[WriteLog] Ports

[Don Hill AA5AU]

Some excellent reading on all the posts to this subject.  John is
correct in saying to use the on-board COM port for FSK.  However,
I've asked Santa Claus to bring me a Belkin F5U103 USB-to-Serial adapter.

I know the F5U103 works on FSK because Dick, KD6AZN, uses one for
FSK transmission from his QTH is Japan (7J1BBC).  However, many report
they can't get it work on FSK.  I mainly want one so I can have radio control
from my work laptop which has only one COM port.  I understand some
Toshiba laptops don't even come with a COM port.

Hopefully Santa Claus will bring the F5U103 and I will test it on FSK and report
back my findings, probably on my website, but I'll announce it here.  Hopefully
I can have this done by the Roundup.

Personally, if I had the choice.  I'd buy the Dell with 2 COM ports and add an
expansion board.  But USB is going to be the way to go in the future, we might
need to get familiar with it now so we will know how to integrate it into our
shacks now and in the future.

73, Don AA5AU

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WA9ALS - John" <wa9als@starband.net>
To: "Bob Crossland" <Bob.Crossland@adelphia.com>; <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Ports


> > Do you convert the USB's to serial ports?
> 
> YES
> 
> > Do you install serial port cards?
> 
> YES
> 
> See Don's pages on the subject www.aa5au.com
> 
> Lots of choices - You can hear about any story you want.  It depends in part
> upon what you do, e.g. whether you want to do FSK via that port or "other"
> things like rig and rotator control etc.  The very best advice is to find
> someone doing the same thing you want to do with the same hardware.  GL
> 
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