[chirp_users] Programming Cable Guide

[Craig Ludwig]

Does their driver CD come with drivers for OS X? Just wondering as I use a mac and this looks like a great setup with cables!

Craig

On Nov 3, 2011, at 12:52 PM, Aubrey Turner wrote:

> I have some info on 3rd party cables if you are interested.
> 
> I am using a 2-in-1 cable from 409Shop.com to program a number of Yaesu 
> radios.
> 
> Here's the product:
> - http://www.409shop.com/409shop_product.php?id=103790
> 
> It works with my VX-7R, FT-60R, and FT-7800R.  It should also work with 
> my FT-8800R, but I haven't tried it (programmed what few memories I 
> needed manually on that rig).
> 
> There are two things to know:
> - You will need the Prolific drivers from the 409Shop website for it to 
> work on Windows (getting the 'latest and greatest' from Prolific will 
> cause it to fail).
> - The 3.5mm adapter has the threading for the VX-7R.  It *will* work 
> with the non-threaded Yaesu units (FT-60R, VX-3, etc), as the rest of 
> the plug is physically and electrically identical.  It just sticks out a 
> bit on the FT-60R.
> 
> As for being reputable I've never had an issue with 409Shop.  You just 
> have to remember that they're in Hong Kong and it may take a while for 
> the shipment to get to you.  I have also used a USB cable from them to 
> program a Wouxun KG-UVD1P (although I must note that this was not with 
> CHIRP, as I sold that unit before I learned about CHIRP) and I used 
> another of their cables for the Baofeng UV-3R.  Pretty much all of their 
> cables (and the ones on eBay) use the Prolific PL2032 chipset, so I have 
> a laptop set up with those drivers and use it for all my radio 
> programming (once the driver is installed, it works for all of the 
> 409Shop cables).
> 
> If you want a U.S. vendor, I've also had luck purchasing cables from 
> Valley Enterprises.  Here are their Yaesu cable selections:
> - http://www.valley-ent.com/catalog/yaesuvertex-c-25_45_49.html
> 
> They carry a line of cables using FTDI USB-serial chipsets, which gets 
> around a lot of the software hassles Windows users have had with the 
> Prolific-based ones.  I have one of their cables for my Yaesu FTM-350AR.
> 
> 
> On 11/03/2011 02:29 PM, Dan Smith wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I often get private questions about which cable to use for programming
>> particular radios (especially the Icom 92AD). The CHIRP site has a
>> little bit of information about this, but I think we can do better. I
>> just created a "Programming Cable Guide" page here:
>> 
>>    http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/CableGuide
>> 
>> This is just a brain dump from memory on various radios and cables. I
>> would much appreciate:
>> 
>> 1. Corrections, comments, and additions
>> 2. Links to pages describing how to build cables
>> 3. Links to reputable vendors of 3rd party cables
>> 
>> If anyone is interested in helping edit this page directly, let me know
>> and I'll get you set up with edit access.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
> 
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