It took some serious hunting but what I found was that the real cables 
uses the Prolific chipset and then some more hunting to get the right 
driver Prolific PL-2303 that works on Windows 7 64bit.

	One way to tell if the cable is counterfeit is if it generates an 
"error 10".

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On 6/14/2012 5:38 AM, richard watson wrote:
> I have read that the prolific chipset causes lockups and bluescreen on
> windows 7 64-bit (my operating platform)
> The official cable from yaesu is serial and not usb. I have a usb to
> serial adapter and might be able to use that - don't know.
> I'd like to get a usb cable though.
> 73 - rick n3gms
>
> On 6/14/12, John Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> I wouldn't worry about it as long as it works. Many times you can get cables
>>
>> not made by the same company as the radio for much less than their version
>> and it's as good if not made better. I know that's true for Icom, not sure
>> on yaesu since I stay clear of them as much as I can but it probably is true
>>
>> there.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "richard watson" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 8:25 AM
>> Subject: Re: cat control cable for ft817nd with ft817-commander
>>
>>
>>> what cable do you have.
>>> The problem I see from this cable is that some folks are getting
>>> cables with the ftdi chip set and others say the cable they get (same
>>> item) has a prolific chip set instead of ftdi.
>>> I wonder how one can tell by looking at the cable?
>>> 73 - rick n3gms
>>>
>>> On 6/14/12, Eric Clegg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>> Hi Rick,
>>>>  From your description it sounds like this cable will work.
>>>>
>>>> Let me know what luck you have using commander with your Yaesu FT817ND.
>>>>
>>>> I have the program but have never gotten around to installing it.
>>>>
>>>> I use Jaws as my screen reader.
>>>>
>>>> Eric
>>>> KU3I
>>>>
>>
>