thank you much, jack
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From: "w3sz" <w3sz@comcast.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] usb to serial
>I have several Keyspan units, model USA-49 WLC, which is a USB to 4 Serial
> port adapters. They are more expensive than many of the alternatives, and
> for me, anyway, have been problematic as noted below.
>
> They work quite well with most applications but for some reason are NOT
> able to communicate with:
> FT1000MP CAT port
> Applications based on TCL programming language
> Some [but not all] WinKey applications
>
> They DO work with:
> Elecraft K2
> M2 Rotors
> RigBlaster
> GPS Software and the Z3801A [with an RS232-RS422 adapter betwen the
> KeySpan serial port and the Z3801A, of course]
> some WinKey applications.
>
> The FT1000MP is known to have a finicky CAT port, but some other brands of
> USB to Serial port adapters have been shown to work with it.
>
> I sent one of the KeySpan adapters to the deveoloper of some TCL-based
> software and it turns out that TCL doesn't even recognize the KeySpan
> adapter ports, period. Other USB to Serial Port adapters work fine with
> the TCL-based software.
>
> So I would recommend making sure that the USB to Serial Port adapter that
> you get has been demonstrated to work [by someone you trust] with the
> particular hardware/software you plan to use. You can do a lot better
> than the particular KeySpan units I have from a price point of view, also.
>
> In my case I solved the problems I had by:
>
> 1. using the only 'real' serial ports on my computers for the FT1000MP and
> the WinKey and
>
> 2. rewriting the TCL-based code to send info from that program via DDE to
> an external VB6 app I wrote that then took that info and sent it to one of
> the KeySpan USB/Serial ports.
>
> The solutions were easy, but much time was wasted in figuring out where
> the problem lay. While the KeySpan units have worked fine with the
> hardware/software they are compatible with, I could have gotten adapters
> that worked with everything I have for a fraction of the cost of these
> units. So I am not recommending them to anyone. On the other hand, if
> you can get one at 10 cents to the dollar and want to use it with a piece
> of gear its been demonstrated to work with, go for it!
>
> 73,
>
> Roger Rehr
> W3SZ
>
> On Sun, 14 May 2006 18:54:51 -0400, Tod Glenn <n7jqw@cordite.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> On May 14, 2006, at 9:23 AM, Ron Castro wrote:
>>
>>> Almost any cheap USB to serial adaptor will probably work. I have
>>> two that
>>> I got by just searching the Internet. One came from Amazon, but
>>> neither
>>> have a brand name marked on them and both were around $15-20. Both
>>> work
>>> fine with my Orion II and my old TS-870, as well as with an E-Trex
>>> GPS unit
>>> and some other equipment I have tied it with.
>>
>> I use a KeySpan serial to USB. Works well on widows or Mac OS.
>>
>> ----
>> Tod Glenn
>> N7JQW
>> NAQCC #1283
>> SKCC #1444
>> FISTS #12134
>> ARCI #12420
>> n7jqw@cordite.com
>>
>>
>>
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