[Xastir] TM-D700A with a Mac

[Steve Friis]

For what this is worth, I am using a FTDI-USB232 USB to serial adaptor 
that DOES work with my Yaesu FT-1000 MK V Field. Also works with the 
Magelin and Garman GPS receivers I have. This is on a Dell Laptop 
though. Don't even need to load drivers as Linux (Fedora 3) saw it and 
loaded it with no fuss. You might want to check this device out.

Steve/WM5Z

Roger Banks wrote:

> The BAFO ones from Fry's work pretty good with my Mac. They have a 25 
> pin version which works fine with a KPC and the 9 pin version works 
> with everything from an iMic, to Th-D7, to TinyTrack.
>
> Don't, however, bother trying to hook up a Yaesu rig via their 
> computer interface no matter which usb adapter you try. :-(
>
> -- Roger
>
> Portal Chris wrote:
>
>> FWIW, I've had fair luck with the IOGear USB to Serial adapter on my 
>> Dell
>> Inspiron 1100, talking to a KPC3+ and Garmin 12CXL.
>>
>> kd7bcv
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Curt, WE7U [mailto:archer at eskimo.com] Sent: Friday, May 13, 
>> 2005 8:52 AM
>> To: John Laxson
>> Cc: Keith Kaiser; xastir at xastir.org
>> Subject: Re: [Xastir] TM-D700A with a Mac
>>
>> On Fri, 13 May 2005, John Laxson wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> It works beautifully.  I use an IOGear GUC232A USB-Serial adapter.
>>> Configure Xastir for a "Serial TNC w/GPS on AUX port".  If you use 
>>> the IOGear, the serial port will be either /dev/cu.usbserial or 
>>> /dev/ cu.usbserial0.  Set the TNC config files to tnc-startup.d700 
>>> and tnc- stop.d700 and you'll be in good shape.
>>>   
>>
>>
>> Be _real_ picky about your USB-Serial adapter.  Some have been 
>> reported to
>> work great, others not so great.  I've seen Keyspan listed in the 
>> "great"
>> category, Belkin in the "not-so-great".  I don't use USB myself, so 
>> have no
>> direct experience.  Just ask around before you buy adapters.  Verify 
>> they
>> work before you buy if you can, or make sure they have a good
>> return/exchange policy.
>>
>> -- 
>> Curt, WE7U.   APRS Client Comparisons: http://www.eskimo.com/~archer
>> "Lotto:    A tax on people who are bad at math." -- unknown
>> "Windows:  Microsoft's tax on computer illiterates." -- WE7U "The 
>> world DOES
>> revolve around me:  I picked the coordinate system!"
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