You need the one with the correct number of pins and gender to match the
cable at one end and the computer at the other.
The reference to 'straight through' is that it isn't a nul modem cable,
nothing to do with pins or gender.
David
In message <[log in to unmask]>, Brent Harding
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>Hi there. I bought the th-f6a programming cable, and am confused which
>adapter I need to make it plug in to the 9 pin serial port on my computer.
>Do I use a 25-pin female to 9-pin male adapter, or is it the other way
>around? I know the instructions just say straight through, but don't think
>the shack had one that just says straight through.
>Thanks.
>73's
>Kb9lwj
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David W Wood