396xt with a USB cable???

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Confused1234

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Thank you for the info... This is crazy, with a piece of equipment so advanced it has a serial port connect. my desktop is five years old and it don't have a serial port. Old technology on new equipment?
 

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I can't understand it either. Good luck with your cable. Freescan is a great program - you are gonna love it. It has a feature that will help you get the right comport and transfer (upload/download) speed selected.
 

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Thank you for the info... This is crazy, with a piece of equipment so advanced it has a serial port connect. my desktop is five years old and it don't have a serial port. Old technology on new equipment?

This has been talked about many times before...Serial is still the largest type of connection used worldwide. :)
Marshall KE4ZNR
 

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Also, the scanner requires a serial connection to properly interface with a GPS for the automatic system switching functions...
 
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