[WriteLog] ERRATIC SERIAL PORT CW

[Jim Brown]

On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 12:22:57 -0230, Gus Samuelson wrote:

>I am using a Belkin USB/Serial adapter


>when keying ...... occasionally  I get a mismash and garbled CW >
message .... 

> importantly , how was it eliminated .....??

Dump the Belkin. It's a dog. USB to serials in general are dogs. 
They inherently have timing problems, because they are not "true" 
serial ports. 

I'm using a Quatech PCMCIA serial card on my IBM T41 very 
successfully. They ARE true serial ports. Costs more, but no 
problems.

Jim Brown  K9YC