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Edward A. Dauer

Re: Connecting PC to W1 - corrected text

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Elecraft sells a serial cable as an option for the W1 wattmeter, to allow communication between the W1 and a PC. What I cannot determine by looking through the site is whether that cable is all I would need to connect my W1 to a PC that has USB ports, but no DB9 or DB15. One photograph from Google Images shows a cable with a mini-plug TRS on one end and a DB9 on the other. But the description of the W1 on the Elecraft site says " Elecraft will also be supplying a W1 compatible USB adapter as an option for the W1." Note the future tense "will." There is no description nor photo of the W1SERKT on the Order Page. So, bottom line question - is the W1SERKT a TRS to USB cable, or do I need a TRS to DB9 and a DB9 to USB? I sent a note to Sales asking this, but I thought maybe someone here would know . . .

Thanks in advance,

Ted, KN1CBR
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Dick Dievendorff-4

Re: Connecting PC to W1 - corrected text

Our KXUSB and KXSER should be fine with the W1.

Merry Xmas!

73 de Dick, K6KR

> On Dec 25, 2016, at 16:40, Dauer, Edward <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> Previous post was garbled by an error in a text editor. Corrected text follows:
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> Elecraft sells a serial cable as an option for the W1 wattmeter, to allow communication between the W1 and a PC. What I cannot determine by looking through the site is whether that cable is all I would need to connect my W1 to a PC that has USB ports, but no DB9 or DB15. One photograph from Google Images shows a cable with a mini-plug TRS on one end and a DB9 on the other. But the description of the W1 on the Elecraft site says " Elecraft will also be supplying a W1 compatible USB adapter as an option for the W1." Note the future tense "will." There is no description nor photo of the W1SERKT on the Order Page. So, bottom line question - is the W1SERKT a TRS to USB cable, or do I need a TRS to DB9 and a DB9 to USB? I sent a note to Sales asking this, but I thought maybe someone here would know . . .
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ted, KN1CBR
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Nr4c

Re: Connecting PC to W1 - corrected text

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If the W1 uses a serial cable with a 3.5 mm TRS plug, yes they have two cables available. One has a DE9 on other end and one has USB. Call and order which ever one you need.

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...nr4c. bill

> On Dec 25, 2016, at 7:40 PM, Dauer, Edward <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Previous post was garbled by an error in a text editor. Corrected text follows:
>
>
> Elecraft sells a serial cable as an option for the W1 wattmeter, to allow communication between the W1 and a PC. What I cannot determine by looking through the site is whether that cable is all I would need to connect my W1 to a PC that has USB ports, but no DB9 or DB15. One photograph from Google Images shows a cable with a mini-plug TRS on one end and a DB9 on the other. But the description of the W1 on the Elecraft site says " Elecraft will also be supplying a W1 compatible USB adapter as an option for the W1." Note the future tense "will." There is no description nor photo of the W1SERKT on the Order Page. So, bottom line question - is the W1SERKT a TRS to USB cable, or do I need a TRS to DB9 and a DB9 to USB? I sent a note to Sales asking this, but I thought maybe someone here would know . . .
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ted, KN1CBR
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> Elecraft sells a serial cable as an option for the W1 wattmeter, to allow communication between the W1 and a PC. What I cannot determine by looking through the site is whether that cable is all I would need to connect my W1 to a PC that has USB ports, but no DB9 or DB15. One photograph from Google Images shows a cable with a mini-plug TRS on one end and a DB9 on the other. But the description of the W1 on the Elecraft site says " Elecraft will also be supplying a W1 compatible USB adapter as an option for the W1." Note the future tense "will." There is no description nor photo of the W1SERKT on the Order Page. So, bottom line question - is the W1SERKT a TRS to USB cable, or do I need a TRS to DB9 and a DB9 to USB? I sent a note to Sales asking this, but I thought maybe someone here would know . . .
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ted, KN1CBR
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