I need to buy a cable for programming a tx7200, and the local GME dealer won't sell me one (not surprised).
On Ebay there are two types:
1) 9-pin Serial to 2.5mm jack
2) USB to 2.5mm jack
As most of my computers don't have a serial port I was thinking the USB cable would be my best bet. I know that using a USB to serial converter can be problematic with some devices, so was going to avoid going down that route.
Can anyone advise if they have had any problems using the USB version of these cables?
If these aren't proven reliable I'll just get the 9-pin serial version and use an old computer.
Also, once I get the cable, where do I connect it to the radio? The only place I can see is the port on the side that normally has the external microphone plugged into it?
bails
TX7200 - Which programming cable?
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Re: TX7200 - Which programming cable?
If anyones interested I got the USB cable from Ebay and it works perfectly.