KIO3B Upgrade for K3 question

[Gary Smith-2]

I've built a K3 as a kit and added many
options as a kit so it's not unfamiliar
territory. That said, what is a reasonable
amount of time to add a KIO3B Upgrade with
its three boards?

And other than not needing an external
soundcard and only requiring a USB cable
instead of a RS-232 to USB adapter cable,
what is the benefit over the existing
hardware in the K3?

Thanks & 73,

Gary
KA1J
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[Hisashi T Fujinaka]

Didn't take me that much time if I recall correctly. And not having an
external audio interface and easier RS-232 were exactly the reason I got
the update.

On Tue, 24 Jul 2018, Gary Smith wrote:

> I've built a K3 as a kit and added many
> options as a kit so it's not unfamiliar
> territory. That said, what is a reasonable
> amount of time to add a KIO3B Upgrade with
> its three boards?
>
> And other than not needing an external
> soundcard and only requiring a USB cable
> instead of a RS-232 to USB adapter cable,
> what is the benefit over the existing
> hardware in the K3?
>
> Thanks & 73,
>
> Gary
> KA1J
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[Joe Subich, W4TV-4]

On 2018-07-24 12:31 AM, Gary Smith wrote:
> I've built a K3 as a kit and added many
> options as a kit so it's not unfamiliar
> territory. That said, what is a reasonable
> amount of time to add a KIO3B Upgrade with
> its three boards?

No more than a half hour, probably less.  I've
swapped KIO3 board stacks several times.

> And other than not needing an external
> soundcard and only requiring a USB cable
> instead of a RS-232 to USB adapter cable,
> what is the benefit over the existing
> hardware in the K3?

None.  The conversion from DB9 to RJ45 jacks
for RS-232 (and P3 connection) is a pain if
one uses a real RS-232 connection and/or P3.


73,

    ... Joe, W4TV

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[Gary Smith-2]

Thank you all for the replies, I really
appreciate the input.

73,

Gary
KA1J

> I've built a K3 as a kit and added many
> options as a kit so it's not unfamiliar
> territory. That said, what is a reasonable
> amount of time to add a KIO3B Upgrade with
> its three boards?
>
> And other than not needing an external
> soundcard and only requiring a USB cable
> instead of a RS-232 to USB adapter cable,
> what is the benefit over the existing
> hardware in the K3?
>
> Thanks & 73,
>
> Gary
> KA1J
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