I had extreme problems with these devices under other applications
and would not recommend them. I prefer the items from www.easysync.co.uk
which are just as cheap and prove to be much better supported in general.
The Belkin one has no support for software written in Visual Basic 6 or
anything else needing the MSCOMM handler. Belkin support were of no
use in diagnosing the problem although they did offer to swap out for a
newer device after a lot of complaining, unfortunately I had just sold them on
Ebay earlier that day!
An extract of the communications with them is attached.
Robert
MM0ANT
>From: EuroSupport <EuroSupport@belkin.com>
>To: 'MM0ANT' <mail@mm0ant.co.uk>
>Subject: RE: SERVICE REQUEST FORM oz
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
>Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 12:57:23 +0100
>
>Good Afternoon,
>Thank you for your email,
>
>We never got VB to work with the Microsoft comm objects. We did get it to
>go with the SAX comm objects but this was on Win2K. If the you are still
>having trouble please reply stating your postal address and I will replace
>the 103 with a 109.
>
>
>Regards,
>Olivier Zemerli
>Technical Support Representative (UK & France)
>Belkin Components Ltd
>European Freephone Technical Support 00800 22355460
At 02/06/2003 19:10, you wrote:
>I just visited the Belkin web site and see that they are selling F5U103
>reconditioned USB-to-serial adaptors for $23.99 versus the new price of
>$59.95. This is the model that Don, AA5AU, tested and worked OK 5-bit FSK.
>
>Jim N7US
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