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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks to all who have suggested devices that already have Bluetooth as part of their design, if I was setting up with new equipment I would seriously look at these.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>However I already have a significant investment in RS232-connected devices, so I am looking for a Bluetooth RS232 solution so I can wirelessly connect them to computers that don’t have any USB or serial ports.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Jason Rausch [mailto:jason@ke4nyv.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 11 September 2016 18:00<br><b>To:</b> Jim (List); aprssig@tapr.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [aprssig] Bluetooth RS232 adapters to run a TNC?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14350"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Jim,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14350"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14350"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>We're looking at adding a Bluetooth option to the ExpressTracker. Possibly in our ExpressTracker Plus that is due out sometime near the end of this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14351"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14365"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Jason Rausch - KE4NYV<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14366"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.rpc-electronics.com">www.rpc-electronics.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14378"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14373"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14372"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14371"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14377"><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Jim (List) <<a href="mailto:jim.list@stuckinthemud.org">jim.list@stuckinthemud.org</a>><br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 11, 2016 9:12 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> [aprssig] Bluetooth RS232 adapters to run a TNC?</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14370"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=yiv5605900272><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14369"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14368"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14375"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Does anyone have experiences of using a Bluetooth<>RS232 adapter to communicate with a TNC?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14374"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>With the prevalence of Windows pad devices with no USB ports, I’m sure people have done this but Google can’t find anything (apart from loads of the units themselves).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473612883227_14367"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Specific application will be a Microsoft Surface running AGWPE, talking to a Kantronics TNC.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Jim, G1HUL<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>aprssig mailing list<br><a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a><br><a href="http://www.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig" target="_blank">http://www.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>