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Helping a friend program his PD562i, wonder if only a genuine Hytera programming cable will work? Is there anything unique/proprietary e.g. serialized or special drivers?

If not, which generic or lower-cost cables would do the job? Thinking of cables people may already have for other HT radios, provided that the pinout, electrical interface, and drivers are all compatible.

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Hi, for a PD 562 I purchased on eBay I was able to get the programming V9...and a Hytera PC45 programming cable for $39 which to me is super cheap. The cable has a selector on it that lets you do the CPS and Firmware.
Now the radio had CPS V8... but to upgrade to V9 I had to first download CPS V8... and have it in computer first. This is my first Hytera so I’m still learning.

Oh and the programming that came with the cable also had the drivers for the usb.
 
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Spaceexplorer31 said:
Oh and the programming that came with the cable also had the drivers for the usb.
Click to expand...

OK thanks, I will pass the info on.

$39 for cable does not seem an outrageous price, just that sometimes an another available cable might work, but
sounds unlikely in this case.

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