[chirp_users] FTDI based USB cables.

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

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> *NOTE:* RTSystems has recently been shipping cables intentionally
> handicapped to prevent their use with third party software, and to prevent
> use of third party cables with *their* software. Beware that if you buy
> their software/cable package, you will not be able to use their cables with
> CHIRP!


That is just pure mean spirited.  Why should anyone sell a cable that
is intentionally buggered so it doesn't work with other types of software.

That's almost evil.

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On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Robert Terzi <rct at r-t.org> wrote:

> On 9/28/2012 5:12 PM, Tom Hayward wrote:>
> > It sounds to me like you got bit by the Prolific drivers and possibly
> > counterfeit Prolific chips (seems to be about 90% of the topics on
> > this mailing list).
>
> Unfortunately, it seems like it's almost every ham group that I read has
> this on-going saga.
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> In case it helps any one else, Valley Enterprises is in the process of
> converting all the cables they sell to be FTDI based.  Their site generally
> mentions FTDI and Windows 7 in the description of the cable so you can tell
> what you are ordering.  They are also available through Amazon.
>
> I added a link to Chirp's Cable Guide on the Wiki:
> http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/CableGuide
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