[Amps] just break down and buy the cavle @ Alpha releases New Amp 9500

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All you have to do is break down and buy the cable there now sold At your local 
walmart USB ot Serial 24.99 ea

On 16 Sep 2005 at 9:02, jeff millar wrote:

> "Serial port for remote control"!? We did enter the 21st century quite a 
> while back.
> 
> The Alpha 9500 needs to replace the serial port for remote control with 
> USB.
> 
>     * Very soon PC's won't even have a serial port
>           o It's called "legacy free", introduced about 2 year ago
>     * Serial ports run at 1% the speed of USB
>     * USB's fast enough to display peaks in realtime, like Icom-7800 display
>     * USB supports plug and play
>           o much less setup required
>           o Plug it in and it starts operating
>     * USB's more scalable
>     * PC's only have one or two serial ports, very difficult to add more
>     * All USB cables fully shielded twisted pairs, much less EMI
>     * USB based microprocessors available that support software upgrades
>       via USB
> 
> jeff, wa1hco
> 
> John- W4DJ wrote:
> 
> >http://www.alpharadioproducts.com/9500.asp
> >
> >
> >Looks nice, Love to have one.
> >73s de John W4DJ
> >
> >  
> >
> 
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