[Ham-Mac] Just wanted to say hello

[Andrew Madsen]

When looking for a USB to serial adapter, stay away from any based on Prolific's chipset. Most of the cheap, generic cables use Prolific's chips internally. In my experience, they're unreliable, and their Mac drivers are particularly bad.

Keyspan's adapters are good, as are those based on FTDI's chips.

-Andrew

On Mar 12, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Bob Nielsen <n7xy at clearwire.net> wrote:

> You will need a USB-Serial adapter (possibly with a separate cable).  I use one with a FTDI chipset and it works fine with my FT-450D.
> 
> 73, Bob N7XY
> 
> On Mar 12, 2013, at 9:23 AM, sshin02143 at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> Hello list,
>> 
>> I'm new here. I have a Mac (Imac, Intel, Snow Leopard OS X).
>> 
>> I have yet to hook it up to my FT-450D. I'd need some sort of cable, and my computer is at another desk, so it would be a bit awkward, but maybe I could adapt.
>> 
>> What kind of cable will I need to connect my Mac to my rig?
>> 
>> 73,
>> Rick
>> WU1V
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