Ok, I got a little confuse by all this. Since you are using Widoze 8.1, I 
assume you do not have a native com post, so you will need a USB-to-serial 
cable. Such a cable has a nine pin connector on the end. There are many to 
choose from, but you need to be aware that many are based on the Proflic chip 
set which is a big problem in Win  7 & 8 as the chips may be fake. Try to find 
a cable that uses a genuine FTDI chip set. Such cables will automatically 
install under Windoze and most other OSs. You can find the assigned com port 
number in device manager.

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> On Jan 21, 2015, at 12:33 PM, Jon Noxon <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Not quite! The Signallink is a usb sound card. Check device manager and/or 
> the control panel, and look for a usb sound device. You will need to set your 
> digital mode software to use it e.g., DM780, Digipan or whatever.
> 
> Jon KF5TFJ
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Jan 21, 2015, at 12:25 PM, Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> If it recognizes the device as a com port, then it creates its own device.  
>> 
>>> On 1/21/2015 12:12 PM, Randy Pugh via BVARC wrote:
>>> Does anyone know how to create a usb com port in windows 8.1?I recently 
>>> bought a signallink usb.HRD indicates radio not connected and the com port 
>>> is not found in device manager.I assume that I would have to create a com 
>>> port but dont know the steps to do so.Any info would be appreciated.73s de 
>>> AA5OA.
>>> 
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