[WT-support] Loosing data

[Ulf Schneider]

Hello Bob.

Am 08.10.2013 05:52 schrieb Bob Wilson, N6TV:
> If you see anything that says "Prolific", throw out that 
> USB-to-Serial
> adapter, because it will cause you no end of headaches.

This statement is complete nonesense. If you use original Prolific 
adapters, there is no need to throw them out.

If you see anything that says "Prolific", you *may* have problems, 
because you have an USB-to-Serial adapter with a counterfeit Prolific 
USB chip. These have been sold a lot over years. Prolific has updated 
their drivers a while ago, which are distributed by Windows Update 
automatically. With that driver the counterfeit chips simply stop 
working a few seconds after they have been initialized, e.g. thru 
Win-Test. I ran into the very same problem some time ago with a cheap 
USB-to-Serial adapter. With an original Prolific adapter it works 
perfect and much better with these ever so beloved FTDI chips, which 
caused headaches for me because of timing issues in CW.

Simply buy your adapters in trustworthy shops.

73
Ulf DK5TX