[DogParkList] New (prospective) user and my IC-718
Don Agro
dagro at dogparksoftware.com
Fri Mar 14 15:19:46 EDT 2008
Hi Doug,
On 14-Mar-08, at 3:08 PM, Douglas R. Briggs wrote:
> My 718 came with a USB connector rather than the CT-17 connector
> mentioned on the website. Since that doesn't connect to the RS-232
> port on my Mini, no port connection for the USB connection to the
> radio is showing up in the preferences panel. So essentially yes,
> I did RTFM. And I still couldn't make it work.
The Mini does not have an RS-232 port, you plug a USB/Serial adapter
into the Mini USB port and then connect the CT-17 to the USB/Serial
adapter.
> Any guidance here? I'm not interested or capable of brewing my own
> cable -- I'm instead looking for what it would take to make what I
> have work together properly. Any input is deeply appreciated.
You need a USB/Serial adapter AND a CT-17 or you can use a Black Cat
System or microHAM device that combines a USB/Serial adapter with a
CI-V interface.
73 Don Agro VE3VRW
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