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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi Bob,<br>
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I’m faced with the same issue since years, but found no solution
so far. My SO2R setup is as simple as possible. Key device is a CW
switch which passes the CW signal to radio 1 or 2, based on the
radio information on LPT pin 14. I have no understanding to buy a
MK2R+ SO2R box or something similar for almost 1000 € to cover
just this single usecase, where the LPT interface cable was made
in half an hour with a few parts out of the tinker box.<br>
<br>
The lack of LPT ports on new computers is a mess.<br>
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73 Frank DL8WAA<br>
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Am 22.06.2018 um 02:29 schrieb Bob Wilson, N6TV:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">The short answer is no, though you can use hardware
like the microHAM MK2R+ SO2R box to get BCD band data onto a
DB25 connector, based on the frequency read from the radio's
serial port (with a single USB cable connection from the MK2R+
to your computer), without using the LPT BCD options in
Win-Test.
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<div>But please share, what kind of radio are you using, and
what kind of device requires the BCD data? There are probably
many alternative hardware solutions, including adding a LPT
card to your PC.</div>
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<div>Though challenging, it's still possible to buy brand new
Windows 10 desktop computers with real physical serial ports,
or add an LPT card. But it's almost impossible to do the same
with a modern Notebook computer.</div>
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data-smartmail="gmail_signature">73,
<div>Bob, N6TV</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 4:58 PM,
VE2TZT <span dir="ltr"><<a
href="mailto:ve2tzt@rac.ca" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">ve2tzt@rac.ca</a>></span>
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.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
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I'd like to know if it is possible to use a USB to
parallel cable (DB25 output) adapter to get the band
data info on it.<br>
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If yes is the DLPORTFOLIO.DDL must be used ?<br>
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73, Gilles VA2EW</blockquote>
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