Jack, USB port can be expanded much cheaper than Serial ports USB hubs (makes 4 usb ports out of one) can be had for about $20.00 and a USB to Serial Hub is more than $100.00 and besides that, DXBase doesn't seem to work with a USB to Serial hub. This would be a good thing to add to the next version "Support for Windows serial ports" I have a RocketPort USB to Serial Hub and can not use it for DXBase CW. I know the port can be used to key CW to the rig because I can run a little utility program from Comtrol (the maker of this USB to Serial Hub) and I can key the correct lines to make the rig send CW.
73 de Tony, KD4K My Weather page = http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash My Ham Page = http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash/kd4k/radio.html 147.150 Repeater Page = http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash/sawnee/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DXBase List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 8:45 PM Subject: Re: [DXBase] Rotators and DXbase > Bill, > > Maybe I'm being dumb about this, but is anyone really gonna tie up a USB > port just to turn a rotator? I would think a person would want a USB to > Serial hub and then only have to use one serial port off the USB and have > the others available. I can't see an entire USB dedicated to just a rotor. > > Jack > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "DXBase List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 12:17 PM > Subject: Re: [DXBase] Rotators and DXbase > > > > Joe > > I use a Ham IV via a Sartek interface and it works properly in DXBase. > > It's probably one of the cheaper interface units. > > But there is a catch. > > The Sartek has been out of stock for quite a while and requires a ISA slot > > which most new computers do not have. > > I think that's why it's OOS. > > I talked to the supplier and he told me they were developing a USB > interface > > unit but I'm beginning to fear it may not come to market. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Joseph A. Glockner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "DXbase Reflector" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 3:45 PM > > Subject: [DXBase] Rotators and DXbase > > > > > > > Good afternoon to all, > > > > > > I am thinking about getting a rotator and interfacing it > > > with DXbase - and wanted to find out from all of you who > > > use a rotator and interface it with DXbase - > > > > > > which brand of rotator are you using? > > > > > > if you interface it with DXbase, how has it worked out for you? > > > > > > > > > 73 to all de Joe WA6AXE > > > _______________________________________________ > > > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >
