If your laptop has an express card/34 slot you can buy a serial card for under $30. Gets rid of the whole USB issue. I have not had a chance to test it yet but should have mine in hand soon. Similar solutions are available for PCMCIA.
http://www.ramelectronics.net/computer-parts/computer-i-o-cards/serial-port-cards/rs-232-serial-port-express-card-io-ecs120/prodIOECS120.html Unfortunately the run of the mill lower end of the market laptops are eliminating everything except USB, video and headphone (and maybe Ethernet). I suspect their reasoning (probably accurate) is that with built in Bluetooth and Wireless hardly anyone will want to connect non USB devices. David K0LUM At 12:09 AM -0700 3/21/10, Garry Shapiro wrote: >Tom, NW6P has a new K3 and a "modern" laptop with no serial port, so >using the K3 Utility is problematic. I am sure he can find the hardware >at Radio Shack or Fry's to effect the physical layer connection from USB >to DB9, but how does one tell the computer, i.e. define a virtual serial >port? And is there anything we need to know about the physical connection? > >Garry, NI6T > >______________________________________________________________ > ______________________________________________________________ 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
