No more RS232 ComPort!!!

[res04nyt]

I have purchased a new computer that has NO floppy disk drive and NO
RS232 ports!I have

searched the archives and the only solution that I see is to buy a
MicroHam USBII!!Does

anyone have another solution for attaching my K2/100 to my computer? Is
there anything

cheaper than $132.54?

Timothy
KG6RII

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[zeke7237]

Why not a $15 USB-Serial adapter?

de w1rt

On 3/8/06, res04nyt <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I have purchased a new computer that has NO floppy disk drive and NO
> RS232 ports!I have
>
> searched the archives and the only solution that I see is to buy a
> MicroHam USBII!!Does
>
> anyone have another solution for attaching my K2/100 to my computer? Is
> there anything
>
> cheaper than $132.54?
>
> Timothy
> KG6RII
>
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[Earl W Cunningham]

Timothy, KG6RII wrote:

"anyone have another solution for attaching my K2/100 to my computer?  Is
there anything cheaper than $132.54?"
==========
Search the Web for "usb to serial adapter" and you'll get many hits for
much, much cheaper than that.

73, de Earl, K6SE
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[Simon (HB9DRV)]

Warning!!! Cheap does not mean good. Get one that you know works, there are
some cheap USB <=> serial adapters which will not handle a high data load.
This is a common problem.

You can also get PCI cards with 2 COM ports, myself I have a PCI card with
two serial ports and an external 4 port USB adapter.
Both are from Exsys, both work perfectly.

Simon Brown
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bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce
bigger and better idiots. So far the Universe is winning." -- Rich Cook.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Earl W Cunningham" <[hidden email]>


> Timothy, KG6RII wrote:
>
> "anyone have another solution for attaching my K2/100 to my computer?  Is
> there anything cheaper than $132.54?"
> ==========
> Search the Web for "usb to serial adapter" and you'll get many hits for
> much, much cheaper than that.
>
> 73, de Earl, K6SE

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[Rich Lentz]

I have had good luck with the one RadioShack sells.  Zonet ZUC3100 also
seems to work on both my laptop and desktop with everything I own. Be
careful - some do not provide all of the needed support output/inputs (CTS,
RTS, DTE, etc.). I had one that would lock up my laptop after loading the
needed driver and then plugging in the adapter. Another seemed to work
properly but would not talk to the Magellan GPS, even though it had no
problem talking to the K2. Thus make sure that where you buy it from has a
good return policy, and try it out on all serial devices you intend on using
within the return policy time limit.

Rich,
KE0X


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[Stuart Rohre]

A lot of times you can make RS 232 work even without the handshake lines
like CTS, DTR, RTS.

You loop back pin 4 to 5 of the 25 pin D connector, and you hook 6, 8, and
20 together.  2, and 3 are your transmit and receive, and pin 7 is the
common.

Pin 1 is chassis ground, but do not share it with 7.

For 9 pin RS 232, Google "RS 232 hook up" and you should get diagrams of
connectors commonly used.

GL,
Stuart
K5KVH



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