All the RS232/Bluetooth devices I found use external power supplied power. Most have a USB connector so that they are powered from any USB hub. Some also allow an external power supply connection.
On Apr 12, 2013, at 6:27 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
