<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Save a copy of each radio setup so you have to fall back on, just in case. <br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Jardy Dawson WA7JRD<div>Message sent through sub space hailing frequencies <span style="font-size: 13pt;">using the Universal Translator. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br></span></div></div><div><br>On Sep 15, 2018, at 13:38, Peter <<a href="mailto:ptlambert@sbcglobal.net">ptlambert@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Yes, you would want to clone between radios of the same model and </span><br><span>firmware, otherwise you will likely have issues on the target radio </span><br><span>ranging from minor to severe. But cloning between dissimilar radios is </span><br><span>probably not the only way to mess up a radio. And in any case, I am </span><br><span>only providing the pinout on this particular cable.</span><br><span></span><br><span>I have a few Baofeng UV-82HP radios, and a gaggle of 888s </span><br><span>walkie-talkies. When I finally get around to attempting clones (between </span><br><span>the same models, of course), I will post an update with any unfavorable </span><br><span>outcome here.</span><br><span></span><br><span>(Peter)</span><br><span></span><br><span>On 9/15/2018 1:29 PM, Jardy via chirp_users wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Anybody using this cable would want to make sure both radios have the </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>same firmware, otherwise you take a chance on bricking at least the </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>receiving rig.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Jardy Dawson WA7JRD</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Message sent through sub space hailing frequencies using the Universal </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Translator.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Sep 15, 2018, at 13:17, Peter <<a href="mailto:ptlambert@sbcglobal.net">ptlambert@sbcglobal.net</a> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:ptlambert@sbcglobal.net">mailto:ptlambert@sbcglobal.net</a>>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I recently ordered this TENQ "cloning" cable from Amazon:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MK02BX2">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MK02BX2</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>This cable has Kenwood style connectors (3.5mm TRS & 2.5mm TRS) on </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>each end, for radio-to-radio configuration copy between Baofeng, </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Wouxun, and "any two-pin style radio with a Kenwood Baofeng plug".</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I wanted to verify the pinout before adding it to my radio bag. So </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I spent several hours scouring the Internet for a wiring diagram for </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>such a cable, but with no success. Even simple pinout descriptions </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>were somewhat vague ("back-to-back", etc.). So I ultimately buzzed </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>out the cable with a DVM, tabulated the results, and mocked up a JPEG </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>diagram based on an image that originally came from <a href="http://Miklor.com">Miklor.com</a> </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="http://Miklor.com">http://Miklor.com</a>>. See attached for the finished product. The </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>diagram shows that the cable basically has Data Tx from one end </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>connected to Data Rx on the other and vice-versa, with Data Ground </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>connected between both ends.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I wanted to submit this to John for possible inclusion on his site, </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>but I don't see any contact form there. I do know that he posts to </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>this list so here I am... John, if you are interested, feel free to </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>re-post wherever you'd like, maybe here?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Technical.php">http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Technical.php</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Cheers!</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>(Peter)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>P.S. I do understand that this list is for CHIRP issues, hence any </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>cable discussion would normally be limited to "programming" cables, </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>e.g. Kenwood to USB with a suitable integrated controller chip. </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>However, I am thinking that this info might be useful to some folks </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>here regardless.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><clone cable wiring diagram.jpg></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>chirp_users mailing list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>This message was sent to Jardy at <a href="mailto:jardy72@yahoo.com">jardy72@yahoo.com</a> </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:jardy72@yahoo.com">mailto:jardy72@yahoo.com</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>To unsubscribe, send an email to </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com">mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>chirp_users mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>This message was sent to (Peter) at <a href="mailto:ptlambert@sbcglobal.net">ptlambert@sbcglobal.net</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a></span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>chirp_users mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a></span><br><span><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a></span><br><span>This message was sent to Jardy at <a href="mailto:jardy72@yahoo.com">jardy72@yahoo.com</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>