What's the best USB to Serial converter for ham use?
TU, Mike (K9QHO)
Any that use a genuine FTDI chip set. -- Mark D. Johns KØJM / MØGZO / ex-9H3DJ / ex-KØMDJ AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain
On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 10:16 AM MICHAEL WILLIAMS via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
What's the best USB to Serial converter for ham use?
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Anything with an FTDI chip. Nice to have would be TX/RX lights, but not necessary. Preferably one with a toroid one one side, but those are pretty rare.
You can roll your own pretty cheaply: https://www.amazon.com/DSD-TECH-SH-U09C2-Debugging-Programming/ This is an all in one (although missing a toriod): https://www.amazon.com/Gearmo-Adapter-Converter-Indicators-Windows/dp/B073ZJ... https://www.amazon.com/Gearmo-Adapter-Converter-Indicators-Windows/dp/B073ZJHNK1
I’ve used this one, works fine: https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Chipset-CableCreation-Converter-Windows https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Chipset-CableCreation-Converter-Windows
Dan -- Daniel Holmes, danielh@holmesonics.com "Laugh while you can, monkey boy!" -- Lord John Whorfin
On Oct 25, 2019, at 9:15 AM, MICHAEL WILLIAMS via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
What's the best USB to Serial converter for ham use?
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Hey Mike!
This one has done well for me:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006AA04K0
... and depending on how you're going to use it, I've found that the following makes it very easy to connect to the various pins:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WW6P636 (showing currently unavailable, but I'm sure there are other similar models out there)
-Scott, K4KDR
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On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 11:16 AM MICHAEL WILLIAMS via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
What's the best USB to Serial converter for ham use?
TU, Mike (K9QHO)
Here at work I use a Startech ICUSB234858I: https://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/Serial-Cards-Adapters/usb-rs232-422-...
You probably don't need the RS422/RS485 that it provides in addition to rs232 but it's a nice box and it has the nice feature that the COM ports come up in the same order every time, something that I've struggled with using the single USB to serial adapters.
Eric KI7LTT
On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 8:17 AM MICHAEL WILLIAMS via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
What's the best USB to Serial converter for ham use?
TU, Mike (K9QHO) _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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