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Re: [WriteLog] ERRATIC SERIAL PORT CW

To: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>,"WriteLog Reflector" <writelog@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] ERRATIC SERIAL PORT CW
From: "Gus Samuelson" <gussam@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 09:54:38 -0230
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Thanks to all for the  recommended fixes.....  looks like there may be a 
couple of ways to
eliminate this problem ..... get a new PCMCIA  Quatech serial card ... or
perhaps get K1EL WinKey ... in any event like everything associated  with 
this software
it invariably means getting more "hardware"
Gus VO1MP
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: "WriteLog Reflector" <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] ERRATIC SERIAL PORT CW


> On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 12:22:57 -0230, Gus Samuelson wrote:
>
>>I am using a Belkin USB/Serial adapter
>
>
>>when keying ...... occasionally  I get a mismash and garbled CW >
> message ....
>
>> importantly , how was it eliminated .....??
>
> Dump the Belkin. It's a dog. USB to serials in general are dogs.
> They inherently have timing problems, because they are not "true"
> serial ports.
>
> I'm using a Quatech PCMCIA serial card on my IBM T41 very
> successfully. They ARE true serial ports. Costs more, but no
> problems.
>
> Jim Brown  K9YC
>
>
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