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Yeah, it can bog someone down, that means you are not ready. Please don't push it.

All these mods are for RX only, the RF components are not there for TX. The radio is extremely dirty TXing out of band.

100% agree

I believe he has a pre-production unit so there could be a lot of differences.

Yes I have two now, one running Stained and the other IJV. Even with the FW mods the AM Air and RX is still Crap compared to other radios I have.

Seems to be discontinued

Yes I did some what, and to a certain extent I still am. If you take the FW upgrade out of the equation they are very poor radios compared to other Chinese variations. It's my opinion that Baofeng is the bottom of the barrel with the Quansheng K5 only slightly better. There is some proof out...

I have two now, one is currently running Egzumer 0.22 and the other is running IJV .29r3. They are neat little radios.

I have one and consider it to be one of the worst one I have. I like the size and it feels nice in the hand but the TX audio quality is extremely muffled. I might drill out the mic hole but the audio is still muffed with an external mic. Maybe I have a dud but I have many other Chinese HTs that...

https://baofengtech.com/product/pc-03-programming-cable/

Hammer?

35+ years in IT dealing with Microsoft (MCSE and Novell CNE) and all their crap! I will never use a Windows pc again for home or hobby, I am Linux and Mac 100%, if in the rare occasion I need Windows I have a VM on my Linux machine.

The chip creates the com port on the PC and therefore will require drivers. The two main chips are FTDI and Prolific. The one you showed is the Prolific and requires drivers to be loaded, the FTDI drivers are built into Windows. Once you get the correct drivers loaded you should be able to make...

I don't own any but from what I have read the last good 29 was the Philippine made side mike model. I am sure others will add on here.

Either way, work or not it's a good deal if for nothing else the parts.

I have been watching this for a day or so.

ICOM 7000

No it's the same, that has been the Cobra HQ since the early 70s. I just think the CB biz is not big for them anymore.

The world HQ of Cobra, its about 10 miles north of me. Stopped there once and everything was about radar detectors, FRS, and commercial radios but no CB.

Thanks, I am finding I have a strong distaste for color displays on the Chinese stuff as I have yet to see one that you can easily read in daylight. Currently, I have 17 different HTs so it's not a single manufacturer issue (yes it probably is in reality).