[Elecraft] Need more than one serial port?

[NZ0T]

It doesn't work with K3EZ does it Larry?

N8LP wrote:
> 
> You may want to look at my free LP-Bridge program. It acts as a clearing
> house for the K3. There is just one cable between the PC and K3. All your
> loggers and other programs (up to 5 of them) connect to the K3 through
> virtual ports in LP-Bridge. You can also connect two devices such as a
> SteppIR through additional PC ports. You will, of course, need to create
> some serial ports for your laptop using multiple USB to serial adapters,
> or one adapter with multiple serial ports. Byterunner.com has reasonably
> priced ones with one or more serial ports. I recommend picking one with an
> FTDI chipset. 
> 
> The advantage of LP-Bridge over generic port splitters is that the data to
> the K3 is filtered for redundant traffic, collisions, etc. Also, the
> SteppIR ports are conditioned so that only the transmit frequency is
> reported to SteppIR when running split, and I add hysteresis to the
> reported frequency so that the SteppIR doesn't constantly retune when
> you're near a tuning boundary.
> 
> LP-Bridge also provides linking to the PowerSDR program for external
> panadapter use with the K3, but you can just ignore this section of the
> program.
> 
> 73,
> Larry N8LP
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Paul-30 wrote:
>> 
>> 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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