How can you have a problem with the Kenwood cable? If you're using a USB to 
serial converter, make sure to have the latest drivers and not buy the 
cheapest junk ones out there. Other than that, it should work fine. I've 
used many of them over the years and never had any problem at all.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jacob" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 1:47 AM
Subject: Re: RT Systems KRS-F6 Programming Kit for the Kenwood TH-F6


> Guess you mean that Kenwood cable need a real COM and the RT Systems cable 
> u=
> se virtual COM. That's the way my Icom T90A software and my BaoFeng UV-5RA 
> s=
> oftware works too. Buy a USB to COM converter to use the MCP software or 
> try=
> installing the NVDA screen reader to use the RT Systems software. My RT 
> Sys=
> tems software is very accessible but only with NVDA.
>
> OZ0TE Jacob
>
>
> On 30/01/2015 at 03.57 Richard B McDonald <[log in to unmask]> 
> wrote=
> :
>
> Hi!
>
>
>
> After exhaustively failing with the Kenwood PG-4YU programming cable, I
> purchased the RT Systems KRS-F6 Programming Kit for the Kenwood TH-F6 (MCP
> software and cable).  Regrettably, this software is inaccessible.  This
> cable has some sort of built-in functionality where it does not use a COM
> port; meaning that it seemingly only works with the RT Systems software.
> Put another way, it will not work with the Kenwood MCP software; which is
> totally accessible, but which requires use of a COM port.
>
>
>
> Now I am in the worst of both worlds.  While the RT Systems cable may 
> work,
> its related software is inaccessible.  On the other hand, While Kenwood's
> MCP software is totally accessible, the Kenwood programming cable does not
> work.
>
>
>
> Therefore, has anyone found a way to make the RT Systems software 
> accessible=
>
> (with JAWS)?  Or, has anyone found a way to make the RT Systems cable work
> with Kenwood's MCP (i.e., use a COM port)?
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Richard KK6MRH