[TenTec] Omni VI plus to computer hookup

[Jim Goudie]

Thanks for the responses!  I appreciate your help.  I’ll report back with my success story ;-)
73,
Jim  AF3Z

Jim Goudie   —  jagoudie at comcast.net
610 Kraybill Church Rd
Mount Joy, PA 17552

> On Jan 13, 2018, at 3:31 PM, Stan Gammons <s_gammons at charter.net> wrote:
> 
> On 1/13/2018 2:13 PM, Jim Goudie wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> My Omni VI opt. 3 is hooked up to my old Dell Laptop (new in Dec 2000).  I use that connection almost entirely for logging.
>> 
>> It’s about time I retire that old laptop, but newer computers don’t have those old wide connections any more (I didn’t look up the name for those thingees);  I assume that I’ll probably have to work through a USB port.
>> 
>> What it needed to go from the Omni VI opt 3 to a USB port and a good working connection to the computer?  If this is old hat stuff, as opposed to Red Hat stuff, feel free to just point me in the right direction….
>> 
>> 
> 
> You'll need a USB to serial adapter.  Something like this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5866899&SRCCODE=3WGOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE&scid=scbplp7378756&sc_intid=7378756&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=SC%20Shopping%20-%20Brands%2FNumbers&utm_term=4581458795429691&utm_content=All%20Products <http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5866899&SRCCODE=3WGOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE&scid=scbplp7378756&sc_intid=7378756&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=SC%20Shopping%20-%20Brands%2FNumbers&utm_term=4581458795429691&utm_content=All%20Products>
> 
> I would think the cable that's used to connect the rig to the Dell laptop will work with an adapter like this.  If not, the pinout for the cable is in the Omni VI manual.
> 
> hth
> 
> 73
> 
> Stan
> KM4HQE
> 
> 
> 
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