Hi all! After seeing all the potential issues with various USB-to-SERIAL converters i decided to go a different route: picked up this Gearmo 4-port dongle on Amazon for $48. It uses an FTDI chipset and a single USB port gives me 4 DB9 RS232 ports. It also seems to keep the COM port numbering constant. Oh, and i'm using it on my MacBook Pro, running Windows 7 (32bit) in Parallels. Works famously so far (been a few months now). Hooked it up via the LP-Bridge program, and now i can turn the radio off (K3) without HRD crashing. I'm only using 2 COM ports right now: one for the LP-Bridge/K3 and another for this ERC rotor ad--on card that i just assembled last weekend. Brought my ancient CDE HAM IV control box into the 21st century.
Anyways, this Gearmo dongle seems like a really good alternative for Macs and PCs that don't have native RS232 ports. Here's a link to where i got mine from: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ETDC8K/ref=oh_details_o04_s01_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Seems like the price had changed, too. Its now $44.59 with Amazon Prime. Nice! __________________ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On May 27, 2014, at 7:17 PM, GDanner <gdan...@windstream.net> wrote: > My ancient Prolific USB to serial converters have been ported from XP to > Windows 7 and recently to Windows 8.1. > They work flawlessly - both versions of Windows installed the proper drivers > with no direct intervention from me. > > You might uninstall the USB converter, unplug it, reboot and then plug in the > converter and see if Windows installs it correctly. > I have had success with this "repair" for problem devices in the past; > including a back-up drive with Windows 7. > 73 > George > AI4VZ > > -----Original Message----- From: Walter Underwood > Elecraft switched to FTDI chips in mid-2010, so the Prolific driver isn't > used for more recent cables. This page has drivers for both chips. > http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm#drvrs > wunder > K6WRU > > On May 27, 2014, at 9:11 AM, "Dennis McAlpine" <dbmcalp...@earthlink.net> > wrote: >> I have been using the KUSB USB/serial converter between my K3 and PC for >> both DXLab and n1mm. Lately, I have been having trouble with erratic >> frequency readings, mainly on n1mm but sometimes on DXLab. On n1mm, this >> seems to happen mainly when I change bands or after the radio has been in >> standby without transmitting for a while. I also have to run the USB at >> 19200 rather than 38400. I updated the Prolific driver with no effect. >> Anyone got a solution to this problem? Barring that, what are people using >> for a USB/serial converter now days since I have used the old KUSB for many >> years now? Thanks. >> > 73, >> > Dennis, K2SX > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
