[TowerTalk] Additonal Comm Port

[Jim Brown]

I use a USB to serial all the time on my WIN98SE system. Use it both for
rig control and packet. No problems here.

Jim Brown N0WE
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Brown
> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 9:38 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Additonal Comm Port
> 
> On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 07:44:35 -0500, Jerry Muller wrote:
> 
> >Another option you can use is to add a USB-COM adapter. They cost
less
> than
> >10 bucks and work just fine.
> 
> Not always, and not always reliably. Also, there are timing issues
> associated with USB to
> serial that can cause certain software not to work with them at all. A
> Belkin unit borrowed
> from KK9H to try crashed my W2K machine, even WITH the latest drivers.
> 
> The PCMCIA cards are much more expensive, but they seem to be far more
> reliable. I use
> one made by Quatech (in Ohio, they've been around for quite a while,
buy
> from their
> website) to control and key my radios. No known issues.
> 
> 
> Jim Brown  K9YC
> 
> 
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