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so i just got the baofeng 888s and a trying to program it. downloaded the prolific driver and the 888s software. every time i try to connect the usb cable to my computer no matter if on win7 or xp i get "there is a problem. your device might not work properly". restarted several times and still cant figure out what is wrong. any ideas?

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It's already programmed but thanks. As to how well it works is debatable. Close range it works great. But even at a reasonable yet range it shouldn't have issues with It has trouble on receive and transmit


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I use mine primarily as a ham radio and I find it extremely nice.
Very sensitive receiver, transmitter puts out a solid 3-4 watts.
It's my Go To radio here at the house. It's UHF only, but that's what I use most of the time.

I'm amazed at the quality and especially the price.

John
http://www.miklor.com
 
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