[WriteLog] Looking for USB adapter suggestion

[David Hachadorian]

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From: "AD8J" <ad8j.1 at comcast.net>
To: <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 1:21 AM
Subject: [WriteLog] Looking for USB adapter suggestion


>I just upgraded from an old Dell laptop with serial and
> parallel ports to a new Toshiba with only USB ports.
> I'm looking for a suggestion on an adapter that will give
> me a serial port (for rig interface) and a parallel port
> (for keying my IC-746PRO).  I'm looking at a
> ByteRunner VDS-1003 but I'm open for a better
> suggestion.  Whatever I get needs to be powered from
> the laptop as I use this for mobile contesting.
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You can do rig control and cw keying from one serial port.

I use a Belkin F5U103.  This unit is one of the few that can 
also do FSK keying, if you get into RTTY in the future. They 
are available on EBay "Buy it now" stores for $14, including 
shipping. Search F5U103 on EBay. There is no external power 
required.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ













































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