i got the radio works great. however i got a serial cable and the software. what do i do next? each time i try to use it it tells me communication failed. i wanted usb cable but this is what i got. am i forgetting something in the radio its self? please let me know thanks!
Hi, I have 3 of these radios..they are a pretty good deal, especially for the price! Now, on to your problem.
I had the same issues...but you probably did what I did....I thought I could just load the software, and plug and play. NOPE!
So, I went to Wouxun's website. They have the latest drivers for the usb cable (and I suspect the Serial as well). One thing is always important....read the instructions first! On the website, it clearly says NOT to plug in cable until you load the driver. Download the driver from the site, and install first, following the instructions. if you plugged the cable in first, then uninstall the driver, and reinstall... then plug the cable in. It must be done in the the proper order.
THEN go to Control Panel in Windows, and open the Device Manager. Without knowing what version of Windows you're running (XP, Vista or Seven) it's hard for me to tell you exactly what to do...BUT Look for the "Prolific USB-to-serial Comm Port (com1) being recognized...it was on the "PORTS" on my laptop with Vista. it should "pop" up on the screen as you plug it in, and disappear as you unplug it. Once the computer "sees' the cable, you can then use the software to program the radio. One point though, it seems as if the software has to learn or look for the com port for several trys. I have found that if you click on Communications Port (the one in the middle on top)...and it says COM1, and it's not greyed out.....you should be good to go.
Good luck!
Also, on
Worldwide DX Amateur Radio Forums - Ham - CB - HF - VHF - UHF, there is a software mod to do the mars expansion, if needed. Wouxununlock.ex_ is the file. The other smaller file might just work, but its in another language, and seems to be "buggy" ...stick with the bigger of the two. It will be marked "Wouxun-unlock.ex_". All you have to do is download and change the last letter "_" to "e" to get it to work.
Let me know how it works out for you!
Paul