<html><div>Peter - at least you have a cable that you can easily chop up to make a connection to something else. I recently had to make a TNC cable for the baofeng using individual 3.5 and 2.5mm connectors. You can cut your up and get 2 for one!</div>
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<div>Bill <br><br>---------- Original Message ----------<br>From: Peter <ptlambert@sbcglobal.net><br>To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com<br>Subject: Re: [chirp_users] cloning cable wiring diagram<br>Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2018 12:48:11 -0700<br><br>Thanks Jim, that's very useful info. I'd read of some folks having <br>issues even starting a clone on the UV-82HP and now I know why. As to <br>the BF-888s, I'd never heard of anyone trying to use a clone cable, but <br>I was up for the adventure. Guess I will need to find more exciting <br>things to do. :@)<br><br>So now I have a clone cable that I can't really use, and we have a <br>pinout diagram for same... But at least all this is now in the record <br>for posterity's sake.<br><br>Cheers!<br><br>(Peter)<br><br><br>On 9/16/2018 9:07 AM, Jim Unroe wrote:<br>> On Sat, Sep 15, 2018 at 4:38 PM, Peter <ptlambert@sbcglobal.net> wrote:<br>>> Yes, you would want to clone between radios of the same model and<br>>> firmware, otherwise you will likely have issues on the target radio<br>>> ranging from minor to severe. But cloning between dissimilar radios is<br>>> probably not the only way to mess up a radio. And in any case, I am<br>>> only providing the pinout on this particular cable.<br>>><br>>> I have a few Baofeng UV-82HP radios, and a gaggle of 888s<br>>> walkie-talkies. When I finally get around to attempting clones (between<br>>> the same models, of course), I will post an update with any unfavorable<br>>> outcome here.<br>> You won't be able to use this cable on a UV-82HP or a BF-888s. Modern<br>> Baofeng radios no longer have the radio-to-radio cloning ability. Back<br>> when the N5R/N82 type of firmware was released for UV-5R/UV82 style<br>> radios, the memory layout was changed> Baofeng removed the<br>> radio-to-radio cloning feature to prevent cloning between incompatible<br>> radios. That's also why the covering radio-to-radio cloning was<br>> removed from the miklor.com website.<br>><br>> The BF-888s never had the radio-to-radio cloning ability.<br>><br>> To use that cable you will need a Baofeng model with an LCD display<br>> manufactured before the end of 2014 that when powered up with the<br>> [MONI] key pressed displays "COPING" or "COPYING".<br>><br>> Jim KC9HI<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> chirp_users mailing list<br>> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com<br>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users<br>> This message was sent to (Peter) at ptlambert@sbcglobal.net<br>> To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br>chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com<br>http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users<br>This message was sent to Bill Curlew at wcurlew@juno.com<br>To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</p></html>
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