If you elect to use USB to serial and not one of the purpose built amateur multi-function interface, by all means get one of the Edgeport multi port boxes. A four port interface will provide rig control and FSK/PTT/CW for two radios. A six port box will provide rig control, FSK/PTT and support a serial WinKey device if you prefer that approach.
Edgeport is the only general USB to serial solution that will support 45.45 baud five bit RTTY without resorting to EXYFSK. 73, ... Joe, W4TV > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Julius > Fazekas n2wn > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 1:39 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecraft] OT Sound Card and USB to Serial Port Hub > > > > Well have a new computer. Windows 7 seems to be pretty > decent, unfortunately the number of available slots leaves > something to be desired. I only have three slots, one which > is occupied by a video card (soon to be replaced by on that > will eat up TWO slots). I have EMU sound cards, but only have > one slot left. > > I am considering a bluegears b-Enspirer 7.1 Channels 24-bit > 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card, with the intention of using > it for SDR/Panadapter/etc. Anyone have any experience with this card? > > Second, this new machine has ZERO serial ports and I need at > least four. Cards aren't an option. So looking for an > external hub capable of providing four or six assignable > serial ports for SO2R and some other equipment. I'm > considering this: StarTech.com 4 Port USB to Serial Adapter > Hub with COM Retention Serial adapter - USB - 4 ports. Any > experience or suggestions? > > Primarily I'll be using this equipment with 2 K3s, not that > this should matter... > > Cheers, > Julius > > ----- > Julius Fazekas > N2WN > > Tennessee Contest Group > http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html > > Tennessee QSO Party > http://www.tnqp.org/ > > Elecraft K2/100 #4455 > Elecraft K3/100 #366 > Elecraft K3 #1875 > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/OT-Sound-Card-and-USB-to-Serial-Port-Hub- tp4854472p4854472.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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
