[TRLog] Port Expanders/Emulators

[George Fremin III - K5TR]

On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 03:45:11PM -0600, Robert Brandon wrote:
> 
> Look for an ISA board, not PCI.
> 
> I installed a PCI expander card, but I couldn't get TR to see the additional
> ports when I booted to Windows 98 DOS.  When I ran TR on top of
> regularly-booted W98, it worked fine.  K5TR said it may be PCI-related.
> Running in a DOS window an okay workaround for me, but some people have
> their Windows installation loaded down.  I prefer booting to DOS to give TR
> full control of the machine.
> 
> Robert K5PI
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-trlog@contesting.com [mailto:owner-trlog@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of n6tr@teleport.com
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 2:54 PM
> To: PaulKB8N@aol.com; trlog@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TRLog] Port Expanders/Emulators
> 
> 
> 
> > I'm trying to establish TR networking between two laptops, while also
> > controlling the radios.  Is it still possible to buy a port emulator or
> > expander that will allow two (or more) serial ports in the DOS mode?

Since you are trying to do this on a laptop you should look at
these PCMCIA cards.

http://www.socketcom.com/rdiomp.htm

There are cards you can get that will do two serial ports.


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