12 DIN tab 6phone 3 phone 4 waterproof Kenwood TH- Yaesu FT991 phone 2 8 pin pin Same conductor conductor conductor 1/8 in 3 cond phone - Screw in 4 connector as Some D74 and Some and some speaker plus Ethernet Some Some Some HTs conductor some Yaesu ICOM Base Chinese Chinese 1/8 in phone Chinese mobiles mobiles Stations 3/32 in 3 cond phone mobiles mobiles Showing 2 plug mobiles Also data Also data - mike and PTT because they can be wired Now world very Most Chinese (and standard for differently!! other HTs) cellphones Hopefully will Incorrect wiring $6.00 for Baofeng become CAN Programming standard for DAMAGE cable Amazon HTs. RADIO!! Kenwood standard' $3.09 Ebay Most mobiles 5

6 Programming Connections Kenwood TH-D74 Micro USB Bluetooth Micro SD card Microphone connector Kenwood type 6

7 Drivers - Windows Most cables come with a driver on mini CD USE IT! Generally install driver before connecting cable Problems arise when wanting to program more than one radio/cable/serial adapter on same computer FTDI chip not commonly used and seldom has problems Prolific and clones by far most common serial adapter Prolific drivers once supported all Prolific adapters including clones Prolific tired of supporting clones so made drivers true Prolific specific Last 64 bit universal Prolific driver - " " dated 09/24/08 Last 32 bit universal Prolific driver - " " dated 11/20/07 Programs included with this presentation replace installed 32 or 64 bit Prolific drivers with generic ones!use at your own risk! 7

8 Drivers Following is from: Use at your own risk! Prolific USB-to-Serial Fix (Official Solution to 'Code 10 error') Posted by Alex E. on 11 March :37 PM Purpose of this article is to guide you on how to FIX the "Prolific USB-to-Serial" driver issue with common cheap units. In summary, this article is for: Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10! Works on 32/64-bit. And it addresses issue of: Prolific PL-2303 Driver Fix (VID_067B&PID_2303) Driver issue will show inside your Device Manager like this: (Notice in above pic, yellow triangle next to "Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM X)". That means correct driver version is not installed.) 8

9 Drivers Following is from: Use at your own risk! And if you double-click on it, you will see: (Notice in pic, Code 10 error. This confirms you need to install correct driver file.) Issue will also may show messages like this: "This Device cannot start (Code 10)" "No driver installed for this device" "Device driver was not successfully installed") 9

10 Drivers Following is from: Use at your own risk! Internet is filled with pages discussing this problem but no one seems to know what causes it. Even companies selling these USB to Serial adapters are confused. Main cause of this issue is because the device contains a counterfeit "Prolific" chip (made in China). The counterfeit chip use the same Vendor ID (VID_067B) and Product ID (PID_2303) as the authentic Prolific chips. To combat this, original Prolific company made changes to their newest drivers to render the counterfeit adapters unusable. Unfortunately this decision also renders all earlier adapters inoperative. The Prolific 64-bit drivers that Microsoft supplies via Windows Update, Versions , , , and will not work with most adapters and therefore issues the generic "Code 10" error. Or you may get no error at all, but your device will still not work. If your adapter was working prior to going to Windows Update, you can "roll back" to the previous installed driver and all will be well once again. However, if you didn't have a previous driver installed that worked, you'll have to go through the process of removing any PL-2303 driver installation programs,the actual driver files, and the information (.INF) file, BEFORE you are able to successfully install the correct driver. What aggravates this issue is that there are many "Prolific Driver Removal Tools" that do not work properly! And Windows 8, 8.1, and Window 10 are set by default to automatically update your drivers without your permission or even notifying you of the update. So no matter how many times you remove the driver files and reboot, the next time you insert the USB-To-Serial adapter, Windows installs the newest non-working version again. Yes, it's frustrating. Only 64-bit driver I have ever found that works with all the "Prolific" adapters is Version Below installer program will remove all of the incompatible drivers make a change so that Windows can never update the driver without your approval and install the Version compatible drivers. 10

