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I have to reprogram our handhelds so infrequently that I forget how to put the HT into upload/download mode - my notes are to simultaneously press sidebutton 1 and and PTT while turning the unit on to enter clone mode, then click upload on CE59, then press PTT to initiate the transfer, but ... doesn't work - HT enters CLONE mode, screen says "Sending..." when I PTT, then CE59 waits a bit and times out.

The comm port is correct, same FIF-10A programming cable that we've used many many times, tried two version of CE59 - no joy.

I feel like I'm missing something obvious because I've never been stumped by this before and I've been programming these since we bought them.

Thanks in advance.
 
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It's been a WHILE, but if you're going between computer w/CE59 and radio you shouldn't need to put it in Clone. Power off, upload button, radio on right when prompted and there should be progress on the bar. If it's radio to radio it'd be clone and VMDE would be sub-clone.
 
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Right - that worked.

I knew it was going to be something stupid simple. I got muddled by the cloning procedure, which is not what I'm trying to do.

My FD thanks you!
 
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