Re: [Elecraft] OT Bluetooth Serial adapters

2020-06-09 Thread Russ Edelen
Thanks for the comments. Yes, I am confused as the the advertised capabilities of the various models of adapters and tablets. Presently I use a Garmin nuvie 350 but would like to move to a larger display. What I have works and that alone may be sufficient. Some times the mind wanders into

Re: [Elecraft] OT Bluetooth Serial adapters

2020-06-07 Thread Gwen Patton
If it's one of the Logitech "Unifying" dongles, you can get them on Amazon from various sources: https://www.amazon.com/logitech-dongle-replacement/s?k=logitech+dongle+replacement One dongle can support up to 6 Logitech devices on a single computer using these. Microsoft dongles, however, are

Re: [Elecraft] OT Bluetooth Serial adapters

2020-06-07 Thread Phil Kane
On 6/7/2020 12:02 PM, Gwen Patton wrote: > I DO use a 2.4GHz dedicated RF dongle to a wireless keyboard, Maybe you can answer my question, then. A while ago I came into possession of a Dell "wireless" mouse and keyboard set (Logitec ?) for a desktop computer where I elected to use wired

Re: [Elecraft] OT Bluetooth Serial adapters

2020-06-07 Thread Gwen Patton
Dang, I misread your post, and didn't see the "serial" part. I don't use BLUETOOTH serial with my KX3, because there's no way to get the pairing code. I DO use a 2.4GHz dedicated RF dongle to a wireless keyboard, that I plug into my PX3. Since it's dedicated, it doesn't need to "pair" to the

Re: [Elecraft] OT Bluetooth Serial adapters

2020-06-07 Thread Gwen Patton
I have a small Bluetooth adapter that I sometimes use. It's about the size of a silver dollar, with a short wire with a 3.5mm TRS plug on it. Since I routinely wear a Bluetooth headset, I can plug the adapter into any 3.5mm TRS output and pair to the transmitter with my headphones, and don't have

Re: [Elecraft] OT Bluetooth Serial adapters

2020-06-07 Thread Barry Baines via Elecraft
RussL > On Jun 7, 2020, at 10:53 AM, Russ Edelen wrote: > > There is a wealth of knowledge and experience within this group. Has anyone > used a Bluetooth serial adapter? I am considering one for my mobile Kenwood > d-710 to utilize an android tablet. > > I see there are many implementations

[Elecraft] OT Bluetooth Serial adapters

2020-06-07 Thread Russ Edelen
There is a wealth of knowledge and experience within this group. Has anyone used a Bluetooth serial adapter? I am considering one for my mobile Kenwood d-710 to utilize an android tablet. I see there are many implementations but I'm not sure if it is worthy of consideration. Thanks for any