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Using the info on the Miklor site allowed me to get my Baofeng/Wouxun cable working with my old Windows XP computer. (Actually the Miklor site has tons of information on these radios, so check it out.) I’ll also note that the same cable can be used to program a Wouxun radio, so the same remedies apply.
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This Miklor web page does a good job of explaining the driver problem and giving some helpful advice. 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. 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).
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See my postings or check out PD0AC’s blog for more information.Īlso very frequently, the new owner of such a radio finds that they cannot figure out how to program it. At prices less than $50, radio amateurs (including veterans and newbies) are scarfing up these radios. The various models of Baofeng handheld transceivers keep popping up everywhere.
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Current Windows device drivers have been updated to recognize these 'fake' chips. These chips were cloned by some Chinese companies and appear in many of today's generic programming cables. Nearly a decade ago, Prolific Technology, a Taiwanese company, developed a USB to Serial chip, the PL2303. This is the interface driver software that translates many USB to Radio adapters via a Com-Port (for lack of a more complex explanation).
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Windows 10, Baofeng, and Chirp The Windows 10 installation/upgrade includes a newer version of the Prolific USB-Serial driver. I thought that there might be some others out there with the same problem. Now I'm finally able to easily update my HT using CHIRP again. The driver suggested at the site below was the only one that worked. I searched several sites trying to figure out where I could get a new suitable driver. Ever since upgrading to Windows 10, I have been unable to get my Baofeng GT-3TB radio to communicate with my computer using my old Prolific USB to Serial Driver.