Radioddity RD-201 Programming Cable PL2303 Chip, Compatible with BaoFeng UV-5R BF888S BF-F8HP UV-5RX3 GM-30 Kenwood TYT Two Way Radio, Support Win10 Win7

The cable worked with 3 radios and two different programming software packages - but there were minor difficulties worth knowing about in case you encounter them.Plugged into a USB port on my older Windows 8.1 system, it was immediately detected and the driver automatically installed within less than a minute. A quick check of Windows Device Manager showed that it was assigned COM Port 3 (COM Port number must be set in the programming software).I've tried it with three radios: Puxing PX-777 & PX-UV973, and a Baofeng UV-3R+ (yes, a pretty miscellaneous collection of older cheap radios). Worked first time with the PX-777, using CHIRP software. At first, the UV-3R+ connected, but read garbage data bearing a vague resemblance to the already programmed channels (again, using CHIRP). Unplugging and re-plugging FIRMLY into the radio eventually got it working.The PX-UV973 is not supported by CHIRP, and programming software for it is hard to find these days (and its Yahoo group is gone, along with all those groups). Fortunately I'd downloaded a (supposedly) compatible programming software some years ago when I bought the radio, so I virus checked it locally and online (VirusTotal), and installed. But nothing - software could not see the radio at all. Unplugging and re-plugging repeatedly and firmly did nothing. Looking closely at the radio, I noticed that although the PX-777 and PX-UV973 radios look externally similar, and use the same batteries, microphone, etc., the microphone jacks, where the programming cable plugs in, were physically different. Were the PX-UV973 jacks ever so slightly recessed? Maybe.Noting the above, I squeezed the plug into the side of the radio, and suddenly got a connection, but garbage data. Thus encouraged, I squeezed the radio (being careful not to hit the PTT), holding the plug in FIRMLY while the program did the read, and it worked.So I was getting an issue others have noted with some programming cable/radio combinations - it can be difficult to get them plugged deeply enough into the radio jacks to connect and work. On some radios, trimming a little plastic off the plug is even necessary. With my radios, one worked, one required a firm push plugging in, and the other one required that the plug be held in firmly while reading/writing.I'm writing this off mostly to oddities with two of the radios, as the programming cable works fine once such issues are overcome.Good cable, just check for less than full mating if you have issues with the radio not being "seen" by the software or not reading/writing reliably.

I got this to be able to program my radio on my computer. Works great and is easy to do.

I bought this programming cable to have as a spare. I used it on several of my radios and haven’t had a single problem programming any of them with it. It has an official FTDI chip inside so there’s no fuss with loading drivers or what not. It truly is plug and play. I’ve used it with my Mac Mini and it works flawlessly. In my experience the read and write times are about the same as to what I get on my other programming cable from BTECH. This one is a few dollars cheaper however. I have included a picture of the two cables with the Radioddity cable on the left and BTECH cable is on the right and they both look very similar.It has the 2-pin Kenwood style plug so it will program many of the Kenwood, Baofeng, Retevis, Wouxun radios on the market. What it will not program is DMR radios as those radios have the chipset built into the radio itself. It’s not a fault of this cable just the way those radios are designed.Because of the simplicity of using this cable as it is a true plug and play, save yourself a few dollars and give this one a try.

Replacement cable for missing cable. First one will not work with Windows 11 without drivers.

If you have the Radioddity GM-30 this is the cable for you as the chip in the cable is required. This worked straight out of the box and was also surprised by the beefy build of the cable as compared to others that felt brittle. Be sure to follow your instructions that come with the radio when connecting and using for programming.

I've used this cable on two different brands of radio with no problems at all.

Works.

Works great. Had issues with an older cable (chip set) working with Windows 11.

I was able to get it to work with my UV-5R and Mac OS. I had trouble with using it with Linux, but it was likely my fault due to not having the right USB drivers. The hardware is genuine, but your luck with drivers may vary.

Used this with Chirp on my Baofengs and Pofungs, worked like a charm

Por fin, funciona para programar el Quensheng.

J'ai acheté ce câble en remplacement d'un câble Baofeng avec puce prolific qui fonctionnait tràs mal avec W11 (problème de pilote). Celui-ci fonctionne sans problème.

Cable work I used a PC, make sure you push the connectors to the phone correctly