COMPATIBLE W/ MODEL UV5R, 777 & 888. WILL WORK WITH THE UV82 MODEL AS WELL, ALTHOUGH YOU MIGHT NEED TO KEEP THE DOUBLE-PRONGED CONNECTOR END MANUALLY PRESSED IN W/ A BIT OF FORCE WHEN UPLOADING AND DOWNLOADING FROM THE RADIO UNIT. CHECK BELOW AT THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR FURTHER COMPATIBILITY.
From the manufacturer's website:
"Avoid Counterfeit cables our ftdi cable is plug n play
BaoFeng Tech provides USB cables that plug into your computer (Windows, OSX, Linux) and will work with your systems default drivers. There is no need to use any CD as the drivers automatically download through your operating system.
Once you have your USB cable all that is needed is to download the free programming software, available right on our site:
DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE
If your computer did not automatically update to the latest FTDI driver you can do so by visiting this link right here:
DOWNLOAD THE LATEST FTDI DRIVERS FOR YOUR BAOFENG RADIO PROGRAMMING CABLE
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Why use a CHiRP software FTMI cable and program via desktop instead of just doing so via the radio / transceiver's console"
- It can be difficult to remember the right key combinations to program in frequencies, save a channel, set the offset, PL tone, etc. (And it'd be nice to display a text name),
- Chirp allows you to do all that from a computer, per a computer screen and an actual keyboard.
- It reduces the number of errors you get while programming in stations, and lets you do it MUCH faster.
- It also allows you to save configurations. So you can have one radio setup with stations for when you're at home, and a completely different one when you're on a trip, and be able to go back to the 'home' one without spending 4+ hours programming.
- It will NOT expand the frequencies.
- It will allow you to simply click on the menu and load all your local repeaters (by automatically downloading them from radio reference). It will allow you to quickly program in all the FRS/GMRS/etc frequencies (to listen in).
- For 10 FRS frequencies, the difference being:
- Manually doing it: 1hr.
- Doing it by chirp doing it: 2 minutes.
Short cable, allowing you to connect your BAOFENG UV5R / 888S to your desktop and perform a small slew of features including:
To download the official software, click here.
For an easy step-by-step guide on getting started, click here
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Features:
100% brand new USB Programming Cable
Allows a wide variety of portable handheld radios to be connected to a computer via USB for programming purposes
Featuring the 2-pin speaker/microphone connection common among Kenwood, BAOFENG, TYT, and Wouxun radios, this cable can be used to program radios from many different manufacturers.
A driver CD containing software designed for the BAOFENG UV-5R and UV-3R+ radios is included, but other radios are compatible with software acquired elsewhere.
Specification:
USB programming cable for BAOFENG handheld radios
Also compatible with many Kenwood, TYT, and Wouxun radios that feature the 2-pin speaker/microphone connector
Includes driver CD with programming software for BAOFENG radios
Compatiable With:
BAOFENG: UV-3R+, UV-5R, UV-5RA, UV-5RE, UV-5R+, 666S, 777S, 888S
Kenwood: TK-240, TK-250, TK-255, TK-260, TK-260G, TK-270, TK-270G, TK-272G, TK-278,TK-278G, TK-340, TK-349, TK-350, TK-353, TK-360, TK-360G, TK-370, TK-370G, TK-373G, TK-378, TK-378G, TK-430, TK-431, TK-715, TK-2100, TK-2102, TK-2107, TK-2118, TK-2160, TK-3100, TK-3101, TK-3102, TK-3107, TK-3118, TK-3160
Wouxun: KG-UVD1P, KG-UV6D
Package included:
1pc x USB Programming Cable (with CD)
Here's a nice instructional video, explaining how to program your BAOFENG radio
