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XPR-7550 question

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Baker845

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Just wanted to know if the PMKN4012A cable will read and program a XPR-7550 radio? I'm getting people that are saying it does and doesn't? Is the PMKN4012B programming cable what is needed?

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Just wanted to know if the PMKN4012A cable will read and program a XPR-7550 radio? I'm getting people that are saying it does and doesn't? Is the PMKN4012B programming cable what is needed?

I'm not 100% positive but I'm pretty sure my cable is the A version (I've had it for over a year now) and it works fine.
 

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I under stand that PMKN4012 works, but there is A cable and B cable. I'm being told A works and doesn't work, so just wanted to be sure.
 

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I had an A if I recall correctly, that wouldn't work. All you have to do is move a ground wire and it functions as a B. Simple fix in about 10 minutes time. I think there's a YouTube on it, or something in Batlabs.
 

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Years ago I bought an “A” cable, & even though others said it wouldn’t work with my 7550, it worked great. A year later I bought my APX, & that “A” worked fine. But last year, I bought a new 7550e, & then I had to do the mod from A, to B. Took 5 minutes.
 
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