Help - trying to connect UBC3500XLT to laptop

[pjotrtje]

Hi y’all,

I apologize upfront for this question.

Having been absent from the radio community for a decade, I thought about reprogramming my UBC3500XLT.
Then I remembered: there was something special to it…
I have the USB-to-scanner cable, but none of the software (that was lost when my desktop PC crashed many moons ago). How to progress, which steps to take?

[Koen L]

You can get the software here; https://bctool.software.informer.com/2.0/

The only fiddly bit is finding out what settings you need under options -> scanner ports and units. Some trial and error should solve that part.

[pjotrtje]

Thanks! No ‘port simulators’ needed anymore?

[Koen L]

Thanks! No ‘port simulators’ needed anymore?

Don't think I've ever needed to use them. I certainly don't need to now.

[pjotrtje]

Thanks! No ‘port simulators’ needed anymore?

Don't think I've ever needed to use them. I certainly don't need to now.

OK, then I'll start fiddling as well...

[pjotrtje]

Hm. Nothing.

So, situation description:
1 - scanner
2 - USB to scanner cable (with a ‘fat part’ )
3 - laptop with only USB ports
I have:
* COM3
* 57600 baudrate (same as the scanner)
* 25 Poll rate (or any poll rate)
And then nothing happens…

All USB ports are functional (says the device manager), the software sees which ort I am using (as the port changes when I switch USB port).

I honestly don’t know what to do now. Aside from programming manually…

[pjotrtje]

Ah. This might be it: the device (cable) is shown as “PL2303HXA PHASED OUT SINCE 2012. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SUPPLIER”.

It’s gonna be manual, then, clearly.

[Koen L]

Have you tried different Baudrates on both the scanner and in the software?

[pjotrtje]

Yes, from 4800 and up…

[CG-01]

Same problem as I had, USB cable with old chip.
Ordered a new cable and problem solved.

[Koen L]

Same problem as I had, USB cable with old chip.
Ordered a new cable and problem solved.

Out of interest, which cable did you get and where did you order it from?

[CG-01]

https://www.jbe.nl/nl/communicatie/radi ... 00230bct15
https://www.haje.nl/product_info.php/products_id/16723
https://www.rys.nl/AMATEURZENDONTVANGER ... order=DESC

[pjotrtje]

Yup, got a new cable, and solved. Now trying to find the uptodate list of Dutch Mil / Schiphol Mil freqs...

[CG-01]

https://www.frequentiedatabase.eu

[BaasG]

Little late.... Your old cable most likely had a PL2303 clone chip, which were made useless with a driver update some years ago. Roll back to driver 3.3.2.105 should do the trick. See https://embeddedarea.com/the-famous-old ... l2303-usb/ for a download.