[Scan-DC] Other alternatives - RE: Programming Cable for 296D

Alan boston at erols.com
Thu Dec 16 12:12:22 EST 2010 

Is this the cable you're looking for? If so, this eBay seller has 8 of them.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Scanner-Programming-Cable-Radio-Shack-PRO-20-048-20-289-/350420164087?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5196ab5df7

Alan
Maryland

Clegg, Andrew W. wrote:

>Rick,
>
>Sorry, I think I figured out what you mean. If you don't have a serial
>port on your computer, you could then connect your newly-made serial
>cable for the 296 to a serial-to-USB adapter and use a USB port on your
>computer. I was being dense. Happens all the time.
>
>Andy
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>[mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Clegg, Andrew W.
>Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 11:57 AM
>To: Rick Hansen; Andrew Clegg; scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Other alternatives - RE: Programming Cable for
>296D
>
>I'm not an expert, but I think that's not right. All you do, according
>to the instructions, is chop off the USB connector and replace it with a
>serial connector (making sure you get the right wires connected to the
>right pins of the connector). No USB converter is or should be used, at
>least that's how I am reading the instructions.
>
>Andy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>[mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rick Hansen
>Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 11:51 AM
>To: 'Andrew Clegg'; scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Other alternatives - RE: Programming Cable for
>296D
>
>Hi,
>
>My intent is that you will need *both* the alternative cable, and a USB
>convertor.
>
>R.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>[mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Clegg
>Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 11:43 AM
>To: Rick Hansen
>Cc: <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Other alternatives - RE: Programming Cable for
>296D
>
>Based on the directions to physically chop off the USB connector and
>replace
>with a serial connector, this is not the same thing as using a USB to
>serial
>adapter. The former is purely mechanical, the latter actually involves
>translating the USB protocol to the serial protocol. Bottom line is I
>don't
>think using a USB-to-serial adapter would work. Instead, you must do the
>mechanical replacement of the USB connector with a serial connector. 
>
>On Dec 16, 2010, at 11:30, "Rick Hansen" <Rick.Hansen at apsglobal.com>
>wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Hi Doug,
>>
>>It looks like the cable is easy to build. Here's instructions on doing
>>    
>>
>it.
>
>  
>
>>http://pinouts.ru/DevicesCables/uniden_bc296d_pinout.shtml
>>
>>I was a little worried about going to a Russian site, but it checked
>>    
>>
>out
>OK.
>  
>
>>The gist is below.
>>
>>The site lists over 50 cameras that have compatible cables. You'll
>>    
>>
>need to
>  
>
>>get a Serial-to-USB convertor, and those are inexpensive on ebay. 
>>
>>Good luck and may your holidays be great - R. 
>>
>>====
>>
>>
>>The connector that plugs into these scanners is the same as that used
>>    
>>
>by
>  
>
>>devices from Casio, Fuji, Konica Minolta and Toshiba. A list of
>>    
>>
>devices
>that
>  
>
>>use this connector can be found below. Cables for these devices can be
>>    
>>
>found
>  
>
>>very inexpensively and can then be modified for use with Uniden
>>    
>>
>scanners.
>  
>
>>The cable for those devices have a USB connector at the other end that
>>    
>>
>you
>  
>
>>will have to remove and replace with a 9-pin D-Sub female. DO NOT use
>>    
>>
>the
>  
>
>>cable to connect your scanner to the USB port of your PC. You will
>>    
>>
>damage
>  
>
>>your scanner and possibly your PC. You MUST replace the USB connector
>>    
>>
>on
>the
>  
>
>>cable with a serial connector. Once you replace the USB connector with
>>    
>>
>a
>  
>
>>serial connector, DO NOT use the cable to connect devices other than
>>    
>>
>your
>  
>
>>Uniden scanner.
>>
>>The 4-pin connector is mounted vertically on the scanner and the pins
>>    
>>
>are
>  
>
>>numbered from the top of the scanner (where the antenna is) down to
>>    
>>
>the
>  
>
>>bottom.
>>
>>Uniden    D-Sub    Description
>>Pin    Assignment    Pin    Assignment
>>1    TXD    2    RXD    Data transfer from scanner to PC
>>2    CTS    8    CTS    Clear to send
>>3    RXD    3    TXD    Data transfer from PC to scanner
>>4    GND    5    GND    Ground
>>
>>
>>he connector that plugs into these scanners is the same as that used
>>    
>>
>by
>  
>
>>devices from Casio, Fuji, Konica Minolta and Toshiba. A list of
>>    
>>
>devices
>that
>  
>
>>use this connector can be found below. Cables for these devices can be
>>    
>>
>found
>  
>
>>very inexpensively and can then be modified for use with Uniden
>>    
>>
>scanners.
>  
>
>>The cable for those devices have a USB connector at the other end that
>>    
>>
>you
>  
>
>>will have to remove and replace with a 9-pin D-Sub female. DO NOT use
>>    
>>
>the
>  
>
>>cable to connect your scanner to the USB port of your PC. You will
>>    
>>
>damage
>  
>
>>your scanner and possibly your PC. You MUST replace the USB connector
>>    
>>
>on
>the
>  
>
>>cable with a serial connector. Once you replace the USB connector with
>>    
>>
>a
>  
>
>>serial connector, DO NOT use the cable to connect devices other than
>>    
>>
>your
>  
>
>>Uniden scanner.
>>
>>The 4-pin connector is mounted vertically on the scanner and the pins
>>    
>>
>are
>  
>
>>numbered from the top of the scanner (where the antenna is) down to
>>    
>>
>the
>  
>
>>bottom.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Uniden    D-Sub    Description
>>Pin    Assignment    Pin    Assignment
>>1    TXD    2    RXD    Data transfer from scanner to PC
>>2    CTS    8    CTS    Clear to send
>>3    RXD    3    TXD    Data transfer from PC to scanner
>>4    GND    5    GND    Ground
>>
>>
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