[WriteLog] ERRATIC SERIAL PORT CW

Sat Apr 9 12:59:07 EDT 2005

On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 12:22:57 -0230, Gus Samuelson wrote:
>I am using a Belkin USB/Serial adapter

>when keying ...... occasionally I get a mismash and garbled CW >
message .... 
> importantly , how was it eliminated .....??

Dump the Belkin. It's a dog. USB to serials in general are dogs. 
They inherently have timing problems, because they are not "true" 
serial ports. 
I'm using a Quatech PCMCIA serial card on my IBM T41 very 
successfully. They ARE true serial ports. Costs more, but no 
problems.
Jim Brown K9YC