[chirp_users] Programming cables

[Richard B. Emerson]

Um... given the Prolific chip is well named - for being prolific with 
problems - a bogus Prolific chip isn't likely to improve matters. The 
FTDI chip's track record is much better. Again, a knockoff is probably 
only useful as a paperweight, and even that's questionable. As I said 
earlier, know who you're dealing with. It limits money wasted, and 
heartburn dealing with substandard parts.

Let me clarify an earlier point: ignoring eBay sellers is a case of 
cutting of your nose to spite your face. Certainly I'd be very 
suspicious of some sellers, those with a number of complaints, or those 
with almost no score history, for example. OTOH, I needed a vary 
specific LiON battery that was sold only by Chinese sellers. I made a 
$10 bet I'd get what I needed and won the bet. Whether it's an  online 
store, a bricks and mortar store, or an auction site: 1) if it's too 
good to be true, it is, 2) if you don't ask, you won't know, and 3) if 
you do know, hedge the bet anyway (e.g., warranty, right of return).

73 de KC3DOO
Rick


On 8/17/2016 7:28 PM, Jardy Dawson via chirp_users wrote:
> I have had good luck with Ebay and Amazon. If you happen to get a fake 
> Prolific chip in a cable, so what?  It is not hard to get the right 
> driver for it.
>
> Jardy Dawson
> WA7JRD Ham Radio
>
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> On Aug 17, 2016, at 16:04, Richard B. Emerson <pavilion at pinefields.com 
> <mailto:pavilion at pinefields.com>> wrote:
>
> As with anything, know who you're buying from. I met Valley Enterprises
> via eBay, where they have a virtual store. I'm pleased with the FTDI
> cable they sold me via eBay.
>
> 73 de KC3DOO
> Rick
>
>
> On 8/17/2016 5:37 PM, David Ranch wrote:
>> I would avoid Ebay as you get zero quality control from most vendors
>> there (lots of counterfeit Prolific and even FTDI chips).  I would also
>> avoid RT Systems as their cables will work, they are extremely expensive
>> for what they are.   I compromise between these two worlds can include:
>>
>> https://www.valley-ent.com/store/two-way-radio/programming-cables
>>
>> --David
>> KI6ZHD
>>
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