3 Oct
2008
3 Oct
'08
3 p.m.
You're right. New computers rarely come with serial or parallel ports. Newer radios and controllers are USB, older radios will need a USB/Serial converter.
WB2LLP wrote:
I am looking for a newer laptop but when I read the ads, I notice that serial and parallel ports are not listed. Are they not in use and if so, what is used instead to control the radios and rotators?
Gene
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