I am an absolute newbie. I have never successfully flown my skyvector and decided to try FMS before getting something with at least three controls (elevator is a must I've decided). I purchased a bargain radio off ebay and wanted to connect it. Through the forum I found out about Matt Clement at university in Ohio (I think).
I ordered a parallel port connector from him - he didn't charge extra for shipping to Canada and it arrived with a well laid out CD and instructions a week later.
Plugged it in, configured as per instructions and it worked like a charm. Hats off Matt - good service and value.