USB cable for Uniden 3500

Location : West Suffolk Spotter Watch Member : No

I now have a 3500. Since nobody could show me in an earlier post what the USB connection for PC to 3500 was like I thought I would wait until the 3500 arrived before purchasing one. I have 5 different types and thought one was bound to fit, no, I now need a 6th! I contacted Nevada and they told me they only stock the serial type connection and suggested I asked around because several people had problems with the USB version.
Is that so, can anyone tell me if the USB type has any issues?

Location : Gloucester Spotter Watch Member : no

The issues are more to do with the drivers on the PC rather than the cables.
I bought a USB one off ebay, The first one I bought was a dodgy cable, got a replacement and it was fine.
I also have a serial cable and a serial to usb adapter as backup. Not all computers have serial plugs, so USB is the way to go.

The uniden usb cable is unique without modifying other cables to the correct wiring.

Subject: Re: USB cable for Uniden 3500 2009-09-21, 14:04

Uniden Europe sell the cable

Location : Tonyrefail South Wales

I managed to get a cable from Ebay for 20 quid.

Location : West Suffolk Spotter Watch Member : No

I googled and found on another forum that the problem is something to do with RS232 and a PC cannot hookup correctly with the uniden using a USB cable. Which not being an expert on scanners or PCs I assume might be similar to what "Tradford" was refering to. They even talk of making their own leads up to get around the problem and someone else has found it is the same lead as used on Minolta cameras.

USB is obviously the way to go but I do not feel inclined to spend £20-30+ on a USB lead when the same serial version is under a tenner. I have ordered a Serial version to get me going and will look into a USB adapter and or USB lead for the future.

Thanks for your help

Keith

Location : Gloucester Spotter Watch Member : no

If you buy a prolific chip serial to usb adapter and download the correct drivers for your computer, you will be able to use it like a USB cable. Its just getting the exact drivers to match the cable and the PC thats the problem. I managed to find the right ones to get my serial cable and USB adapter to work eventually.

Location : West Suffolk Spotter Watch Member : No

Could you point me in the right direction please. Where to purchase and which website would be very helpful.

Thanks
Keith

Location : Gloucester Spotter Watch Member : no

I got the serial cable from ebay, the adapter from amazon, and the drivers from the prolific website.

Search USB to RS232 on Amazon to get the right thing.

This one should work

Adapter

You then need to go to here and download the correct driver, depending on your operating system.

Drivers

Plug in the cables and either windows will automaticly recognise the device or you will need to install the drivers for it too see the cable.

Location : West Suffolk Spotter Watch Member : No

Cheers, I'll let you know how I get on.