[ICOM] Radio Shack USB - CIV control adapter

[Julio Peralta]

Does this adapter terminate in a 1/8" phone plug that fits the CIV jack
on the back of most Icoms or does one have to cut off a connector and
install the 1/8" plug? Just wondering how plug and play it is.

Julio, W4HY

-----Original Message-----
From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Tom Crawford
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 11:10 PM
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: [ICOM] Radio Shack USB - CIV control adapter

I caught wind of this Radio Shack cable/adapter (maybe here) quite some
time ago and finally decided I had to give it a try.
It is intended as a PC interface for several of their scanners.

It's a very nice package - the SMD circuit board has LEDs indicating TX
and Rec (of the serial data). The board is housed in a transparent case.
The package comes with an adapter which must be used with ICOMs.

Installation was a snap - I plugged the USB connector into a USB port.
The "Found New Hardware" installation prompt opened.  I told it not to
look for a driver 'cause I had it..... so forth.

I looked at the device manager and saw that the driver had installed the
adapter as COM4.

I control my rigs (746pro and 706mk2g) with DxLab and I also use Ham
Radio Deluxe. I set the software to look for the radio on COM4 and set
DTR and RTS off and all works as expected.

Here are the details:
Radio Shack
Full-Speed USB Scanner Programming Cable
20-047
I paid $29.99

73,
Tom, W3TMC
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