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Hi Tom,

On most newer machines, the serial port is a male DB9, so you'll need a
female DB9 to male DB25 adaptor.  The female DB25 on your machine is
probably a parallel port.

Steve

On Saturday 3/22/03 14:13 Tom Behler wrote:
>Hello, all.
>
>This morning, I attempted to use the interface cable for programming the
>THF6A, and ran into a problem.  As far as I know, you're supposed to use
>serial port 1 for this process.  Well, both the connector on the end of the
>cable, and the port in the computer are "female".  It seems like I need some
>kind of male to female adapter.  What is it that I need?  Once I find out,
>I'll go to our local computer supply store and pick one up.
>
>I guess I could use the other port on the computer, but it seems to have a
>different pin configuration.
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Best 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

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