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Roman Brandau

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I'm on a mini DXPedition and left my KUSB at home. Can a regular USB A-B cable be used? I'm guessing no...

Roman Brandau
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Don Wilhelm

Re: KUSB

Roman,

You did not say which transceiver you have, so I will try to give you
the full answer.

If you have the K3S or a K3 with the updated KIO3B (with a USB input),
then the answer is yes. Plug the cable between your USB port and the K3S.

But the KUSB implies that it is a USB to serial converter, not just a
USB cable.
If you can obtain a USB to RS-232 converter where you are it should
work. The chipset desired is FTDI. Others may work, but Prolific
chipsets are "iffy".

OTOH, if you have a KX2 or KX3, you will need a 1/8 inch stereo plug on
the rig end. If you have a USB to serial adapter, you can build an
RS-232 to 1/8 inch stereo plug cable. Download the XG3 manual from
Elecraft, there is a schematic of the cable in that manual.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 6/3/2017 7:25 PM, Roman Brandau wrote:

> I'm on a mini DXPedition and left my KUSB at home. Can a regular USB A-B cable be used? I'm guessing no...
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Nr4c

Re: KUSB

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What radio?

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> On Jun 3, 2017, at 7:25 PM, Roman Brandau <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I'm on a mini DXPedition and left my KUSB at home. Can a regular USB A-B cable be used? I'm guessing no...
>
> Roman Brandau
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Roman Brandau

Re: KUSB

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Thanks for the quick replies. Sorry I forgot to mention I'm using a K3s. Thanks, Don.

Roman Brandau
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> On Jun 3, 2017, at 19:45, Don Wilhelm <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Roman,
>
> You did not say which transceiver you have, so I will try to give you the full answer.
>
> If you have the K3S or a K3 with the updated KIO3B (with a USB input), then the answer is yes. Plug the cable between your USB port and the K3S.
>
> But the KUSB implies that it is a USB to serial converter, not just a USB cable.
> If you can obtain a USB to RS-232 converter where you are it should work. The chipset desired is FTDI. Others may work, but Prolific chipsets are "iffy".
>
> OTOH, if you have a KX2 or KX3, you will need a 1/8 inch stereo plug on the rig end. If you have a USB to serial adapter, you can build an RS-232 to 1/8 inch stereo plug cable. Download the XG3 manual from Elecraft, there is a schematic of the cable in that manual.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
>> On 6/3/2017 7:25 PM, Roman Brandau wrote:
>> I'm on a mini DXPedition and left my KUSB at home. Can a regular USB A-B cable be used? I'm guessing no...
>> Roman Brandau
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