[TenTec] Peagsus RS-232 to USB Conversion

[Bill Fulling]

Hi Paul,Go to ur local "rat shack" and get  a USB to serial cable
converter(RS pn  26-183)
.Has driver icluded  and works great w/my Jupe and Carl's software.Cost is
abt $42.00,but will also work w / external modems,digital cams,etc.
73 de Bill W4NJF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Christensen" <w9ac at arrl.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 10:32 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Peagsus RS-232 to USB Conversion cord


> I just upgraded to a new high-performance Dell 4600C.  Like most new PCs,
it
> has USB ports and NO RS-232 serial ports.
>
> I have several Belkin F5U003 RS-232-to-USB converters, but they refuse to
> work with the Pegasus.  The Belkin went obsolete some time in 2000, and
the
> closest Belkin driver available for WIN XP is actually for WIN 2000.   The
> Belkin worked under XP on my old system with other applications (e.g.,
> PSK-31 control)...but I never tried it previously with the Pegasus since I
> had available RS-232 ports.  I am now forced to use a USB converter.
> Questions:
>
> 1) Is there anything in WIN XP I can try?  I have already tried various
com
> port settings to no avail.  I can see the Belkin activity light pulse as
it
> is trying to communicate with the Pegasus, so I know I have the right USB
> com port and this matches the Device Manager in XP.
>
> 2) If I can't find a solution with the Belkin, does anyone know of a
> RS-232-USB converter that actually works with WIN XP and the
> Pegasus/Jupiter?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> -Paul, W9AC
>
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