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Re: [TenTec] A USB to Serial converter that works and comes in afour up

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] A USB to Serial converter that works and comes in afour up version too
From: "Carter, K8VT" <k8vt@ameritech.net>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 14:54:11 -0400
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Jerry Volpe wrote:
> _Keyspan USB 4-Port Serial Adapter (Model USA-49WLC) 
> <http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/5395>
>
> _Lots of inexpensive USB to serial adapters are available and most of 
> them work for general purpose serial communications. Trouble is lots of 
> times we are asking our Serial port to actually work as a 'switch' 
> activating a PTT or Key line, etc. 
Jerry,
I'm sure you're correct about the 'switch' problem; however, IIRC, I 
thought that there was another problem, namely that these all would work 
with ASCII but only a few would work with Baudot. True or is my memory 
failing me (again)?

73,
Carter
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