01-04-2009, 10:01 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Soledad, CA
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Originally Posted by kb0nly
I second that, get one with an FTDI chipset, they are plug and play with Vista, no driver file or disc required. I bought one off ebay a while back that has two serial ports..
Item # 300239844087
Put that item number in the search box and have a look, yeah they aren't as cheap as some other options at $24 but man do they work! XP, Vista, works great on both. I got a new computer earlier this year and of course they don't have serial ports anymore, i tried a few of the usb to serial adapter cables, sometimes they worked and sometimes they didn't. Read that FTDI is supported by Vista without having to install drivers so i went hunting on eBay and found that dual serial port model and gave it a shot, works great. I have my 785D on one port, and a Rascal (computer/radio interface for PSK, SSTV, etc.) on the other port and they both work flawlessly. Also neat that they have the RXD and TXD leds so you can watch the data flow.
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Is your PC vista 64?
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