[Ham-Computers] Serial port question

[Loren Moline WA7SKT]

Brian,

The cables are very inexpensive too..

 
Loren   WA7SKT
 
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> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 18:24:03 -0800
> From: ka5bkg at sbcglobal.net
> To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Serial port question
> 
> Jeff I need to open the case up and see about the card, it looks like it takes a full height card, and yes I have a open slot.
> 
> Thanks for the reply.
> 
> 
> 
> --- On Wed, 1/4/12, jeff <jeffv at op.net> wrote:
> 
> > From: jeff <jeffv at op.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Serial port question
> > To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
> > Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 8:18 PM
> > On 01/04/2012 08:12 PM, Brian Gaskamp
> > wrote:
> > > I bought a new Dell desktop computer recently and it
> > didn't come with a 9 pin female serial port on it.
> > > I need to add a serial port card thru the PCI slot, so
> > that I can hook up my Davis weather station back up and
> > upload my weather info to weather underground.
> > 
> > 1. usb to serial cable (comes with driver)
> > 2. port card: you just need to know whether your pc takes
> > full or 
> > half-height cards and if you have an open slot
> > 
> > Either will work.
> > The bonus with the cable is that you can use a bunch of
> > them if you have 
> > more than one serial device (and the control software
> > supports all 
> > available comm ports).
> > 
> > 
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