[DXBase] Re: DXBase digest, Vol 4 #353 - 12 msgs
Peter Dougherty
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2004年1月29日 08:15:35 -0500
At 04:04 29-01-04, you wrote:
>Recently I obtained a new notebook computer
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>My new PC has no serial ports but instead has 2 USB ports. So, I tried to
>use a serial to USB cable
>to from my tranceiver to the PC USB port.
My IBM T40 laptop is similar, in that it has only USB ports (no serial
ports), but instead of trying a USB solution I used a PCMCIA (PC-card)
outboard serial port and it works 100% with everything I've ever tried
using it on. I don't have DXBase loaded on the laptop, but I do rig control
with N1MM Logger for contesting and it's worked flawlessly. I've also used
this solution for non-ham-related functions that require a COM port. Hit
eBay and search for PCMCIA SERIAL PORT and see what comes up.
73 de Peter (W2IRT)
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