[Dxbase] USB Serial Port and Stuff

Tue Sep 29 06:24:01 EDT 2015

Once again Joe is right on point.  It's my understanding that USB serial
adapters with a true "FTDI" chipset is the way to go.  From my experience,
USB serial adapters with knock off chipsets tend to have both hardware and
software related issues.

Joe thanks again for your rapid response.  In no time at all, I was able to
get DXBase up and running after my catastrophic failure.  It seems that the
database was corrupted after I shut the computer off without exiting the
software graciously.  Won't do that again!  Bottom line, keep a good back
up.  I generally back up all my data files and I also keep an ADIF of the
entire database.

See you guys this contest season.  I still need AK on 160 for WAS.

Fred  WX1S

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Today's Topics:

   1. Help file (K2LS)
   2. Re: Help file (Neal Campbell)
   3. Windows 10 (K2LS)
   4. Re: Windows 10 (Neal Campbell)
   5. Windows 10 and usb serial ports (Tom Lewis via Dxbase)
   6. Re: Windows 10 and usb serial ports (BRUCE)
   7. Re: Windows 10 and usb serial ports (Joe Glockner)

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:08:30 -0400
From: K2LS <K2LS at TRIAD.RR.COM>
To: DXBase List <Dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [Dxbase] Help file
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Neal,

I did a system restore and all is OK now......

73, Larry

DxPacketckuster    DXC.K2LS.COM   Spots from NA, Zones 1-8 only.

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:55:22 -0400
From: Neal Campbell <nealk3nc at gmail.com>
To: K2LS <K2LS at triad.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Help file
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Sure would love to know what it was but glad you are back in business!
73
On Sep 22, 2015 1:08 PM, "K2LS" <K2LS at triad.rr.com> wrote:

> Neal,
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> I did a system restore and all is OK now......
>
> 73, Larry
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:14:35 -0400
From: K2LS <K2LS at TRIAD.RR.COM>
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Subject: [Dxbase] Windows 10
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Neal,

S... happens.

73, Larry

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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:16:36 -0400
From: Neal Campbell <nealk3nc at gmail.com>
To: K2LS <K2LS at triad.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Windows 10
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hi

Neal Campbell
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> Neal,
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> S... happens.
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 13:35:30 +0000 (UTC)
From: Tom Lewis via Dxbase <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
To: DXBase List <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [Dxbase] Windows 10 and usb serial ports
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Hi Everyone,
Do anyone know if the Prolific USB to Serial port adapters work okay with
windows 10?
ThanksTom, N4TL

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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 18:57:07 +0000 (UTC)
From: BRUCE <ks4v at comcast.net>
To: Tom Lewis <n4tl2 at yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Windows 10 and usb serial ports
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Some do,but mine did not. It is model specfic.
Bruce
KS4V
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Sent: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 13:35:30 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Dxbase] Windows 10 and usb serial ports

Hi Everyone,
Do anyone know if the Prolific USB to Serial port adapters work okay with
windows 10?
ThanksTom, N4TL

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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 14:22:31 -0500 (CDT)
From: Joe Glockner <wa6axe at verizon.net>
To: n4tl2 at yahoo.com, dxbase at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Windows 10 and usb serial ports
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 Tom,

My Windows 10 Laptop - connected to an   "FTDI" USB RS-232 Serial Adapter
works
ALL OK/PERFECTLY...  When I saw your email - I KNEW that I had checked my
"FTDI" Adapter on my Windows 7/32 bit machine - but, your email prompted me
to TRY my adapter on my recently upgraded Windows 10/64 bit LAPTOP....

FYI Tom- In just about ALL cases - a  PROLIFIC adapter will NOT WORK... You
might look into changing over to an  "FTDI" chipset ADAPTER..   MINE is
working nicely!!

73 Joe wa6axe

On 09/26/15, Tom Lewis via Dxbase wrote:

Hi Everyone,
Do anyone know if the Prolific USB to Serial port adapters work okay with
windows 10?
ThanksTom, N4TL

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