Baofeng Programming Cable for BAOFENG UV-5R/5RA/5R Plus/5RE, UV3R Plus, BF-888S, 5R EX, 5RX3, GA-2S

I was a little skeptical after hearing about driver issues with some cables but this one worked perfectly right out of the bag with my Surface laptop running Windows 10.

Perfect fit and function. I used this with ( Chirp ) software and it was spot on. a must have for those chinese radios.

Used this to reprogram my BF-888s radios. Cheaper than the other cables on Amazon. Came with a mini-CD that I didn't bother to use.

Worked well, didn't have to install drivers with the new chirp and a uv5r

I had very little trouble getting this cable to work. Had I heeded the advice to toss the included CD and download everything from miklor dot com (or the CHIRP site) I would have had less trouble.NOTE: For those of you who are familiar with serial communications (and perhaps some that are not) it may help to know that the cable is just a USB to Serial adapter. The driver install is all about the cable, NOT the radio. You do not need to use the radio while you are getting the cable installed and working. The CHIRP software will handle the communications to the radio once the cable is working. If you install the cable driver and the cable is plugged in, look in Device Manager. If you do NOT have a yellow triangle (or any other warning) on the Prolific USB to Serial port in Device Manager, you SHOULD be good to go.Here's the short version for the ADD folks ;-)Toss the included CD, download the Prolific driver from Miklor dot com, install the driver and plug in the cable. Make a note of what COM port is assigned to the cable. Download the latest daily build of CHIRP. Enjoy!Here's the details of what I did. This may help some of you who tried the included CD first like I did.(just in case you don't know... you can open up Device Manager by right clicking on Computer and then opening Device Manager)1. I tried installing the Vista driver from the included CD which included plugging the cable into the laptop and radio. It failed (yellow triangle in Device Manager).2. I installed the latest daily build of CHIRP (this didn't help my cable problem, but it didn't hurt anything either). If I was doing this all over again I would probably wait until the cable was working before I installed CHIRP. I really don't think it matters much when you install CHIRP.3. I removed the driver from Device Manager, I checked the Uninstall Driver box.(I would recommend you skip steps 1 & 3)4. I un-plugged the cable from the radio and the laptop.5. I downloaded the Prolific 3.2.0.0 driver from Miklor.6. I installed the Prolific 3.2.0.0 driver.7. I plugged the cable into the laptop, Windows recognized it and installed the device (cable) successfully.(BTW: it assigned COM5 to the cable, you will need to know this later)8. I opened up CHIRP.9. With the radio turned off I plugged the cable into the radio.10. I turned on the radio.11. I downloaded the data from the radio (Radio --> Download from radio). I got a dialog box asking for settings. I set the COM Port to match the cable (COM5). I set the Vendor to Baofeng and the Model to UV5R and clicked OK.12. I got the Cloning Progress box with progress bar. When that was done I got the CHIRP spreadsheet view. I was able to edit the config and Save it as a file. (I saved a backup of the default config before I made any changes).13. I uploaded the data back to the radio (Radio --> Upload to radio).14. I got the Cloning Progress box again. When that was done I unplugged the radio.That's it!BTW: I tried the Import from Repeater Book and I was impressed at how well it worked. I recommend trying that.

Works well even after like five years. Never had any issues with the cable or the chip inside. This will work for programming your analog radio. I use mine to connect Baofeng HTs to my PC running CHIRP for programming. I’ve also used it to connect a TYT quad-band mobile unit to my PC with no issues. Buy it.

I found myself in a predicament where I needed a data cable for my UV-5R quickly! It's my backup for my Yaesu VX-5R & it's the radio I take on hikes since I'm not particularly concerned about breaking it or losing it if the going gets tough (I'm still amazed that I was able to buy this radio new for less than 10% the cost of my Yaesu; cheap enough to almost consider it disposable). When I spotted this cable here on Amazon for just eight buck with next day delivery, I decided to take a chance.I was hesitant based on past experiences with bargain priced cables of this type. Of the few I've acquired over the years, two flat-out didn't work at all & one had compatibility problems w/ my PC. The fact that this one had the Baofeng logo on it was somewhat encouraging (I figured if anyone knew how to achieve compatibility with my radio it'd be the company that made it, right?).This cable was essentially plug and play. The only reason I didn't give it five stars for Ease of Use was because I had to jigger around with the COM Port settings a little to find the right one. Once I figured THAT out, I opened up CHIRP & the rest was a breeze... I had the hundred or so nearest repeaters loaded and ready to go within minutes.And... three stars for Quality since it IS, in fact, made by Baofeng & I really didn't expect Yaesu-level quality. That said, I didn't pay a Yaesu-level price either.I dunno how long it'll last, but as of right now, I'd recommend it.Brian