The Navigator is a complete USB sound card modem with audio sound card
chip, six FTDI USB serial COM ports, a K1EL CW Winkeyer, to connect a
radio to a computer using a single USB cable. The Navigator duplicates
audio and control functions, and seems an expensive way to resolve
USB-Serial conversion issues.
I use a good sound card, and for substantially less cost, a mere $20,
solved all my serial port problems with a 4-port, PCIe serial port
add-on card, which the computer thinks are 4 old fashioned serial ports.
You can get them for PCI or other buss types, too, but having four
serial ports makes running multiple rigs and accessories a no -brainer.
NO driver issues. Cheap peace of mind. The sound card handles the
rest, without duplication.
Works for me, anyway! Happy trials.
--------------------------K8JHR -----------------
On 6/7/2014 6:15 AM, Jim Rogers wrote:
It seems one of the most frequent posts to this list concern
setting up, and configuring multiple serial ports
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