USB - serial - was RE: [Scan-DC] (no subject)

[oldsdoug at hotmail.com]

Thanks for all the responses, guys... sorry I didn't put in a subject earlier, I guess I was running out of steam last night!  Am continuing to explore the options... on one of the reviews of the item that I looked at on Newegg, the guy is actually using it to interface with a 796... I think that may be the answer at only 7 bucks...

Regards,

Doug

> From: oldsdoug at hotmail.com
> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:13:03 -0400
> Subject: [Scan-DC] (no subject)
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> Speaking of cables / adapters... I just bought a laptop and of course it doesn't have a serial port. Does anyone here know if there's such a thing as a USB-to-serial adapter that I can get and safely use to connect my BC-796 Apco-25 scanner to the laptop for programming?
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> I've just done a search on newegg.com and found some cables that have the right connections, but I don't know whether I can do this without blowing up the radio!
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> Thanks!
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> Doug
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