[1000mp] New Computer

[Rich McAllister]

On 12/26/2011 10:08 PM, Tod - Idaho wrote:

> Which RS-232 Serial to UBS connector do you suggest?

I haven't used it with my 1000MP but the Tripp-Lite Keyspan USA-19HS has 
worked fine with my laptop and FT-857 (the little computer goes with the 
little radio; the big computer, which has a serial port, goes with the 
big radio.)  The advantage of the Keyspan is not so much the hardware 
(there really aren't that many USB/Serial chip designs) as it is the 
driver -- the Windows driver is very good and there is a nifty 
configuration utility that lets you assign COM port numbers,
fiddle with timing options to make cranky interfaces work (I never had 
to), run diagnostics, etc.

It does occur to me that I've only used it on 32-bit Windows systems. 
The Tripp-lite website shows they've had 64-bit drivers since 2007 so I 
doubt there's a problem, but I have no personal experience.

Rich, K6RFM