At my suggestion, Don (AA5AU) said it was OK to post his message below to this list. I thought there would be interested parties here, as there's always someone interested in the "best" way to get more COM ports! Maybe Don's pages will eventually be a good resource that we can refer new people to. 73
> > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Don Hill AA5AU" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "MMTTY Reflector" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "RTTY Reflector" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WriteLog Reflector" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 1:20 AM > > Subject: [MMTTY] USB-to-Serial Adapters Info > > > > > > > > > > I've taken recent posts from the MMTTY, RTTY and WriteLog > > > reflectors concerning USB-to-Serial adapters, along with research on > > > my own concerning other such devices and created a web page > > > dedicated to them (www.aa5au.com/usb). > > > > > > The research was quite interesting. There was only one such device > > > that has been confirmed to run FSK RTTY (the Belkin F5U103) even > > > though there were conflicting reports that others had trouble running FSK > > > with this unit. > > > > > > I searched the Internet for USB-to-Serial adapters and placed links for > > > information on each one. I also came across NexTag, which is a great > > > resource for determining where to find some of these devices and what > > > their prices are. For example, the Belkin F5U103 ranged from $44.97 > > > from TheNerds to $79.95 from PC Connection. > > > > > > I'm sure I didn't find all that was out there, but from the list I've > > compiled, > > > hopefully others will be able to make a determination as to what they > > > want, need and can afford. > > > > > > I will do the same for Expansion Serial COM boards next. Check > > > www.aa5au.com/rtty for this info. > > > > > > 73 & thanks for all those that sent me info on what they were using for > > > USB-to-Serial conversion. > > > Don AA5AU > > > http://www.aa5au.com > > > http://www.geocities.com/writelog
