The closest thing I have found to real RS232 ports for laptops are the Edgeport USB converters. I just treat them like a serial port and they seem to work in every way like a real serial port. I use an 8 port in the shack and a 4 when portable. Prices have gone up I hear,I paid about $70 for the pair off of Ebay.
On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 8:11 AM, ke9uw <[email protected]> wrote: > > The only way I know to use a genuine RS-232 port is to use a desk top > computer with a plug in board. I would also like to use a lap-top computer > and as far as I know RS-232 ports are not available. If anyone knows > differently, please let us in on the info. > > Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman > K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart > > There may be some companies with the old Lenovos (Think Pad) about 1.5 > thick > that are being replaced. I don't know where buy maybe you can find some. > Maybe eBay if the resellers have them. > > > > ----- > Chuck, KE9UW > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Fake-FTDI-chips-tp7587050p7587277.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:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] -- Jim K0XU [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
