🔌 BTECH Programming Cable - FTDI USB Cable for UV-25X2, UV-25X4, UV-50X2 Review

I've been using this cable for a while now and haven't had any problems with it. I can recommend it unreservedly. This is a quality cable that works as advertised. I've used it with Windows 10 and MAC OS Sierra with no problems.

After much frustration with $8 cables from the internet bought this. This worked and got the job done in about 5 minutes as advertised. Used it to clone my HT channels into my BTECH UV25x2 to customize the display, message and static message (on my call). I don't normally write reviews without a tip but it worked for me and I wish other radio amateurs knew that it costs $20 to tune the radio the way you like it and get it on the air. All worth $20.73 from KC9MGX

Plug and play with my UV-25X2 with CHIRP. There are no driver issues at all. Connected, found my radio station in the CHIRP menu and downloaded basic information from the radio, entered a set of 120 frequencies and loaded it back into the radio. The whole process took no more than 5 minutes.

I have a lot of experience programming various models of Baofeng PDAs and some other brands, especially Chirp. I like to haggle as much as anyone, but do yourself a favor and pass on cheap programming cables and get this one. FTDI is the only one you can use if you really don't like much frustration.

This worked great with my UV-25X4. When I got the UV-25X4 I really thought the same cable would be compatible with older radios. It's not obvious. I went ahead and manually programmed some repeaters and simplex frequencies. (It seems that programming a new radio is a bit easier, but I also have, I believe, 6 of several variants of other Baofeng and BTECH radios. But it didn't take me long to order a cable to match. It (the new cable) Windows 10 was automatically recognized without having to…

I'm not an experienced Chirp software user but I found it easy to follow the instructions that came with the BTech 25X2 programming cable and radio. I have a new truck that I didn't want to modify, so I bought a heavy duty Lidomount cup holder. When ordering a Lido mount you will be asked to indicate which radio you would like to mount on your product. I said Kenwood D710 (I actually have one) and the holes in the Lido to D710 adapter matched the BTech radio perfectly. good deal. My first…

No cable yet, but I have 5 other radios and matching cables. Despite being advertised as an FTDI cable, it is overpriced. A few years ago I switched 2 other cables to FTDI to avoid downloading separate drivers. The board can be bought on Aliexpress with shipping for $2. If you're comfortable, you can take a look at this if you already have an old cable. I'm guessing it cost the manufacturer about a dollar to make this $20 item.

I'm not an experienced user of the Chirp software but I found it easy to follow the instructions that came with the programming cable and the BTech 25X2 radio became. I have a new truck that I didn't want to modify, so I bought a heavy duty Lidomount cup holder. When ordering a Lido mount you will be asked to indicate which radio you would like to mount on your product. I said Kenwood D710 (I actually have one) and the holes in the Lido to D710 adapter matched the BTech radio perfectly. good…

Congratulations to BTECH for purchasing the cable with FTDI chip. My others were from a different range, they had bad experiences with those in the early days of Baofeng UV-5, but this one works on Windows/Mac/Linux - if it doesn't work for you - you either have a bad cable , you have the wrong radio, or something is wrong with your computer setup. Mine worked as expected right out of the box, using the CHIRP software to first load/save the original image from our new UV-25x4 and then save it…

I now have 2 USB cables for PC04 FTDI programming and that's the only reason I'm giving 4 stars. I can't remember if I bought the first one from Revain or where. He has 5 starts. The website I ordered the cable from pointed me to BTECH as the right programming cable, so I didn't hesitate to order it. When it arrived I connected it to my Linux PC using the recommended CHIRP programming software from chirp.danplanet.com and then to a BF-F8HF programmable transceiver. The device is not recognized.