I nee a laptop that is PIII or P4 that has a serial port,running Windows XP
or 2000 for my ham radio programs.Only problem is I will be trading a mint
condition Kenwood TM-V7 dual band ham radio for the laptop.Let me know what
you got.I would prefer a local area swap that way we won't have to see who
is going to ship first.Tahnks for looking.

On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 15:13:31 GMT, "N1RSP" wrote:

I nee a laptop that is PIII or P4 that has a serial port,running Windows XP
or 2000 for my ham radio programs.Only problem is I will be trading a mint
condition Kenwood TM-V7 dual band ham radio for the laptop.Let me know what
you got.I would prefer a local area swap that way we won't have to see who
is going to ship first.Tahnks for looking.


Why not just get an older laptop running Windows 98 or Me for your ham
programs. That's what I did. Got an old Sony laptop that works
great. I only use it in the Jeep with GPS programs or programming the
Kenwood D700A. If I am at home I just use the home computer. My
regular laptop doesn't have a serial port either, and I gave up trying
to use a USB to Serial adapter.

Dick

On 12/15/05 12:06 pm Dick wrote:

I nee a laptop that is PIII or P4 that has a serial port,running Windows XP
or 2000 for my ham radio programs.Only problem is I will be trading a mint
condition Kenwood TM-V7 dual band ham radio for the laptop.Let me know what
you got.I would prefer a local area swap that way we won't have to see who
is going to ship first.Tahnks for looking.

Why not just get an older laptop running Windows 98 or Me for your ham
programs. That's what I did. Got an old Sony laptop that works
great. I only use it in the Jeep with GPS programs or programming the
Kenwood D700A. If I am at home I just use the home computer. My
regular laptop doesn't have a serial port either, and I gave up trying
to use a USB to Serial adapter.

I agree that an older computer running Win98SE *should* be more than
adequate for handling ham radio applications, but the author of my
favorite ham radio program, Ham Radio Deluxe, says that he doesn't
always test minor updates of his program (e.g., the recent one that
added rotator control) with Win98SE or WinME and that with the next
major update he may declare WinXP to be the only officially supported OS.

"Perce"
(aka Alan NV8A)

On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:53:02 -0500, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:

On 12/15/05 12:06 pm Dick wrote:

I nee a laptop that is PIII or P4 that has a serial port,running Windows XP
or 2000 for my ham radio programs.Only problem is I will be trading a mint
condition Kenwood TM-V7 dual band ham radio for the laptop.Let me know what
you got.I would prefer a local area swap that way we won't have to see who
is going to ship first.Tahnks for looking.

Why not just get an older laptop running Windows 98 or Me for your ham
programs. That's what I did. Got an old Sony laptop that works
great. I only use it in the Jeep with GPS programs or programming the
Kenwood D700A. If I am at home I just use the home computer. My
regular laptop doesn't have a serial port either, and I gave up trying
to use a USB to Serial adapter.

I agree that an older computer running Win98SE *should* be more than
adequate for handling ham radio applications, but the author of my
favorite ham radio program, Ham Radio Deluxe, says that he doesn't
always test minor updates of his program (e.g., the recent one that
added rotator control) with Win98SE or WinME and that with the next
major update he may declare WinXP to be the only officially supported OS.

"Perce"
(aka Alan NV8A)

Older computers can also run Windows XP. My comment was only related
to the fact that it would be typical to find something like Me on an
older computer. I have a computer that is over 10 years old that is
running Windows XP SP2 with no problem at all. The Internet wasn't
even available to the public back then. And yes, it does have an
RS-232 port. For many years, it was my ham radio computer, long
before XP was envisioned. Today, with XP SP2 it will take on any ham
radio program. I can also dual-boot it into Windows 98 Me if I have
to have it for something.

Dick - W6CCD

Do you have to have a serial port on the laptop? Many newer
laptops/notebooks no longer supply a serial port. One solution you may
consider if you get stuck is a USB to serial converter. There are so
many of them out there. A few of them are junk. One that I have found
to work is the Belkin F5U109. I am even able to get it to work with
MS-DOS applications that run in a window in WinXP. The drivers allow
you to select a different COM port in the setup.

Mike McWhinney

On 15 Dec 2005 09:33:19 -0800, "eljainc"
wrote:

Do you have to have a serial port on the laptop? Many newer
laptops/notebooks no longer supply a serial port. One solution you may
consider if you get stuck is a USB to serial converter. There are so
many of them out there. A few of them are junk. One that I have found
to work is the Belkin F5U109. I am even able to get it to work with
MS-DOS applications that run in a window in WinXP. The drivers allow
you to select a different COM port in the setup.

Mike McWhinney

I couldn't even get the Belkin to work with my HP. That's when I gave
up and got an old laptop with a serial port.

Dick

Hello N1RSP (George)

Here I run Converter USB 232: USB - Serial (Driver & Manual). Tested to
comply with FCC Standards for home or office use. Model No. U232-P9.
It works very well with XP 4 and AEA 2232 interfaced with Yaesu FT-990.

Good luck, VE2GAG

--
Lambert Tellier M.D.


"N1RSP" wrote in message
news:vKfof.3743$pF.832@trndny08...
I nee a laptop that is PIII or P4 that has a serial port,running Windows
XP
or 2000 for my ham radio programs.Only problem is I will be trading a mint
condition Kenwood TM-V7 dual band ham radio for the laptop.Let me know
what
you got.I would prefer a local area swap that way we won't have to see who
is going to ship first.Tahnks for looking.

The problem with usb to serial converter is that it runs way to slow on most
programs I use.I have the Belkin USB to Serial als another one and just to
slow.Direct to serial port is many times faster.
"N1RSP" wrote in message
news:vKfof.3743$pF.832@trndny08...
I nee a laptop that is PIII or P4 that has a serial port,running Windows XP
or 2000 for my ham radio programs.Only problem is I will be trading a mint
condition Kenwood TM-V7 dual band ham radio for the laptop.Let me know what
you got.I would prefer a local area swap that way we won't have to see who
is going to ship first.Tahnks for looking.

In article C6nof.4177$Bj4.3661@trndny01, "N1RSP" says:

The problem with usb to serial converter is that it runs way too slow on most
programs I use.

Interesting, 'cause I use my USB-enabled serial port to download data into
flash onto my clients' boards at 115.2K at full speed and with negligible
CPU usage. Maybe it's a settings problem? What does "too slow" mean exactly?

-Kenny

--
Kenneth R. Crudup Sr. SW Engineer, Scott County Consulting, Los Angeles
H: 3630 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #138, L.A., CA 90034-6809 (310) 391-1898

I use a friend laptop which is a 1.2 gig cpu and has serial port and it
takes just 4 to 5 minutes to upload a program.and on the other hand mine is
2.4 with a usb to serial with same program and it takes me 20 minutes to
upload same program to same item.
"Kenneth Crudup" wrote in message
...
In article C6nof.4177$Bj4.3661@trndny01, "N1RSP"
says:

The problem with usb to serial converter is that it runs way too slow on
most
programs I use.

Interesting, 'cause I use my USB-enabled serial port to download data into
flash onto my clients' boards at 115.2K at full speed and with negligible
CPU usage. Maybe it's a settings problem? What does "too slow" mean
exactly?

-Kenny

--
Kenneth R. Crudup Sr. SW Engineer, Scott County Consulting, Los Angeles
H: 3630 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #138, L.A., CA 90034-6809 (310) 391-1898