[Elecraft] USB to Serial adapter that works

[Wes Stewart]

Been using one for a couple of years.

Good luck on FD.  I think I'm passing this year.  Arizona is on fire, the forests are all closed and it's 109 degrees here in Tucson as I write.

--- On Wed, 6/22/11, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:

  Hi,

As part of my preparation for Field Day, I was configuring my laptop to 
run the K3 (I normally use a desktop).
I was reminded that I needed a USB to serial adapter, and all I thought 
I had was a couple cheap prolific adapters.

Then I remember I had an older 4 port USB to serial converter - an 
EdgePort/4 from InsideOut, but the drivers I had worked only with Win2K 
- I went searching, and found that Digi is now producing what appears to 
be the same EdgePort adapters (converters), so I looked for and found 
their drivers.

All I can say is that this EdgePort/4 works like a champ, and the new 
drivers did indeed work.  I was even able to run my K2 through it with 
Ham Radio Deluxe, and I know that the K2 gives problems with other 
adapters I have used.

So if anyone is looking for a good USB to serial adapter (single or 
multiport), take a look at the EdgePort  The new ones by Digi are quite 
pricey, but some auction sites have the older ones by InsideOut (IO) 
priced very low.

These are devices intended for commercial use rather than consumer, and 
I now have 4 serial ports on my XP laptop that actually work.

73,
Don W3FPR