K3: RS-232 cable

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Re: K3: RS-232 cable

N6TR
On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 08:47:18AM -0400, Thom LaCosta wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Oct 2007, JT Croteau wrote:
>
> >On 10/11/07, Julian G4ILO <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >>As far as I remember, the K2 serial cable was just a standard 3 wire
> >>cable,
> >
> >Yes, but the K3 is wired differently.
>
> I remember all sorts of cautions about NOT using a standard rs-232(serial)
> cable with the K2...
>
> Does it noow mean that in addition to not using a k2 cable for the k3, that
> we can use a standard serial cable with the K3?

I have used my K2 cable on my K3 - and it works FB.  Just don't use a standard
RS232 cable on a K2 - or you will have some smoke.  :-(

Tree N6TR
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