On USB serial adapters, microham uses FTDI chips so I would assume that any
serial adapter based on their chips should be okay. I also have heard great
things about keyspan devices so you might check with them. They are more
expensive but seem to have great reviews.
73
Neal
On 7/9/07, Ron Castro <ronc@sonic.net> wrote:
>
> I just ordered a new laptop today and faced the daunting question of "XP
> or
> VISTA", so I checked with my broadcast colleagues on the Radio-Tech
> reflector and not a single person recommended VISTA. One guy called it a
> "trainwreck" and another said it was the worst OS release since Windows
> "Mistake Edition" (ME)! Since the laptop comes with VISTA and since
> someday
> Microsoft will stop supporting XP, I checked into "downgrading", at least
> for now, until VISTA gets fixed and I found this information about
> "Downgrade Rights" on the MS website:
>
>
> http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/f/4/5f4c83d3-833e-4f11-8cbd-699b0c164182/royaltyoemreferencesheet.pdf
>
> So I ordered the laptop with no OS installed, but with the VISTA DVD
> shipped
> with it, and I will run on XP Pro until moving to VISTA makes sense. I
> have
> dozens of ham radio programs that, at this point, don't support VISTA.
>
> Ron N6IE
> www.N6IE.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John" <fraz1@bellsouth.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 6:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion and WriteLog users?
>
>
> > Yes Dave.....more and more it's related back to the Vista OS. In fact,
> > none
> > of my ham apps work with it. I'm going back to XP, myself.
> >
> > 73 John K4NP
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
> > To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 7:50 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion and WriteLog users?
> >
> >
> >>I finally switched back from VISTA to XP Pro. I don't use WL - use
> Logic8
> >> and CWType. I was unable to get CWType to work consistently on VISTA.
> >> Sometimes it would work, sometime not. Very strange. On XP Pro, never
> >> have
> >> a problem.
> >>
> >> Dave K5WNV
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: <K5XS@aol.com>
> >> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> >> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 7:46 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion and WriteLog users?
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> I hope you all keep this discussion on the reflector and don't take it
> >>> off
> >>> line. It is interesting.
> >>> Thanks.
> >>> Bernie K5XS
> >>>
> >>> In a message dated 7/9/2007 7:42:44 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> >>> fraz1@bellsouth.net writes:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Steve, and thanks for the kind reply.
> >>>
> >>> I presently have a cable from the Orion serial port to the USB port
> of
> >>> my
> >>> new laptop via a USB adapter. I can change bands from the WL
> program,
> >>> and
> >>> can key the transmitter. However, I cannot send CW from the laptop
> >>> using
> >>> WL. It keys the rig, but does not send the CW. Also, while
> it changes
> >>> bands via WL, it does not show the exact freq when logging? Any
> ideas?
> >>> I
> >>> should indicate that I'm using the wonderful Vista OS (NOT).
> >>>
> >>> 73 John K4NP
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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