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Loading the Baofeng Dm-5r software. When I run it, only show Comport 1 yet when I check device manager, I have com 1,3,4,5. It worked before but not now. Any ideas to what I am missing???
 

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Are you using the same usb plug or different USB ports every time?

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This could be a windows usb driver update issue,

I had a Uv-82x that did the same thing but I was using CHIRP software and it was traced to windows automatic updates.

I was constantly uninstalling the usb drivers for chirp and reinstalling them until I had enough and I contacted the Chirp programmers.

The chirp programmers, and their help page, suggested changing windows update from auto update to user select update, now I scroll thru all windows updates manually and select those that do not pertain to usb drivers.

After ignoring all usb related windows updates my Chirp issues stopped.
 

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no using the same usb ports. cables work for other radios using the same usb port. The Wouxun software has the various installed comports. I have auto updates, I can shut that off to see if it makes any difference, but only the Baofeng DM-5r software is giving me a fit. Comports work successfully for my other HT's, other brands, I guess if I knew how to manually update stuff in the radio, I guess this will give me time to learn.
 

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It is probably the software. Maybe it expects the radio to be on and connected when the software starts, or the com port will not be added to the list.
 

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The only COM port that Chirp needs to see is the one the DM-5R is using.

What COM port appears in the Windows device manager when you plug in the radio? If you check the Chirp configuration and that COM port is showing and you still can't access the radio then there is most likely some other communication problem.
 

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Chirp does not support the DM-5R. What are you planning to use the DM-5R for? It's worthless as a DMR radio.
 

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Don't have any DMR repeaters around here but a radio to support hospital comms in a drill, or supporting the local city at large events, its ideal. Times that some confidential comms are needed and DMR fills the bill. The radio supports analog and it works with a cross band system plus various repeaters. I know Chirp does not support, no problem. It just bugs me that my other radios, have th proper comm port showing in their software, but the DM-5R DOES NOT.
 

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Problem solved

The DMR softare for the DM-5R, you click the tab for device, them comm port and it says comport 1. No other choices, got choice on the speed but not the comport. Checking device mgr in windows, take a notice of comport, then go back to the DM-5r software, and just type in comX, what ever com port you want, and the software uses that comport. I thought the software had choices available for the comports available. Just type in what you want and the software works.
 

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Don't have any DMR repeaters around here but a radio to support hospital comms in a drill, or supporting the local city at large events, its ideal. Times that some confidential comms are needed and DMR fills the bill.

I'd strongly recommend looking into the MD-2017 when it becomes available. It's a dual-band TYT DMR radio. TYT got DMR right (can TX on a single timeslot) and their encryption is better than Baofeng's (although not unbreakable).
 

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Try running CPS_5R as an Administrator. If I remember correctly, that did the trick for me.
 

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This could also just be an incident of mistaken port identity .. You may just have to remove the software then try reinstalling it again.. Maybe even also check to see that your code plug is making a good connection. :)
 

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I was just able to duplicate the problem by first running CPS_5R in standard mode and could only see one comm port. When I re-ran it as an administrator, all of the comm ports showed up. Hopefully, it will work for you.

I forgot to mention that I'm running Windows 7 64bit on a Dell laptop.
 
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will look at the new TYT dual band, as I have a tyt md 390 already. Its a VHF model that allows me to monitor with. Also most ham repeaters around here are vhf analog so it comes in handy.
 
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