I ran across this eBay seller while looking for ham radio programming cables for my various radios - the seller is a ham and makes custom serial programming cables for hundreds of varieties of radios. I did not think to look deeply at his inventory when placing my order with him, but it occurred to me today that he might also make different varieties of regular DB-9 and DB-25 based USB serial cables, and what do you know, he does!
One of the cables seems like it might be perfect for our hobby - USB with an FTDI chip on one end, DB-25 male wired null with full handshaking on the other end, and what seems to be a fairly thin and flexible cable in between. The only downsides are that it's a bit pricey ($37 US) and that the DB-25 connector shell he uses may be too bulky to properly fit a Model 100 without cutting extra clearance on the connector shell or the M100 housing (this is a known problem with some cables and the 100, but doesn't affect the 102 or 200). Also AFAIK he only sells on eBay, not through other retailers, which may be a problem for some people. https://www.ebay.com/itm/FTDI-USB-DB-25-Male-Serial-RS-232C-Null-Modem-Full-Han dshake-Cable-NM-25M/151495441948 http://tinyurl.com/y3wln2l3 I really wish I'd bought one while I was ordering cables from him, even just to try it out (it would have been cheaper because shipping to Canada is $$$ and I was getting three cables sent already for the shipping price of one). If I have a reason to buy anything else from this guy I'll definitely get one of these and give it a whirl if nobody else has tried and vetoed it by then. jim
