[Dx4win] Radio control with no serial port question

[Todd]

Know what you mean Rick. Running Windows 10 on both of our upstairs business boxes, just can’t see spending the $ on a Windows upgrade for a box used only for DX4win in the shack, but might have to do that anyway.  I had already looked at the cable and there is no manufacturer on it as I thought the same thing you did.  I thought it might be just a null modem serial to USB cable but now I don’t think so and I simply don’t remember anymore.  It worked with the other box which was also Vista so don’t know why it isn’t being recognized with this one other than as you said, I might have downloaded a driver with the other that I don’t have on this box now.  I’ll have to do some searching I guess and see what I can come up with.  Thanks for the help.

Todd & Astrid
Astrid's Embroidery & Garment Printing
269-795-7297
www.astridsembroidery.com

From: Rick Murphy 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 10:25 PM
To: Todd 
Cc: DX4WIN 
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Radio control with no serial port question

If the USB serial adapter is showing as an unknown device, then you'll need to install the device driver for that USB serial adapter. If you know who manufactured it, you might be able to find a driver to make it work using a web search. 

No, you don't need a device driver for the radio, you need one for your USB serial thingamabob.

The fact that you're using Windows Vista is probably why that USB adapter isn't automatically recognized: you're using paleolithic software.
73,
    -Rick

On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 9:20 PM, Todd <tstrait at charter.net> wrote:

  It shows up under system devices as an unknown device (didn’t know if I had some device driver for the radio on the old box I’m forgetting about?) as I can see it come and go if I plug/unplug the USB cable but doesn’t show up as a port option.  Is there a device driver I need installed for the radio (Yaesu FT920) that I’m totally forgetting about or something like that?  I feel stupid because I obviously had it working on the old computer but can’t get this one going. Both were/are running Vista but that’s a whole other story

  Howard – not radio settings, they are all fine (baud rate, etc.) it’s a com port connectivity issue.


  Todd & Astrid
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