These devices are commonly available. There are many of then out there and
they are not expensive. They are called USB to serial converters. Even
Radio Shack sells one.
Carl Moreschi N4PY
Franklinton, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Notarius" <wn3vaw@verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] An(other) O2 request
> How hard would it be to implement a small box that would convert the
RS-232
> port to a USB port in such a way that it would emulate the original port
for
> the newer computer systems?
>
> 73
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm@mendelson.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 5:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] An(other) O2 request
>
>
> > On Mon, Jul 25, 2005 at 03:04:34PM -0400, Carl Moreschi wrote:
> > > Making a new radio such as the Orion II not have an rs232 port but
> instead
> > > have an ethernet or USB port would make the radio incompatible with
most
> of
> > > the logging software currently available. All the current logging
> software
> > > available uses an rs232 serial port to communicate with the radio.
> >
> > That's a "chicken and egg problem". All current software uses RS-232
ports
> > because all current radios use RS-232 ports. What happens when you can
> > no longer get a computer with RS-232 ports?
> >
> > AFIK Ten-Tec is the only major company that uses RS-232 ports on their
HF
> > radios. ICOM, Kenwood and Yaseu never did, their serial ports are TTL.
> > They and aftermarket companies sell RS-232 to TTL converters.
> >
> > ICOM uses a TTL bus arrangment that supports up to four radios.
> >
> > Besides radios, are there any currently made devices that use them?
> >
> > I was in a computer store and an Office Depot today. The only RS-232
> > compatible devices they had were PS/2 mice. PS/2 mouse ports are
> > sort of RS-232 compatible, but not 100%.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Geoff.
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