Will this work with the CHIRP software without a patch? I have a TYT radio and the cable will not work.
2055239
I am using this cable with chirp software and windows 7 .i have no problems with this combination.
2055240
Your cable will work perfectly if you download the Prolific driver from www.miklor.com and install it. Windows drivers do not work with the Prolific chip in your cable.
2055241
I used mine with CHIRP and it worked after I downloaded the driver from Baofeng.
2055242
I used this cable and connected my UV-82 to my Mac via Chirp. I did not have to install anything else to make it work. I can't speak for any other uses.
1308056
If you go to their web site there are a variety of drivers for the cable. The table of drivers does show a 32bit driver.The cble does work great on my setup which is a Windows 7 system.Setting this stuff up for your radio may be a test of patience and homework along with a friend who has been there and done that.-- I had to have a lot of support from my brother who is an ex NASA engineer and an Extra with over 50 years of experience. I would say just give it a try and see what happens. Just hang on to your patience and do not have any big hammers near you.
172237
I use Chirp, and my computer runs on Linux. I use Linux because my experience with windoze of any flavor is always frustrating and seemingly designed to be that way. I had no problem with this cable, and after repairing the manufacturing defects, the cheaper cable worked fine also, but the plug had to be sliced open to solder one of the wires to the plug at the radio end, then glued back together.
1555136
Yes, this is the cable/chipset the Baofeng suggests. Don't use the supplied Baofeng software on the mini disc it has been universally called "crapware". Let me give you some advice from a very happy customer. Go to RT Systems Radio Programing software located in Longmont, Colorado. They sell dedicated programing software with a functional docking cable, they have a version for the UV-B5. It is a spreadsheet style like CHIRP only much more powerful and with more integration with online databases, Add the ARRL TravelPlus for Repeaters CD-ROM and it becomes even better. Go the RT Systems website they have a Youtube video showing how it works. Yes, this is the cable/chipset the Baofeng suggests. Don't use the supplied Baofeng software on the mini disc it has been universally called "crapware". Let me give you some advice from a very happy customer. Go to RT Systems Radio Programing software located in Longmont, Colorado. They sell dedicated programing software with a functional docking cable, they have a version for the UV-B5. It is a spreadsheet style like CHIRP only much more powerful and with more integration with online databases, Add the ARRL TravelPlus for Repeaters CD-ROM and it becomes even better. Go the... » Read More Yes, this is the cable/chipset the Baofeng suggests. Don't use the supplied Baofeng software on the mini disc it has been universally called "crapware". Let me give you some advice from a very happy customer. Go to RT Systems Radio Programing software located in Longmont, Colorado. They sell dedicated programing software with a functional docking cable, they have a version for the UV-B5. It is a spreadsheet style like CHIRP only much more powerful and with more integration with online databases, Add the ARRL TravelPlus for Repeaters CD-ROM and it becomes even better. Go the RT Systems website they have a Youtube video showing how it works. « Show Less
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If the radio has an "aux" button it will work. The "aux" button is for the multi CD changer, so if you one of those it will have to be unplugged to use this cable. If you don't have the multi CD changer, there will be an open port on the back of the radio.
1992045
I know there is an android app that works with the chirp, and would assume iphone has one also. I have used the android app and it works well.
1676648
I haven't tried that cable on those models. You might want to check some of the Amateur Radio sites such as QRZ.com. It's always a good source of info.
56750
There are a lot of problems with the programming cables for the Chinese radios. The current drivers for the prolific serial/usb chip that is in the cable doesn't work with these cables. If you search on google for answers you will find more information than you want.
189985
I use Chirp, in my opinion, it is better than the software from Baofeng. The radio is not listed, but use the UV-5R as the radio type. since they are basically the same radio. http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home
855822
Works just fine with Baofeng software. Let the cable install itself, do not use any USB cable drivers provided by Baofeng. Basically it will work with any programming software since the cable simply uses a USB-serial adapter. You choose the correct serial port inside the programming software, and you are good to go.
1053175
Do yourself a big favor and visit the newertech website, and contact them. The thing worked great up until I upgraded to 10.9.5 and it was that very moment I needed a patch for the antenna to work. They sent a patch to me via email. They may have all patches on their site now. Either way, it's best to contact them before buying.
1358950
I have a bf-888s with the blue K sticker and it worked perfectly. I'm on a Mac with Chirp 0.4.0 and it all just worked very nicely.
1991562
I had excellent results with this cable using CHIRP open-source freeware from http://chirp.danplanet.com/ It's constantly updated and very nicely designed.
1867373
As of yet, No. However from reading the CHIRP blogs, The TH-9000 has been successfully placed into the CHIRP family and progress is being made on the TH-9800. I, also, am anxious to have the ability to program the TYT TH-9800 via CHIRP. In the interim, the program provided by TYT will suffice although no documentation exists.73's
121541
Easy with cable + CHIRP opensource software. More difficult if you use keypad plus cant set alphanumeric labels w/o software. Ive heard people bitch and moan about programming the uv-5r but i found it incredibly easy, just like the Technical ham radio test.
1936638
I didn't have any problems with it. I used a FireStik and pre-terminated coax. Worked great.
432499
From the keypad it takes a little while, however once you get the hang of it the only cumbersome part is entering text for descriptions. You can save a lot of time by purchasing a programming cable and using the Open Source package Chirp to manage the radios memories.