[Dx4win] Byterunner Serial to USB converter

[Larry Gauthier (K8UT)]

David,

[my apologies - this reply does not directly answer your USB to Serial
question]

I do not use a TNC, but use DX4WIN with MMTTY, and cross-connect the two
programs using the free "null modem software" utility from MixW [two virtual
comm ports talking to each other just like hardware comm ports with a null
modem cable between them]. The arrangements allows you to run RTTY in either
full sound card mode or sound-card receive and transmitter FSK transmit mode
(which is what I prefer, YMMV). The combination permits DX4WIN to deliver CW
and PSK31 modes, and MMTTY in either standalone {which is how I run RTTY
most of the time} or DX4WIN-connected {which is how I run RTTY for contests}
configurations.

To accomplish this, my computer needs either Windows2000 or WindowsXP, and
two comm ports -- one is standard on the computer motherboard and the other
is via a ByteRunner dual serial card. The ByteRunner card also has a
parallel port on it, but due to software/driver issues is not accessible
under Win2K or WindowsXP as a DX4WIN parallel port.

I have written a couple of pages of "how to" instructions for getting MMTTY
and DX4WIN working together - last I checked John WA9ALS had them on his web
site - or I can send them to you as email attachments.

-larry
K8UT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Tilley" <b1blancer1@earthlink.net>
To: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 11:45 AM
Subject: [Dx4win] Byterunner Serial to USB converter


> Does anybody have any experience with it?  Good?  Bad?  Ugly?  If
> Byterunner is not good, is there a better one?  I need to hook up an
> MFJ-1278B TNC so I can get back on RTTY.  My computer only has one
> serial port, and it's being used by the radio.
>
> Thanks!
>
> - David, W4HPW
>
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