ByteRunner now carries very inexpensive USB to serial converters. An
unpowered 2 port unit is around $50. They have externally powered units and
up to 4 ports. No idea how they perform in this particular application
though.
Mike / W8DN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce A. King" <baking@gis.net>
To: "Writelog user group" <writelog@contesting.com>
Cc: "WA9ALS - John" <wa9als@starband.net>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Any way to interface via USB or IRda
>
> I know this topic has been taken up before, and there are always lots of
> responses with good info... has anyone summarized and posted the results?
> What works on which laptops and at what level of "full" functionality?
>
> Thanks
>
> Bruce W1CSM
> w1csm@arrl.net
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "WA9ALS - John" <wa9als@starband.net>
> To: "Larry Lindblom" <w0etc@ix.netcom.com>; <writelog@contesting.com>;
"John
> E Bastin, K8AJS" <jbastin@sssnet.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 9:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Any way to interface via USB or IRda
>
>
> > > The only warning is that many of the USB to serial adapters do not
> support
> > 5
> > > bit Baudot code. Which means they will not work for RTTY. I believe
> > there
> > > are numerous post on this in the WL archives.
> >
> > True, and I've made some of them. I have to warn again about being very
> > careful, and I would try VERY hard not to buy a USB-serial adapter
without
> a
> > testimonial from someone doing exactly the same thtings I wanted it to
do
> > with the same hardware. I've tried at least 4, and some did some things
> and
> > some did not. At least 2 of them wouldn't even read my MP. There just
> > doesn't seem to be any standardization of USB->serial. It would be a
huge
> > mistake to assume a USB-serial port would behave like a motherboard
> serrial
> > port! ;-)
> >
> >
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