pro-106 cable

[beerzkool]

Hi,

I am interested in this item on ebay.

Radio Shack GRE Whistler FTDI Chipset USB Scanner Programming Cable 20-546

Will this program a pro-106?

 

[gewecke]

Hi,

I am interested in this item on ebay.

Radio Shack GRE Whistler FTDI Chipset USB Scanner Programming Cable 20-546

Will this program a pro-106?

Be aware that after market cables Can brick your Pro-106. I'd only use the original cable designed for it. Also IF you can't find a cable, it Can be programmed by the keypad. 73, n9zas

 

[ka3jjz]

As I understand it only the cables with Prolific chipsets are the ones being counterfeited (mostly by the Chinese). The FTDI chipsets are much more reliable, at least from what I've read

Mike

 

[ka3jjz]

RS does have them on their website (although you might have to hunt for it in stores), and there's a cable sold by Valley Enterprises that word of mouth says also works - and may be cheaper than fleabay. The links are here...

Connecting scanners via USB - The RadioReference Wiki

Mike

 

[Blackswan73]

Whistler sells the cable on their website. It is the same cable that is used for programming the Whistler 1045, and 1065. Sells for about $30 or so.

 

[ka3jjz]

Yep, and that link is also in the article I linked.

One note: if you get the cable with the little pigtail, you can shelve this, I think - most of the newer scanners don't need it. Some of the very old RS models do...Mike