Thanks for the info, Sal. Sounds like a nice find. Larry N8LP
On 5/28/2014 12:00 PM, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote:
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 07:38:29 -0400 From: Slava Baytalskiy<sla...@nullserv.com> To: GDanner<gdan...@windstream.net> Cc:elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Problems with erratic USB/serial connection Message-ID:<b81632e5-1155-46a8-aa6c-610921a4b...@nullserv.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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
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