[Elecraft] USB to Serial on MacOS

[Walter Underwood]

An RT Systems cable did not work with my Mac. It only works with their software. I returned it and got a different FTDI cable.

RT Systems seem to provide Mac drivers now, but I’d still stay away. RT Systems has programmed their FTDI chip to give a different ID, so other drivers won’t work with it. Mac OS already includes drivers for FTDI chips.

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Walter Underwood
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> On May 17, 2019, at 12:20 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw at blomand.net> wrote:
> 
> The cables from R T Systems are certainly reliable and affordable as well.  Plus if you have a question, you can call them and they will talk you through the issue.
> 
> 73
> 
> Bob, K4TAX
> 
> On 5/17/2019 2:07 PM, Tox wrote:
>> This.
>> 
>> I have spent enough time fightingg "prolific" cables that proved to have
>> fake chips that it is far cheaper to just buy the keyspan unit, install the
>> ftdi driver, and have it Just Work (modulo variability in Port naming).
>> 
>> Chuck the prolifics, get a genuine ftdi (the keyspan unit is a great
>> choice). Save the grief.
>> 
>> Scott
>> AD6YT
>> 
> 
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