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About a year ago i purchased a baofeng uv5r as my first dualband handheld radio. Now i cannot upload files to my baofeng uv82 radio. Windows, max osx, and linux works with the baofeng uv5rs, uv82s, bff8hp, uv5x3, uv82hp and more. Baofeng usb programming cable with driver cd gearbest. Devicebaofeng uv5re usb driver for windows 7 i need usb driver for windows 7.
Also works with kenwood two pin radios, wouxun, puxing, weierwei, quansheng and other two way radios with a kenwood k1 connector. Links, info and utilities for the baofeng dm5r twoway dmr radio. Baofeng uv5r drivers for win7 amateur radio stack exchange. Dedicated to the programming and operation of the baofeng uvb5 b6 drivers, software, accessories. Counterfeit radio programming cables and windows 10. Baoclone baofeng programming utility ham radio blog pd0ac. Programming cable for baofeng uv3r only, not suitable for uv5r or uv82. In addition, the product is covered by a 1 year manufacturers warranty which will be honored by us through our office in houston, tx.
Buy baofeng usb programming cable for baofeng two way radio uv5r. Boafeng uv5r usb soundcard interface high on solder. I did not buy that software and expected the cable to show up as a usb serial port on my linux machine. Due to the wide variety of baofeng uv5r firmware versions, be sure you are using the correct one for your radio, either chirp, baofeng oem or baofeng vip or you will end up with a non working radio.
Drivers are available which allow ftdi devices to work with the following operating systems. Everything related to baofeng radios, and other similar models. An expert to rs232 interface to usb for baofeng radio. But i just went to the baofeng site and downloaded the free programming program perhaps the baofeng software includes a driver. A video i made on how to programme the baofeng uv5r with chirp software and also how to solve usbcom port issues. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. In short, its simply a matter of installing the correct cable driver the older prolific driver, plugging in the cable, and then choosing the correct driver in device manager. Insert the cd and go to usb cable driver usb cable driver prolific 3. Third party cables are available for most radios with a range of costs and quality. Baofeng genuine usb programming cable, without cd software and drivers can also be download below. If you purchased the baofeng uv series usb programming cable from buy two way radios, the driver for windows will be on the cd included with the cable in the usb cable driver folder. Due to prolific usbserial chip clones found in generic usb programming cables, an older driver is required in lieu of the one supplied by windows. A driver cd containing software designed for the baofeng uv5r and uv3r. Anycad component designer is the 3d modeling and programming software, anycad component designer is the 3d modeling and programming software, which gives you the new concept to build 3d models.
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Our baofeng radio software includes the most uptodate features and we have programs for updating each baofeng radio model. This miklor web page does a good job of explaining the driver problem and giving some helpful advice. Twoway radios free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Wouxun baofeng two way radio walkie talkie computer usb programming help and device driver support for windows xp windows 7 windows 8 windows 10 and macos. Usbserial programming cables for the baofeng radios can be found on ebay or other online sites. Locate the correct usb programming driver for your operating system. Windows, max osx, linux, and android works with the baofeng uv5rs, uv82s, bff8hp, uv5x3, uv82hp and more. I even tried installing a recommended, older, driver for the pl2303 usb cable chipset.
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Once the radio is connected via the usb programming cable. Counterfeit radio programming cables and windows 10 if you have purchased a cheap programming cable for your radio from amazon, ebay, or another dealer, youve probably run into an issue where the cable initially wont work, and someone perhaps the vendor. After the prolific driver is installed and the computer is restarted, the system should be able to read from the radio. Wouxun baofeng two way radio walkie talkie computer usb programming help and device driver support for. So, then i plugged the cable into my everyday workhorse, an. Install chirp for baofeng uv5r on linux or win10 one guy, one. Build your own programming cable ham radio blog pd0ac. Sergey kk6abq made a new, simple programming tool for baofeng radios. In linux it simply worked no drivers required, os x 10. Baofeng usb programming cable for baofeng two way radio uv. No monthly charges and there are no limits to any cable or satellite tv channels. However, if it does not, please follow the steps below in order to. The mission of this site is to scour the web for all things baofeng and organize them into one central page so you can quickly and easily find what you need to get and stay on the air with your radio. Btech pc03 ftdi genuine usb programming cable for btech, baofeng.
It appears that many of the cheap baofeng usb programming cables use a clone of the prolific pl2303 chip that is not supported by the latest windows driver. Miklor has an excellent tutorial which explains the situation with counterfeit prolific cables, and how to get the correct driver installed and working. Now that i had the correct usb cable, i installed the latest daily build of chirp, which according to some posts i read was needed depended on the firmware build installed on the baofeng uv5r2. Baofeng usb radio programming cables rt systems, inc. Even though it is for a uv3r, the device driver is the same for the 3 and 5. Software and usb drivers drivers and usb cables w graphics. Download a linux distro that can run from a usb drive in persistent mode, like ubuntu. The exception to this are the very low cost usb cables that come with many chinese radios that use a counterfeit prolific usb to serial chip that has a number of driver problems with recent versions of microsoft windows. Buy baofeng usb programming cable with driver cd, sale ends soon. Devicebaofeng uv5re usb driver for windows 7 microsoft. Cables with ftdi chipsets are compatible with all windows drivers.
Also chirp is much better than the baofeng software. Let me introduce you a simple tool for programming baofeng handhelds via a serial or usb programming cable. If you need drivers or programming software please visit the manufacturers website. You can choose to watch satellite tv on your pc or laptop anywhere as long as there is an i. Works with baofeng uv5r, uv82, uvb6 and bff9 dual band amateur radios. Baofeng programming software software free download.
Once you have your usb cable all that is needed is to download. Counterfeit prolific programming cables and the baofeng uv. How to programme baofeng uv5r driver issues solved youtube. Watch more than 3000 satellite tv channels on your pc. You can download the prolific driver for windows, mac and linux at. Programming with computer and software is easier, but has its problems. Build your own programming cable by john miklor k3nxu. Discussion in general technical questions and answers started by iw2bsf, jun 20, 2016. Drivers are not required for the radio, but for the usb cable, as it has to provide a serial port via usb. It allows to easily program the frequency and memory channel of baofeng uv3r. Genuine baofeng usb programming cable for uv3r 1 pin. Programming the very affordable baofeng uv5r also available as pofung uv5r dual band mobile radio can be quite complicated. We guarantee that your product will be 100% functional or we will issue you an immediate replacement. Fleetwood digital has a great selection of items for radio amateurs.
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