mike boersma wrote:
I agree with the keyboard and small screen. Any problem with the cable
(4 pin from Hp48 to DB9 to a DB9/DB25 to the TNC), ie. is it necessary
to build a cable or can the stock 4 pin -- DB9 with a DB9/Db25
converter work?



You can use the stock HP cable with a null modem (swap pins 3 and 4).
This was described in QST. At the time, I didn't know what a null
modem was.