[RTTY] PROIII, MMTTY and New computer without serial or parallel ports

Terry Dunlap terry at kk6t.com
Mon May 21 10:07:38 PDT 2012


Are PCI slots still the norm on new PCs?  I thought they were basically 
phased out.

73 de Terry KK6T

On 5/20/2012 7:44 PM, Jim W7RY wrote:
> This is what I ordered for my new Dell desktop. Works great for FSK (45.5
> baud 5 bit) as well as PTT and CW.
>
>
> Syba SD-PCI15029 8 Serial (RS-232) MultiPort PCI-Bus Card with 25-pin
> Octopus Cable
>
> Ordered it from Amazon. Cheap enough and LOTS of ports!
>
> 73
> Jim W7RY
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rlauer1 at columbus.rr.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:38 AM
> To: rtty at contesting.com ; allan1 at dejazzd.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] PROIII, MMTTY and New computer without serial or
> parallel ports
>
> I just went through this due to a lightning strike. If the computer is a
> desktop, and you have a slot available I would recommend the Rosewill
> RC-305E. I bought mine from www.newegg.com. I tried a different serial card
> that I was able to buy from a local store but it did not support rtty.
>
> Hope that helps you out.
>
> Bob
> K8ZD
>
>
> ---- allan1 at dejazzd.com wrote:
>> I ha d to finally (after ten years) get a new computer which has onlly USB
>> Ports.
>>
>> I used to have the PRO III hooked up through ACC1 to my old computer for
>> MMTTY.  How to I hook things up now for MMTTY without a serial port?
>>
>> All help is greatly appreciated!
>>
>> Allan W2TN
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