[Elecraft] DB9 connectors

[brian]

A docking station would provide and RS232 with screw jacks, parallel 
port and lots more connectors.
Docking stations are pretty nice to have for non-portable use. Just 
extract the laptop when you need it to go.  No unplugging of cables.

73 de Brian/K3KO
On 7/25/2015 15:21 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On Sat,7/25/2015 7:23 AM, ab2tc wrote:
>> Hmm, can you get your money back for that laptop? Seems to me that your
>> RS232 port is next to useless.
>
> I agree -- I'm looking online, and it appears that the connector is 
> close to being  non-functional.
>
>> Even if you could find a mating connector, unbolted DB9's fall out 
>> very easily.
>
> I don't agree with that -- I've used DB9s fully mated without 
> retaining screws with no problems.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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