[Elecraft] Problems with erratic USB/serial connection

[Larry Phipps]

Thanks for the info, Sal. Sounds like a nice find.

Larry N8LP



On 5/28/2014 12:00 PM, elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
> Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 07:38:29 -0400
> From: Slava Baytalskiy<slavka at nullserv.com>
> To: GDanner<gdanner at windstream.net>
> Cc:elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Problems with erratic USB/serial connection
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> Hi all!
> After seeing all the potential issues with various USB-to-SERIAL converters i decided to go a different route:
> picked up this Gearmo 4-port dongle on Amazon for $48.
> It uses an FTDI chipset and a single USB port gives me 4 DB9 RS232 ports.
> It also seems to keep the COM port numbering constant.
> Oh, and i'm using it on my MacBook Pro, running Windows 7 (32bit) in Parallels.
> Works famously so far (been a few months now).
> Hooked it up via the LP-Bridge program, and now i can turn the radio off (K3) without HRD crashing.
> I'm only using 2 COM ports right now: one for the LP-Bridge/K3 and another for this ERC rotor ad--on card that i just assembled last weekend.
> Brought my ancient CDE HAM IV control box into the 21st century.
>
> Anyways, this Gearmo dongle seems like a really good alternative for Macs and PCs that don't have native RS232 ports.
> Here's a link to where i got mine from:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ETDC8K/ref=oh_details_o04_s01_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
> Seems like the price had changed, too. Its now $44.59 with Amazon Prime. Nice!
> __________________
> Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS
> W2RMS at arrl.net