[aprssig] Dumb Terminal with USB?

Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf2 at aol.com
Mon Nov 12 15:29:47 EST 2007


Jack Chomley wrote:
> Does anyone know of a dumb terminal with USB Port?  I have a an SCS 
> DSP Tracker which works very well, however to make any parameter 
> changes in the "field" I need to carry a laptop. Since my ICOM 703 HF, 
> GPS and tracker  is all installed on an off-road motorcycle, carrying 
> a laptop is errr...out of the question.
> I guess I could use an SCS PTC-IIex (which I have) but they consume 
> more current and are physically larger, then I could use terminal with 
> RS232 on it.
>
> 73s
>


Does anyone even make a dumb terminal with an LCD display??   Any 
classic terminal would be far larger than a small laptop.  Probably the 
thing to use would be a Palm device or Pocket PC with terminal software 
on it.  




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