Baofeng Driver Windows 10

INSTALL THE DRIVERS BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE CABLE DUE TO THE NATURE OF RADIO PROGRAMMING, IT IS ASSUMED BY THE MANUFACTURE THAT A RADIO TECHNICIAN IS THE ONE TO PERFORM THE PROGRAMMING. AS A RESULT THERE IS MINIMAL DOCUMENTATION ON THE “HOW TO” ASPECTS OF THE DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE.

Open the Driver CD from My Computer and run the installer. If you have a red Wouxun cable it is titled CP210x_Windows. If installing on macOS look for the mac folder in the CD Volume on the desktop. If you have the Black Baofeng CD look for the installer USB.EXE and run. If you have macOS Google “Signed Mac OS Driver for Winchiphead CH340 serial bridge” and download. Follow along with the installer prompts, the default settings are suitable for most users. When finished installing reboot your computer.

You can now plug in the Cable. Download the software for your radio from the manufacturer, this CD, or if compatible, - Save the software file onto your desktop. Please note, Chirp is 3rd party software, and may not be compatible with all firmware revisions of a radio. If a Chirp listed radio does not communicate it is likely a cause of incompatible firmware, and not a faulty radio. Once the download is complete you may need to extract the files, do so in a sub directory on the desktop. Once extracted, run the installer for the Radio software, again follow the prompts, accepting the default values.

Once installed open the radio software, it might have created an Icon on your desktop for easy finding. Always READ the contents of the radio first, this will usually be an option in the top menu bar of the software. Once you have READ the radio you will see what looks like a spreadsheet with the various values. Enter or Update the values as required, for repeater tones look for a column labeled Encode or maybe Enc for short. On some Wouxun it is labeled as QT/DQT Enc. For Amateur repeaters you will most likely need the CTCSS tones (eg. 127.9), not the Digital Tones (eg.

D21) When you are finished making the changes to the spreadsheet you need to WRITE the contents back to the radio. As different radios have different internal structures a file cannot be moved from brand to brand or model to model. ALWAYS READ the radio before making changes, do not start with a fresh file. By nature this software is designed for use by radio professionals, it is not polished for retail end users. At first it may seem hard to use, or not user friendly, it is not designed to be. It is as simple as it gets and is designed to get the job done, and nothing else. If your radio, and radios firmware, is compatible with Chirp Software (you might find that a bit more intuitive.

Nov 11, 2013 - You can download the Prolific driver for Windows, Mac and Linux at If you purchased the Baofeng.

Software The software is specific to the model of radio you have. If your model is supporting by Chirp you may find it easier to use the Chirp software and not the manufacture software.

Chirp is open source and was written by a ham for hams. You will find Chirp on the CD, the most recent version can be downloaded from It is always best to read the radio first and then make changes. Do not start from a blank file as erroneous data may be written to the radio. - When starting the software be sure to choose the correct com port and radio model if required. • Select the assigned COM port (Port) • Click Program • Click Read from radio • Click 'Start' • Make desired changes • Click Program • Click Write to radio • Click Start When entering repeater tones if the software gives you the option for an encode tone and decode tone note that Encode is the equivalent as a transmit tone (repeater tone for access) and the decode is for setting up tone squelch. The radio screen will flash an on/off cycle when done.