As with anything, know who you're buying from. I met Valley Enterprises via eBay, where they have a virtual store. I'm pleased with the FTDI cable they sold me via eBay.

73 de KC3DOO Rick

On 8/17/2016 5:37 PM, David Ranch wrote:

I would avoid Ebay as you get zero quality control from most vendors there (lots of counterfeit Prolific and even FTDI chips). I would also avoid RT Systems as their cables will work, they are extremely expensive for what they are. I compromise between these two worlds can include:

 https://www.valley-ent.com/store/two-way-radio/programming-cables

--David KI6ZHD

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Um... given the Prolific chip is well named - for being prolific with problems - a bogus Prolific chip isn't likely to improve matters. The FTDI chip's track record is much better. Again, a knockoff is probably only useful as a paperweight, and even that's questionable. As I said earlier, know who you're dealing with. It limits money wasted, and heartburn dealing with substandard parts.

Let me clarify an earlier point: ignoring eBay sellers is a case of cutting of your nose to spite your face. Certainly I'd be very suspicious of some sellers, those with a number of complaints, or those with almost no score history, for example. OTOH, I needed a vary specific LiON battery that was sold only by Chinese sellers. I made a $10 bet I'd get what I needed and won the bet. Whether it's an online store, a bricks and mortar store, or an auction site: 1) if it's too good to be true, it is, 2) if you don't ask, you won't know, and 3) if you do know, hedge the bet anyway (e.g., warranty, right of return).

73 de KC3DOO Rick

On 8/17/2016 7:28 PM, Jardy Dawson via chirp_users wrote:

I have had good luck with Ebay and Amazon. If you happen to get a fake Prolific chip in a cable, so what? It is not hard to get the right driver for it.

Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Ham Radio

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On Aug 17, 2016, at 16:04, Richard B. Emerson <pavilion@pinefields.com mailto:pavilion@pinefields.com> wrote:

As with anything, know who you're buying from. I met Valley Enterprises via eBay, where they have a virtual store. I'm pleased with the FTDI cable they sold me via eBay.

73 de KC3DOO Rick

On 8/17/2016 5:37 PM, David Ranch wrote:

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I would avoid Ebay as you get zero quality control from most vendors there (lots of counterfeit Prolific and even FTDI chips). I would also avoid RT Systems as their cables will work, they are extremely expensive for what they are. I compromise between these two worlds can include:

https://www.valley-ent.com/store/two-way-radio/programming-cables

--David KI6ZHD

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