[Elecraft] USB to Serial adapter that works

[Erik Basilier]

I have been very happy with one of these that I purchased at full price
years ago, so when I recently got a new computer I decided to get another
one for much less used. On ebay I got it for $30 from an outfit called
Nationwidesurplus. It did not come with drivers, and since I had a good
experience with the manufacturer's support from years ago, I went to their
web site. They had drivers for various models, but nothing matching my part
number. I then called them up and was told that I had an OEM model and
therefore they wouldn't talk to me. Then I went ahead and just connected it
and let Win7 go look for a driver, and the driver was found immediately.
Sure beats paying the same money to get only a single port that may or may
not work.

 

73,

Erik K7TV

 

>I've got one too, from an eBay source, I forget where. Paid I think $40???

>It works well with XP, Vista, and Win7.

>Nice to have 4 ports and I can just pull the usb cable to disconnect it
when the lightning comes nigh.

>Fred

KE7X