[chirp_users] B tech UV-5001

[Jim Unroe]

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 2:30 PM, (702) 290-3209 <700hpvette1 at cox.net> wrote:
> I just purchased one of these and later realized it uses a different
> programming cable (sort of) than the uv82 /uv5 series. I have the genuine
> FTDI cable that doesn't require old drivers, but it's the current Baofeng 2
> pin. You CAN actually plug in the 3mm size pin into the UV-5001 radio, but
> will that actually work? Which pin actually does the data transmit and
> receive (the large, small, or both? )? At the most, an adapter pig tail
> should allow me to use my current cable and not have to buy a dedicated
> cable right? I see programming cables listed on Amazon.com that come with
> several pig tails for all the different common radio's, but they are the
> crappy kinds that you have to roll back drivers for (not interested, I'd
> rather buy the FTDI cable dedicated to the UV mobile series).
>

You should be able to make an adapter to go from the 2-pin Kenwood
style plug to the single pin plug  It would be a "Y" type arrangement
with a 3 conductor socket for each pin going to a single 3 conductor
plug.

Jim KC9HI