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I don't have one of these radios, but I thought I read somewhere
that the USB cable (with chip) was the same as for a Kenwood radio?<br>
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I don't know if there are cables for these radios that terminate in
an RS-232 connector (eg, don't have a proprietary chip), but that's
a possible alternative (or maybe it's constructable, like the Icom
OPC-1529R), and then use a standard, inexpensive (legit)
USB-to-serial cable.<br>
<br>
When I checked the Amazon site for the radios, some of the reviews
mentioned cable problems, so perhaps a solution was posted there as
well.<br>
<br>
-- Dean<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2013-02-26 18:24, Ken G wrote:<br>
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cable was included with my UV5R so I have no idea whether
its genuine or not. It works, which doesn’t necessarily mean
that its genuine, but I’m happy to buy a genuine chipped
cable if I know where to buy one. The Prolific website link
in Dean’s post referred us to two recommended sellers, but
neither of those had cables for the UV5R (that I could see).
Does anyone know of a source for a genuine chipped cable?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-US"> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com">mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>John W.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 27 February 2013 12:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Discussion of CHIRP<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] Prolific update and
amateur pirates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Well, in most cases, no one knows they
have a counterfeit until they get the cable and it does
not work properly. I have not ever heard a retailer
saying "We sell fake chips".<br>
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