Hi, Hi.
I haven't reported here for a while so an update may be in order. My KAT500 installation using a Lantronics wifi adapter (I think they have only one model) is still going strong, now enduring 90F heat. Fortunately the "cage" is in almost total shade. In the winter I had no problems down to below -20F. I wasn't aware that there were so may choices available for the wi-fi adapter. The Lantronics is rather pricy so if any of these other sources have a good return policy, it might be worth a try. The Lantronics is very well made I have no doubt that it is reliable as many have reported. But it isn't perfect. It's another example of an excellent piece of hardware whose performance is marred by poorly written firmware and/or PC drivers. E.g. the baud rate and likely other serial settings will not change from the default which was set up using their web interface. A B&B Ethernet adapter I was using previously did not have this flaw but I changed it out in favor of the wi-fi because of problems with Ethernet birdies. AB2TC - Knut Poul Erik Karlshøj (PKA)-2 wrote > I am considering to place the KAT-500 outdoor near the antenna like Knut > AB2TC has done (and reported to this group). > Having looked on the internet for RS-232 to WiFi adapters I can find them > in the price range from as low as 40 USD to as much as 350 USD. > I wasn't aware of the variety! > I wonder if someone in this group has any experience (good or bad) with > RS-232 to WiFi units from: > USConverters > Nordfield > USBGear > ATC > Lantronix > Moxa > Digi > USR IOT > > 73 de OZ4UN > Poul-Erik > <snip> -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/RS-232-over-WiFi-tp7575742p7575763.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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
