Paul Have you looked at a port replicator for your TP? I have a T23 and it has both serial and USB ports available that way. 73, Bob N6WG
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 8:23 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Need more than one serial port? >I am working on the BESCOTP award--the Bought Every Single Cable On The >Planet award... > > The DB-9 serial port on the back of the K-3 here has a special cable > running to the Steppir antenna controller. Now I need to access the same > port from the computer for another application, mainly my contest > logger/keying. I have a Micro Keyer and my old cable for it was for a Icom > Pro II. I have to buy a new one for the K-3, but it is $85 ! I'd go ahead > and do it, but I'm not sure how to hook all this up! > > So, how are you contesters out there doing that? Is there a Y cable made > for DB-9? If so, wouldn't that pin out be different than the one for the > SteppIR and cause problems? > > A secondary problem is that the computer only has USB ports, no serial > port. It's an IBM Thinkpad. I believe it has 4 USB 2.0 ports available. > > Any info would help! > > Thanks, > > Paul > WY7I > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
