[Pro2006] Cable for Trunker / Probe

Mon, 21 Oct 2002 07:53:03 -0700

10/21/2002 7:46am pdt

Mike,
Thanks for providing these useful items, and the link to 
your projects.  Pls don't let the QRM stop you...
FYI, I had NO problem getting to your web page and the article.
My browser is Netscape v4.78 and it had no difficulty at all...
Thanks again for your efforts...
73.....n3tdr
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On Sun, 20 Oct 2002 21:36:39 -0400 radionut <[email protected]>
writes:
>There was a good discussion in this group about problems getting 
>Trunker /
>E-Trunker and Treport to run from under Windows on some computers. It
>expanded to discuss the fact that if you have one serial port on your
>computer (like I do on my notebook) and you use a USB / Serial adapter 
>that
>it (the adapter) will not work from DOS to run your tracking scanner.
>
>Power management issues were discussed but did not seem to cure the 
>problem
>for everyone. These software programs do run much better from DOS as 
>does
>the popular Probe scanner control software.
>
>I set out when I found some time to build a computer cable that would 
>run
>both my Pro-2006 with Opto 456 board and my slicer on one cable. This 
>would
>take care of these problems mentioned above and let Trunker / 
>E-Trunker run
>from DOS and still control the tracking scanner. This would avoid the 
>issue
>of having two computer cables, the usb adapter as well and let you run 
>with
>one cable.
>
>I found some information on Bill's webpage  
>(http://www.ulster.net/~petrow/)
>about building just that kind of computer cable. I laid one out in a 
>drawing
>and built it. The cable worked fine but I also run Probe software most 
>of
>the time on that same scanner and it did not work with the built 
>cable. I
>wanted to only have the one cable so I laid out and made a drawing of 
>a
>cable that will work with both Trunker and with Probe using the same 
>cable.
>
>I put some pictures and the information on a webpage for those of you 
>who
>said you were having the same problem and trying to find a way to work
>around it.
>
>You can also get there from either the Probe Page (from the Scanner / 
>SWL
>menu) or from The Work Bench page on my main website.
>
>http://miked2000.home.mindspring.com/radioindex.htm
>
>Hope this help some. If you have any questions or need more 
>information let
>me know. I have built this cable and tested it with my notebook, it 
>works
>fine. This idea can be used with other slicers / scanner set-ups as 
>well.
>
>Mike
>
>
>
>For Scanner, Ham and SWL in the Omaha Metro Area
>
>http://www.qsl.net/ku4zd/scanning.html
>
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