[RTTY] Multi-Serial Port Adaptors

[Jim McDonald]

Mark,

They typically work OK for rig control, CW, and PTT, but generally not FSK.
When I got a new PC with PCI slots, I bought a 4-port ByteRunner serial card
and set the USB/serial adaptors aside.  It's worked well.

Jim N7US

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Hammond" <k7hph at xmission.com>
To: <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 10:20 AM
Subject: [RTTY] Multi-Serial Port Adaptors


Hello All:

I just upgraded one of the shack computers from a PII to a P4. Originally, I
was using a Rocketport ISA to Serial Port Adaptor on that computer. However,
the new Motherboard does not have any ISA Slots. So, I will have to upgrade
the Serial Port Adaptor to go along with the "new" P4. I have another P4 in
the Shack that I use a Byte Runner PCI to Serial Port Adaptor with. It has
worked very well for me.

As I was looking at ordering another PCI to Serial Port Adaptor to go with
the "new" P4, I saw that Byte Runner also has USB to Serial Port Adaptors
available. I was wondering if the USB to Serial Port Adaptor might not be a
better more updated way to go than with the PCI to Serial Port Adaptor. Has
anyone had any experience with USB to Serial Port Adaptors? Has there been
any compatibility issues between them and the Ham Gear attached to them?
Will they work with RTTY/Ham Radio Software?

Thanks in advance for the information.
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