[Elecraft] Fake FTDI chips

[Jim Rhodes]

The closest thing I have found to real RS232 ports for laptops are the
Edgeport USB converters. I just treat them like a serial port and they seem
to work in every way like a real serial port. I use an 8 port in the shack
and a 4 when portable. Prices have gone up I hear,I paid about $70 for the
pair off of Ebay.


On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 8:11 AM, ke9uw <c-hawley at illinois.edu> wrote:

>
> The only way I know to use a genuine RS-232 port is to use a desk top
> computer with a plug in board.  I would also like to use a lap-top computer
> and as far as I know RS-232 ports are not available.  If anyone knows
> differently, please let us in on the info.
>
> Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman
> K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart
>
> There may be some companies with the old Lenovos (Think Pad) about 1.5
> thick
> that are being replaced. I don't know where buy maybe you can find some.
> Maybe eBay if the resellers have them.
>
>
>
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