[Elecraft] Need more than one serial port?

[Bob Tellefsen]

Paul
Have you looked at a port replicator for your TP?
I have a T23 and it has both serial and USB
ports available that way.
73, Bob N6WG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul" <paul.reiter at earthlink.net>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 8:23 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Need more than one serial port?


>I am working on the BESCOTP award--the Bought Every Single Cable On The 
>Planet award...
>
> The DB-9 serial port on the back of the K-3 here has a special cable 
> running to the Steppir antenna controller. Now I need to access the same 
> port from the computer for another application, mainly my contest 
> logger/keying. I have a Micro Keyer and my old cable for it was for a Icom 
> Pro II. I have to buy a new one for the K-3, but it is $85 ! I'd go ahead 
> and do it, but I'm not sure how to hook all this up!
>
> So, how are you contesters out there doing that? Is there a Y cable made 
> for DB-9? If so, wouldn't that pin out be different than the one for the 
> SteppIR and cause problems?
>
> A secondary problem is that the computer only has USB ports, no serial 
> port. It's an IBM Thinkpad. I believe it has 4 USB 2.0 ports available.
>
> Any info would help!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul
> WY7I
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