Sadly, the Bluetooth serial port adapters all seem to require 45 mA
to 50 mA -- I checked several manufacturers. OK for the shack, not
so good for PDA or field use :-( OTOH, there are tons of USB
Bluetooth dongles that sell for under $20 -- even without rebates!
:-)
Go with the KISS
OK, there has been several inquiries about this, so let me follow up on
my own reply.
Let's assume that we can solve the protocol stack issues and somehow
make the IR connection work between the Palm (or any laptop) and the
K2. You then have the problem of the very narrow beamwidth and
So, why put up with the hassles that IR brings when we can move to RF
using technologies such as BlueTooth or ZigBee, and be able to move
around at will?
Sadly, the Bluetooth serial port adapters all seem to require 45 mA to
50 mA -- I checked several manufacturers. OK for the shack, not
The aircable serial null modem looks nice, but it's $138 for the pair
and they both require power supplies, with wall warts pictured, so it
doesn't like like something I will be ordering right away.
I have thought of something similar for the T1 and FT-817 though and
will put it in another
Noticing the recent postings about running a K2 through a Palm, it just occured
to me - could a simple IR T/R pair be used with the KIO2 to run the K2 with a
newer USB/Palm throught the Palm's IR port?
Just a thought - maybe you've tried it already... I'd just be curious to know
any of your
No. The K2 does not handle the IR encoding/decoding that is needed for
IrDA and other IR-related protocols. There are other problems also,
like the Palm's IrDA runs at a faster data rate than the K2 can handle.
On Apr 14, 2005, at 2:28 PM, Daniel Reynolds wrote:
Noticing the recent postings
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