On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 8:25 AM, Steve Whitehead nv7vham@gmail.com wrote:
I have been using one of the 6-in-1 programming cables with the counterfeit Prolific chip in it. After reading John Miklor's article about using the CP2102 in place of the Prolific counterfeit I replace the chip with the CP2102.
The cable works perfectly with the UV-5R radios but no longer works with the Yaesu FT-60. It is the same with my MacBook Pro or if I use FT-60 commander. I thought before I start spending several hours chasing this down I would ask if anyone else has run into this.
Thanks,
Steve,
I assume that this is one of those 6-in-1 programming cables that you must plug in the correct adapter based on the radio that you are going to program. That would mean that you use a different adapter for the UV-5R than you do the FT-60. My guess is that the adapter for the FT-60 has gone bad. It is probably only a coincidence that it happened when the USB end was swapped out with a module containing a CP2102 chip. You might check the FT-60 adapter with a volt-ohm-meter for shorts or opens.
Jim KC9HI