Top Ten is a great company with excellent customer service, I still use
their band decoders. I used a DX Doubler for many years however even when
computers came with a parallel port it was sometimes a pain to set it up
with Writelog and it required 3rd party software. I have also used the DXD
with PCI parallel ports but never tried the PIEXX USB adaptor. About five
years ago I purchased a MicroHam Micro2R which uses a USB port and I found
it easy to set up and use on any newer computer.
John KK9A
To: Trent Sampson <vk4ts@outlook.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SO2R controller survey
From: Kelly Taylor <ve4xt@mymts.net>
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 18:57:39 -0600
The DX D is a great device that well accommodated the hardware available
back
in its day. N3RD is to be congratulated.
Yet, despite the availability of the PIEXX USB to LPT adapter, and despite
how
useful that adapter is in helping hams with DX D boxes who upgrade out of
having LPT ports, I'm not sure I'd recommend a new purchase of a DX D.
(Great if you get one used, though. The lower cost should compensate for
future
compatibility issues.)
It's hard to know whether future applications will outstrip the ability of
the
PIEXX-DXD combination.
The DXD was a great device in its day, and certainly continues to serve its
users well today. How well it will continue to survive future innovations
remains to be seen.
73, kelly, ve4xt
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