If you're handy with a soldering iron, these FTDI USB to RS-232 "wire end" cables work well:
The cable is a USB plug / converter at one end and "bare wires" at the other end. You will need to solder on a connector that fits your rig, in most cases a 2.5mm stereo plug (that's where the soldering iron come in). Connect the Orange wire to the tip, the yellow wire to the middle sleeve and the black wire to the base. You don't need to connect the other wires.
Pick your 2.5mm plug carefully, most of the ICOM rigs require a pretty narrow backshell on the plug. I've been known to leave the plug off and just cover the connections with heat shrink tubing.
The cables are about $23 from Mouser Electronics. They work well, I've made several.
The cable from RT systems that John suggested also works well. It may cost a little more, but no soldering would be required.
Mike, N0SO
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On Oct 8, 2014, at 1:59 PM,
radioman91@... [d-rats_group] <
d-rats_group@...> wrote:
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Now that I have a working D RATS program using the internet, I am wanting to set up a RF connection. Does anyone know of a USB version of the OPC-1529 data cable? If not, what serial to usb converter would you recommend? ?I am running Windows 8.1. Looking for recommendations from those that know the converter will work.
Thanks in advance,
John
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