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== cat control cable ==On 05/01/11 21:02, Brian Reay. wrote: > "2m0-sil"<jon...@btinternet.com> wrote in message > news:f2516f9d-e6fd-42e3-98d9-d680fd977533@i17g2000vbq.googlegroups.com... >> im having problems connecting the 847 to my netbook. >> can anyone recommend a cable db9 to usb null modem. >> cant seem to find one? > > I assume you mean a USB to RS232 adaptor which has a DB9 connector. I also > assume you've already got a RS232 to CAT converter for the 847? (I think the > 847 users the standard Yaesu round CAT connector).Nope, the 847 is the redheaded step-child of all rigs when it comesto CAT. It has a standard RS232 port for CAT. No level convertersneededIt's actually a 3 wire serial port, so you need to make sure stufflike hardware flow control is off.2M0SIL, I would suggest a 9pin-9pin RS232 Null MODEM cable, and theninto your RS232-USB converter (most USB-RS232 converters are wiredas DTE rather than DCE)73sIainPS, remember...two Null MODEM devices (cable *OR* box *OR* USB<->RS232wired that way) make a MODEM (ie straight through) cable...A trick I'veused many a timesource: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/uk.radio.amateur/s1xz3Dc6vLA== Yaesu FT-847 Software suggestions ==DXLab supports your FT-847, and is free.*http://www.dxlabsuite.com/differentiators.htmHam Radio Deluxe. Version 5.x is free*