<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>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.<br><br><div>Jardy Dawson</div><div>WA7JRD Ham Radio</div><div><br></div><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Message relayed through The Senior Boston Relay Race baton pass.</span></div><div><br>On Aug 17, 2016, at 16:04, Richard B. Emerson <<a href="mailto:pavilion@pinefields.com">pavilion@pinefields.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div><span>As with anything, know who you're buying from. I met Valley Enterprises </span><br><span>via eBay, where they have a virtual store. I'm pleased with the FTDI </span><br><span>cable they sold me via eBay.</span><br><span></span><br><span>73 de KC3DOO</span><br><span>Rick</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On 8/17/2016 5:37 PM, David Ranch wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>I would avoid Ebay as you get zero quality control from most vendors</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>there (lots of counterfeit Prolific and even FTDI chips). I would also</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>avoid RT Systems as their cables will work, they are extremely expensive</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>for what they are. I compromise between these two worlds can include:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> <a href="https://www.valley-ent.com/store/two-way-radio/programming-cables">https://www.valley-ent.com/store/two-way-radio/programming-cables</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>--David</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>KI6ZHD</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>chirp_users mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>This message was sent to KC3DOO at <a href="mailto:pavilion@pinefields.com">pavilion@pinefields.com</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>chirp_users mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a></span><br><span><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a></span><br><span>This message was sent to Jardy at <a href="mailto:jardy72@yahoo.com">jardy72@yahoo.com</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a></span><br></div></body></html>