New Baofang UV-5R using Windows 7

[KB5LOD]

I just got a new handy talky for Christmas from my Dad who is also a ham (WB5TDJ - Extra Class) and mom (WB5WJY - General Class) who live in the Fort Worth Tx area. Anyway, I got this Baofang radio for Christmas and have a laptop that runs Windows 7. The radio came with software that is supposed to run with Windows 2000 through Windows 8. We put the software on my Dad's computer (Windows XP Professional), and got it to run just fine, but when we put it on my Windows 7 machine, I can't get it to work at all. Any idea's?

Please help if you can.

Thanks
David Waldrop (KB5LOD)
Amarillo Tx

 

[RBMTS]

It is most likely a driver problem for your USB cable. I had to pull a different version of the driver to get it to work on my Win7 system. Check out the miklor site for more info on that driver issue.

 

[KB5LOD]

"Miklor Site"

Thanks Randy. Is the "Miklor Site" you reference something that is fairly common? Although I have been a ham for many years, I do not recognize the name. Can you give me a little more information?

Thanks
David Waldrop

 

[dmaria]

Thanks Randy. Is the "Miklor Site" you reference something that is fairly common? Although I have been a ham for many years, I do not recognize the name. Can you give me a little more information?

Thanks
David Waldrop

It is a very good reference for the UV-5R. Pay special attention to the driver issues with Window 7. This web site provides everything you need to guide you thru the problems. The drivers for Windows 7 worked for me, but the Baofeng software does not (Windows 7 & 8 64bit). The Chirp software works just fine. I highly recommend it.

Baofeng UV5R New Owners UV-5R

Good Luck,
Dave