On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 2:30 PM, (702) 290-3209 700hpvette1@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