[PCR-1000] Re:USB serial adapter

[ald]

>I have no idea if this combination of adapter/software/hardware would
>work for you in Win98 OS but it's certainly worth a try as these adapters
>are not very expensive.You did not mention what version of Win98 you
>have.If you are not using Win98SE (2nd edition) then I would strongly
>advise you to upgrade.You also did not mention where you are located

  I wrote the above a day or so back.I thought I'd try my USB serial 
adapter (prolific chipset) on my Win98SE p/c.Since this p/c has two 9 pin 
serial ports on board I had no need for the adapter.Anyway I plugged the 
adapter in & checked in Device Manager to its properties.It came up using 
Com-5.I started the PCR1000 pgm {I use the Icom software} changed it to use 
Com-5 & powered it up.All is well.The pgm run's as it should.So,at least on 
one p/c running Win98SE,this brand of USB serial adapter works fine.

  Also,in the previous post,I noted that there were reported problems when 
using a Belkin USB serial adapter to run radio control software.I should 
not have been so general.The problems I meant to describe concerned runing 
TNC/decoder pgms along with a radio,which is where I spend 99% of my time 
re HF sigs.

  Al
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