[ICOM] Radio Shack USB - CIV control adapter

[Julio Peralta]

Thanks Tom.

Julio, W4HY

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On Behalf Of Tom
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:23 AM
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: RE: [ICOM] Radio Shack USB - CIV control adapter

NO cutting, Julio.
Ready to use..... plug and PLAY
tom

--- Julio Peralta <jperalta at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> 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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