Re: [Flexradio] Parallel Port for F3K

2011-06-20 Thread William Evans
Thanks to all the suggestions. I will first check to see if there is a parallel port on the board, and, if not, will see about ordering another PP card. This may take me a month or so since I just broke my arm in a tractor accident and can only use one hand. Fortunately it is not the hand I u

Re: [Flexradio] Parallel Port for F3K

2011-06-20 Thread Peter G. Viscarola
>Further, check where the headers go. I have a couple of boards that the >header goes to chips that were not installed!! Absolutely. VERY common. > You have to wonder why they went to all the trouble to engineer these > ports and then make them unusable. There are lots of things that are eng

[Flexradio] [FlexRadio] Parallel Port for F3K

2011-06-19 Thread Don
Bill I don’t know anything about the device you listed but if you check the Flex.WiKi There is an area for known good parallel printer ports. You are correct not all of the newer printer ports will work especially if you are using Windows 7 – 64. Anyway I’m using a SIIG 2S1P Combo board. P/N

Re: [Flexradio] Parallel Port for F3K

2011-06-19 Thread jim
ll > Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 8:26 PM > To: Tony Estep > Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Parallel Port for F3K > > I haven't seen a motherboard in ages that didn't include headers for a > serial port, parallel port, several USB ports and somet

Re: [Flexradio] Parallel Port for F3K

2011-06-19 Thread Neal Campbell
I haven't seen a motherboard in ages that didn't include headers for a serial port, parallel port, several USB ports and sometimes 1394. The problem is that none of them use the same header spacings for the ports, plus stick them so far away from where the slot strips are on the computer case that

Re: [Flexradio] Parallel Port for F3K

2011-06-19 Thread Tony Estep
On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 8:00 PM, Bret Mills wrote: > ...Some mother boards actually have a Parallel port on them but NO Cable / > DB25 > connector output to the case... > > = Bret makes a very good point. This is also true of IEEE ports. If you build your own computer, check your mobo fo

Re: [Flexradio] Parallel Port for F3K

2011-06-19 Thread Bret Mills
lps some one out. 73's Bret WX7Y -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of William Evans Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 5:35 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Parallel Port for F3K My computer does

Re: [Flexradio] Parallel Port for F3K

2011-06-19 Thread G3VGZ
William Evans wrote: > My computer does not have a parallel port which I need to get the band > information out to antenna and amplifier switches. I need ABCD info to > come out of the computer when I use my 3K. Has anyone had any luck with > this device?: http://www.piexx.com/index.php?main_pa

[Flexradio] Parallel Port for F3K

2011-06-19 Thread William Evans
My computer does not have a parallel port which I need to get the band information out to antenna and amplifier switches. I need ABCD info to come out of the computer when I use my 3K. Has anyone had any luck with this device?: http://www.piexx.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=12 I could pu