[Elecraft] An alternate to USB/Serial converter?

[elecraft at g4fre.com]

Yes 

I have used a lot of the PCMCIA ones on my DELL/IBM Thinkpad laptops over 
the last 10 years. The laptops come with one serial port, but I use the 
PCMCIA card to give me one or 2 more for FSK, rotator control, PA control 
etc 

I use the socket communications Inc versions, see 
http://www.socketserial.com/support/Cards/CFandPC%20Card%20Datasheet.pdf. 
Some of their older version single and dual PCMCIA serial cards (circa 1997) 
have been going for as little as $5 each recently 

Dave 

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:40:33 -0600
From: David Christ <radioham at mchsi.com>
Subject: [Elecraft] An alternate to USB/Serial converter?
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The slots/ports on laptops seem to be an ever changing thing, but has
anyone tried to use something like these to avoid the USB converter? 

PCMCIA 

http://www.ramelectronics.net/computer-parts/computer-i-o-cards/serial-port- 
cards/io-cbs220/prodIOCBS220.html 


David K0LUM