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TK-3101 resurrection

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merlin

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Dug up a box of old TK-3101s and thought of making them work.
I need a programming cable and read somewhere that the cable for Baofeng UV5R is the same.
Don't need to buy something I already have.
Anyone know that this is a compatible cable ?
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cmjonesinc

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Can't speak for a 3101 specifically but I've used kenwood cables on baofengs and baofeng cables on kenwoods before and never had problems.
 

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Thanks for the reply, I will just go ahead with the Baofeng cable. If something pops, lo loss I have a couple and can sacrifice a radio.
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2 Pin Baofeng cables should work. Been a while since I've messed with those radios, but aren't they DOS based?
 

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Thanks for the reply, I will just go ahead with the Baofeng cable. If something pops, lo loss I have a couple and can sacrifice a radio.
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Shouldn't cause any issues. Worst that could happen is it just won't read/write. Give it a try. Typically those two-pins are all the same for the most part, except maybe some of the newest models.
 
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