I think you'd need one that takes power from an external source, since
you can't rely on power supply from the DE-9 ports. Some of the
products I see have a mini-USB connector for external power supply -
seems to almost defeat the purpose :)
73,
~iain / N6ML
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Phil Hystad <[email protected]> wrote:
> Don,
>
> I may try it but I was hoping someone had done some work to thin the field a
> bit. There are a number of different RS232/Bluetooth devices with a very
> wide price range from my brief googling. Wide is $25 to $150. Actually,
> only one I found at $150 and most seem to be in the $45 to $75 range.
>
> I am also preferring Mac versions and most of what I find seem to offer on
> Windows (not surprising) but a few on Linux and Mac but again I am wondering
> if anyone else has experience.
>
> 73, phil, K7PEH
>
>
> On Apr 12, 2013, at 3:30 PM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Phil,
>>
>> Why do you not try it and report the results? If the bluetooth connection
>> is good and the bluetooth to RS-232 adapter is of good quality, it should
>> work just fine.
>> I have not tried it, but in theory it should work. The only caution that I
>> can state is that the quality of some consumer devices is wanting for
>> something more robust. Find one that is sufficiently robust and it should
>> work.
>>
>> Unfortunately, many PC type devices do not conform to true RS-232 levels and
>> speeds, and will work with some devices over short distances, but fail on
>> other devices that expect the minimum RS-232 switching voltages. Others do
>> not work at slow speeds - note the reports of USB to RS-232 adapter failures
>> on this reflector - some work, and others do not, particularly with the
>> slower data rate used by the K2. Adapters designed for industrial
>> applications will likely work, but some of those offered for the consumer
>> market may present problems. My Edgeport-4 will handle anything I have
>> connected to it so far, but a garden variety Prolific adapter is very picky
>> and fails at slow data rates.
>>
>> 73,
>> Don W3FPR
>>
>> On 4/12/2013 6:09 PM, Phil Hystad wrote:
>>> Has anyone used a Bluetooth to RS232 Serial adapter, such as the dongle
>>> style that could plug into a 9-pin connector (but, it does not have to be
>>> dongle style).
>>>
>>> This would be instead of using a Serial to USB adapter. I think, though I
>>> am not positive, that such devices come with driver to define additional
>>> serial COM ports. I was wondering if such a configuration would work with
>>> the Elecraft utility programs.
>>>
>>>
>>
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