Scott,
Do you by chance know the name of your NewEgg card purchase?
All my best,
Mike WH6YH
Sent from my iPad
> -----Original Message-----
> From: KC4HW/Jim
> Subject: [RTTY] FTDI USB Adapter?
>
> Trying to help my brother with a new computer Win 8.1 and USB 2.0
> ports to find the correct adapter to allow for Yaesu Rig Control and
> RTTY/CW via a W3YY interface.
>
> Does this look like the right adapter?
> ------------------------------------------------
> First of all, I use the W3YY interface. Not many things get a 5 out of 5 on
> eHam, but this one really deserves it.
>
> You don't say if your brother's new computer is a laptop or a desktop. If it
> is a laptop, you really don't have much choice other than to use a
> USB-to-serial adapter.
>
> But if it is a desktop, my advice (which is worth exactly what it cost you -
> $0.00) is to buy a dual port serial card for the computer. I bought mine
> from NewEgg and it was $12 and change... with free shipping... from China! I
> also run 8.1 and there are absolutely no driver issues. It was a bit of a
> PITA installing the drivers since you have to load the driver for the card
> itself then load the driver for each one of the ports, but once it is done,
> you will never have to touch it again.
>
> You will still need serial cables, but I had plenty of "sacrificial" cables
> in my junque box from the pre-USB days.
>
> Good luck!
>
> 73,
> de Scott N?IU
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