I use this program: http://www.eterlogic.com/Products.VSPE.html
It's a virtual port/splitter that allows you to create additional ports and use one cable to run multiple applications. Works well for me so far. 73 Bill nz0t Paul-30 wrote: > > 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 > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Need-more-than-one-serial-port-tp3800125p3801816.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
