Bluetooth dongle conflicts with internal BT ??

Hi all,
First question here, and seems not to be an easy one...
I use an iMac (2.8 GHz, intel i5) with OS 10.6.7.
To read out bluetooth data from solar panels I run a program called Sunny Explorer.
As this program runs on Windows only I installed Parallels with Win XP. Program
runs fine.
As the bluetooth data cannot be read by the internal bluetooth device I use a
bluetooth dongle (stick). Here comes the problem; when I use it my mouse and keyboards
drop out. After re-connecting a few times I mostly get them back, but when I close
down or start the iMac again mouse and keyboard drop dead again. Seems to be some kind of
conflict in between internal BT an d dongle????
Does anyone has a solution for this?
thanks,
Gert Ouderits
Belgium.

Some thoughts: both BT radios would be transmitting on the same 2.4GHz frequency, so could be interfering with each other.  And you have the two BT radios relatively close to each other.  Perhaps use a USB extension cable to move the external BT dongle farther away from your mouse & keyboard.  And closer to your solar panel data device.  I think that most BT radio "crank up the power" in weak signal conditions so if the solar device is far away, then the BT dongle may occasionally be "louder" than the iMac's BT radio.  Thus the idea of moving the BT dongle away from the iMac and closer to the solar.
I do something simiar to you with a Mac Mini and a BT dongle on the USB port of my monitor.  I used to have the dongle plugged directly into the Mini, but after a bunch of troubleshooting I moved the dongle to the monitor.  This appears to put the BT dongle far enough away from the Mini to not cause interference.
...but when I close down or start the iMac again mouse and keyboard drop dead again...
The other possibility I'm thinking of is that the mouse and keyboard are trying to connect to the BT dongle instead of the internal BT radio.  This could be more likely if the dongle is Class 1, which has a stronger radio.  BT has a range of 10 meters for Class 2, which is what is in the iMac, and 100 meters for Class 1.  You won't find a 100 meter USB extension cable, but hopefully moving the dongle just a few meters will work.
Otherwise, USB mouse and keyboard will obviously not have Bluetooth issues. 

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    Apparently there are BT devices that will transmit about 300 feet.  I did look at the FCC site, but quickly became confused in the technbabble.
    Barry

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