Hi John,
Why don't you try an IR serial link.  The RX module could be connected to
and powered by the PC serial port.  The TX side could be built into your
data logger. The TX/RX speed will be slow, (600-2400). Do you need to
xmit a lot of data ?

> The interface
>can be anything and doesn't just restricted to the serial port.

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