DR-1801UV programming
Hello
I purchased a DR-1801UV from ebay and with it I received the standard programming cable, the one with the programming chip you would use with the UV-5R. At first I thought it was weird as I expected the "straight-through" one without the chip. The cable worked, kind of. I can program the device but the VFO mode gets locked out. When I do a factory reset the VFO mode comes back and I can type in frequencies, but as soon as I use the cable to upload a code plug the VFO mode is gone (the VFO/MR button does nothing). Gemini convinced me the problem was the cable and that DMR devices require the straight-through ones. I got my hands on one of those as well but my PC can't recognize the device. I have also tried installing the official Baofeng USB driver but it didn't do anything. Can someone please tell me what kind of cable does the device require and if there is some catch to prevent it from locking out the VFO mode?