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?
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.
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.
-- Dean
On 2013-02-26 18:24, Ken G wrote:
My 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?
Ken G VK4FKWG*
*From:*chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] *On Behalf Of *John W. *Sent:* Wednesday, 27 February 2013 12:12 PM *To:* Discussion of CHIRP *Subject:* Re: [chirp_users] Prolific update and amateur pirates
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".