Ray, If your computer has a COM port (with a DB-9 connector on the rear cover), you can plug in the DB-9 connector on the cable and go to work. If yours is a relatively new computer, it may only have USB and Ethernet connectors. If this is the case, you'll need the Com-to-USB adaptor that Steve mentioned.
You have to remember at least two caveats regarding these adaptors: 1) Some of them aren't compatible with the ICOM software. So, if possible, buy the brand and model that Steve mentioned. 2) Since USB ports are assigned dynamically, you may have to use a System Administrator utility in Windows to find out which port has been assigned to the device. Then, tell your software which one to use. Brad, KV5V On 7/25/08, Ray T. Mahorney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > am I going to have to use that type of adapter to program the radio or > will the DB9 on the PC be enough? > Ray T. Mahorney > WA4WGA > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
