🔌 Mirkit USB Baofeng Programming Cable with PL2303 Chip for Baofeng Two Way Ham Portable Radios: UV-5R, 5RA, 5R Plus, 5RE, bf F8HP, UV3R Plus, BF-888S, UV-82, 5RX3, GA-2S, BF-F8+, H777, UV-82HP Review

This cable works seamlessly on my Windows 10 laptop. I use CHIRP to program my Baofeng UV-5r. Cables with FTDI chip at the best price.

Received this to replace a Baofeng cable which I couldn't get to work on Mac and was questionable on my PC too! It worked right out of the box and was booted from CHIRP and uploaded to my UV-82HP in no time. It's worth the few dollars more it costs.

This could not work. As Ellie Johnston said, "To my dismay, this isn't going to work. I see a light flicker in the first quarter of the plugin's movement, but nothing after that." I couldn't get it to stay on all the time, and my Windows 10 computer never recognized it. The company has had for over a year YEAR known quality issues. I expect this will be fixed. Return.

I was able to get this working after a few youtube videos and a few boards. In my case, I had to manually download the Prolific drivers from the manufacturer's website (CPU manufacturer, not cable manufacturer). Install the drivers and restart your computer. I could not find any help from the cable manufacturer. I would buy it again but would advise anyone unfamiliar with computers to look elsewhere.

Works great! No documentation, no problem. Just search "CHIRP Programming Guide" and you're good to go. A word of advice: some people may experience problems due to improper connection. Plug it into the radio, then squeeze well and it snaps into place. Anyway, I had a problem like that at first. I still can't believe how hard it is for you to click this. Anyway, I like Chirp, I find it very easy when you have advice on which tabs to click. Enjoy!

I have Windows 7 Home Premium. It wasn't plug and play, but after about 30 minutes of fiddling with settings/drivers I had it set up. The device works well once the first connection is made. You must press very hard to establish a full connection with the UV-5R radio. Interference occurs between the radio body and the end of the cable before the connector is fully inserted. Looks well made and offers good value for money, especially when combined with the CHIRP software. Give you complete…

*EDIT*12/26/19; It's been a few weeks but the company sent me a replacement and it worked perfectly. I'm still leaving 4 stars as there may be a quality control issue, but overall my experience with this item/company has been very positive. AS OF 11/18/19; I bought it in September and just tried to use it. To my chagrin it won't work. I get a slight flicker in the first 1/4 of the plugin's movement, but nothing after that. I managed to set it to ONLY hold it in place for a total of 3 seconds…

Mirkit FTDI USB Model 1 works like a champion for programming BAOFENF UV-5R radios with CHIRP. For some reason, contrary to many Revine and other reviews, Windows 10 PRO did NOT find and download a good driver. Device Manager recognized the FTDI chip, but without the correct driver it was not recognized as a USB serial port. All attempts to force Windows to find and load a working driver have failed. I downloaded the Virtual COM Port (VCP) driver from the FTDIchip dot com site using the link…