Xts5000 error (radio failed to acknowledge)

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lincolnway407
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Xts5000 error (radio failed to acknowledge)

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Ok, so i bought a cable for my xts5k and when i try and read the radio it says(radio fail to acknowledge) this is a ribless cable which i bought on ebay..i bought it from a well known seller who i have bought many cables from in the past .but for some reason i cant read my radio.Now it is fully charged so what else besides the fact i might have a bad cable ..what could be the problem????? please help
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Re: Xts5000 error (radio failed to acknowledge)

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What error code does it give ya?
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K2JLX
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Re: Xts5000 error (radio failed to acknowledge)

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Incorrect COM port specified in the CPS options? would be helpful if you posted the exact message and exception code.
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lincolnway407
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Re: Xts5000 error (radio failed to acknowledge)

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thank you all for the help but with some tinkering around and the help of Hightower and Kb9suy it now works great
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