On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Kurt Savegnago <[email protected]> wrote: > If that el cheapo ($12.00) Dongle on my laptop is the wrong device, what > would be a good Bluetooth/USB device I can plug into the laptop for two-way > communications via bluetooth to that IOgearGBS 301?
I'm no expert, but I once had an IOGear Bluetooth serial adapter, and I never did get it to work right. Can't recall what the exact issue was. What I use now is this: http://www.aircable.net/products/serial5x.php Not cheap, but it works great with my D700 and Ubuntu! I even used it once to program a network router when I forgot my serial cable. The internal rechargeable battery is nice, and it will run on 12v DC too. The developer was very helpful when I had a minor question. The only issue I run into is that I keep moving my laptop out of range of the Bluetooth signal. When the connection drops I have to play with the command line and restart the rfcomm interface in Xastir. Works great from the laptop in the front of the car to the rear of my car where the D700 is, but when I take the laptop more than about 50ft from the car I lose all signal. Hopefully you can get your existing IOGear serial BT adapter to work, but if not you might consider the above product. Good luck! Kevin KB9MQU _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
