Re: [TenTec] adding serial ports to computer

["jack" <jfriend31@comcast.net>]

Boy oh boy so many serial ports! my reason for at least 4 serial ports is 
having 2 Orions. LOGic8 (logging program) supports 4 radios. two serial 
ports are set to read the radios. the other two are used for CW keying. with 
LOGic one click with the mouse changes the active radio which also switches 
the active serial ports. now to build a bandpass filter or two to protect 
the standby radio! one radio is connected to the 20-10 meter T8; the other, 
to the 40 meter inverted vee. i may add an 80 to the same coax some day 
again.
off to work ...73 Steve


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <n8kom@wowway.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 7:00 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] adding serial ports to computer


> Hi Jack -
> Another option (similar to your computer store find) for anyone looking to
> add serial ports is to look for a multi-port RS-232 PCI card like the type
> made by MOXA or COMTROL.  They have 4 port and 8 port PCI cards that can 
> be
> bought on the used market pretty reasonable, as people move toward USB 
> based
> serial devices.  I use a 4 port PCI card and now have a total of six DB-9 
> RS-
> 232 serial COM ports in my desktop.
>
> 73 - Steve
>
>
> On Thu, 18 May 2006 21:55:49 -0600, jack wrote
> > after doing much checking as to USB to Serial, i took the suggestion
> > that i add a PCI serial port card to my desktop. today i found a
> > small computer store that actually had a PCI I/O card with two
> > serial ports and a parallel port. i just installed the card and
> > drivers. now my desktop has 4 serial ports and 2 parallel ports. all
> > for a few moments and $30.15. simple is the word for desktops if one
> > has the slot available. finding the card is more difficult than
> > installation by far. jack ak7o
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