11 Drivers Following is from: Use at your own risk! Windows 64-bit Fix for: All Windows 64-bit operating systems including Windows 10 Prolific USB to Serial Adapter. Device using PL-2303 H/HXA/HX/X version chips Driver Version: Driver Date: 09/29/08 Supported device ID and product strings:. VID_067B&PID_2303 for "Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port" Download and Save the "PL2303_64bit_ Installer.exe" by clicking here. You can just Save it to your Desktop to make things easy. Unplug all USB-To-Serial adapters from your computer and Double click on the installer "PL2303_64bit_Installer.exe" When it prompts you, plug in one (1) of your USB-To-Serial adapters and click "Continue". Reboot your computer. That's it! Trouble Shooting: You must follow ever step in the process precisely. If you still receive an error after running the PL2303_64bit_Installer.exe and your device is plugged in, go to the Windows Device Manager. Scroll down to Ports (Com & LPT) and Double-Click on "Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM#)". In the Properties Window, Click on "Driver". The "Driver Version" must say " " dated 09/24/08. If not, then the correct driver is not installed. Unplug the USB-To-Serial adapter and run the "PL2303_64bit_Installer.exe" again, following the directions precisely until the correct driver appears. 11

12 Drivers Following is from: Use at your own risk! Windows 32-bit Fix for: All Windows 32-bit operating systems from XP up Prolific USB to Serial Adapter. Device using PL-2303 H/HXA/HX/X version chips Driver Version: Driver Date: 11/20/07 Supported device ID and product strings:. VID_067B&PID_2303 for "Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port" Download and Save the "PL-2303_Driver_ Installer.exe" by clicking here. You can just Save it to your Desktop to make things easy. Run the installer program. If it offers a choice to remove the driver, then select to remove the current "bad" driver. Then run the installer again to install the correct driver. Trouble Shooting: If you still receive an error after running the PL-2303_Driver_Installer.exe and your device is plugged in, go to the Windows Device Manager. Scroll down to Ports (Com & LPT) and Double-Click on "Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM#)". In the Properties Window, Click on "Driver". The "Driver Version" must say " " dated 11/20/07. If not, then the correct driver is not installed. Unplug the USB-To-Serial adapter and run the "PL2303_Driver_Installer.exe" again, following the directions precisely until the correct driver appears in the Device Manager. Removal of this tool: The Prolific 32-bit PL-2303_Driver_Installer is a "Program" file and therefore installed to your computer and must stay. If you want to delete it, use the Windows "Uninstall a Program" or "Add or Remove Program" feature, however this will also uninstall the driver itself. 12

13 Programming Software Radio maker supplied Totally radio specific Often allows programming of features not otherwise accessible Often dubious quality, support, Chenglish Generally does not support import/export so all data must be entered manually May have unfriendly repeater entry methods offset or split frequency input User interfaces can be.. just weird More makers skipping own SW and paying Chirp 13

14 Programming Software Kenwood TH-D74 14

15 Programming Software RT Systems Totally radio specific mostly includes features plus memory Purchased SW - $49.00 for SW/cable for Yaesu FT-8500 RT Systems cable and SW tightly locked must use their cable with their SW, except for USB cables Generally NO cable/driver issues just plug and play Good support Excellent user interface Generally good import/export capability Lots, and lots of radios supported especially older radios! Good radio to radio transfer 15

16 Programming Software RT Systems 16

17 Programming Software RT Systems 17

18 Programming Software CHIRP - FREE, open source, donations accepted and very deserved MAC, LINUX supported Must get cable/drivers working yourself Limited formal support, great community support Excellent user interface Excellent memory programming spotty feature programming Generally good import/export capability Many radios supported select com port, maker, model in program Updated almost daily supported by many radio makers Good radio to radio transfer - Go to site, Windows download, follow instructions Demonstration! 18

19 Programming Software CHIRP

20 Programming Software CHIRP

21 Programming Software CHIRP - From previous slide clicking on Get latest Windows version brings you here. chirp-daily-installer click brings up run/save window below Run starts installation click yes on security check, install on install window, Close when finished. 21

22 Programming Software CHIRP - Click Radio, Download from Radio before writing to radio Must select correct port, Chirp will only display available ones 22

23 Programming Software CHIRP - Open stock config accesses a plethora of preprogramming! Be aware of FCC regulations!! 23

24 Programming Software CHIRP Radio Memories 24

25 Programming Software CHIRP Radio Settings 25

26 Repeater lists How do I find repeaters?? RepeaterBook - Now the ARRL listing - W0TLM's list My list 26

27 Files you may want This presentation as a PDF and.ppt HTML of the Prolific driver discussion 64 and 32 bit programs to fix and install Prolific driver My Colorado frequency file 27