Why the radio was setup this way i don t know but that is one of the peculiarities of the baofeng uv 5r radios and why most people opt for the usb programming cable.
Baofeng programming cable not working.
Some of which are not available using the baofeng factory software such as.
Of course the solution is use the programming software which is often helpful and often not.
X band repeater with 2 btech mobiles modified rj45 cable.
Install the cable on another computer.
If the cable successfully installs when plugged into another usb port skip to step 6.
To find and install the baofeng usb programming cable driver and programming software correctly follow the instructions below.
Failure to do so may only bring more frustration when things don t work.
Once you have your usb cable all that is needed is to download the free programming software available right on our site.
If installation was not successful or the cable is not recognized go to step 4.
Baofeng radio programming software download homepage chirp programming software oem baofeng vip software.
Download the programming software.
Follow these instructions completely and in order.
Try other usb ports.
It appears that many of the cheap baofeng usb programming cables use a clone of the prolific pl 2303 chip that is not supported by the latest windows driver.
If installation failed on all usb ports go to step 5.
Programming your baofeng radio with chirp and solving the prolific driver issue april 11 2019 arcanecode leave a comment ok this post is a bit off what i normally talk about but i wanted to add it so i d have a spot to point people back to and more importantly be able to refer back to it myself.
The really gnarly problem that usually surfaces is getting the programming cable to work.
Of course the solution is use the programming software which is often helpful and often not.
If your computer did not automatically update to the latest ftdi driver you can do so by visiting this link right here.
It appears that many of the cheap baofeng usb programming cables use a clone of the prolific pl 2303 chip that is not supported by the latest windows driver.
To start the computer should be on and the radio should be off.
Oem vip software windows only.
So put in the repeater input frequency go back to menu mode then push 27 for the memory channel you want then push menu and go to the same memory channel that you programmed in.