Know what you mean Rick. Running Windows 10 on both of our upstairs business
boxes, just can’t see spending the $ on a Windows upgrade for a box used only
for DX4win in the shack, but might have to do that anyway. I had already
looked at the cable and there is no manufacturer on it as I thought the same
thing you did. I thought it might be just a null modem serial to USB cable but
now I don’t think so and I simply don’t remember anymore. It worked with the
other box which was also Vista so don’t know why it isn’t being recognized with
this one other than as you said, I might have downloaded a driver with the
other that I don’t have on this box now. I’ll have to do some searching I
guess and see what I can come up with. Thanks for the help.
Todd & Astrid
Astrid's Embroidery & Garment Printing
269-795-7297
www.astridsembroidery.com
From: Rick Murphy
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 10:25 PM
To: Todd
Cc: DX4WIN
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Radio control with no serial port question
If the USB serial adapter is showing as an unknown device, then you'll need to
install the device driver for that USB serial adapter. If you know who
manufactured it, you might be able to find a driver to make it work using a web
search.
No, you don't need a device driver for the radio, you need one for your USB
serial thingamabob.
The fact that you're using Windows Vista is probably why that USB adapter isn't
automatically recognized: you're using paleolithic software.
73,
-Rick
On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 9:20 PM, Todd <[email protected]> wrote:
It shows up under system devices as an unknown device (didn’t know if I had
some device driver for the radio on the old box I’m forgetting about?) as I can
see it come and go if I plug/unplug the USB cable but doesn’t show up as a port
option. Is there a device driver I need installed for the radio (Yaesu FT920)
that I’m totally forgetting about or something like that? I feel stupid
because I obviously had it working on the old computer but can’t get this one
going. Both were/are running Vista but that’s a whole other story
Howard – not radio settings, they are all fine (baud rate, etc.) it’s a com
port connectivity issue.
Todd & Astrid
Astrid's Embroidery & Garment Printing
269-795-7297
www.astridsembroidery.com
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