Re: K2 -- USB to Serial for Rig Control

[Clark Macaulay KE4RQ]

What is the KUSB option for the K3? I couldn't find much about it on the website.  Is it supported on the K2?  Is it a separate box?  Does it plug into the existing RS-232 Seriel port?
   
  I'm trying to make do with my existing Pentium II laptop as I add the K2 to the shack.  My USB 1.0 port has a hub to which a printer, disc drive, and RigBlaster is attache.  The serial port is connected to a FT-1000 MP Mark V primarily for logging purposes. Since I only use one rig at a time (for logging), I thought to use a RS-232 switch between the two vs. another serial port (which would have to go through the USB hum I have).  While the switch isn't elegant, it sure is simple.  
   
  Can anyone see any problem with my proposed approach to interfacing two rigs to the shack computer?  O
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[M0XDF]

KUSB is an external cable, I haven't seen it, but I think its a cable with a
chip in it somewhere, maybe in the D-Type connector shell or a 'wart' on the
cable.


On 11/9/07 16:33, "Clark Macaulay" <[hidden email]> sent:

> What is the KUSB option for the K3? I couldn't find much about it on the
> website.  Is it supported on the K2?  Is it a separate box?  Does it plug into
> the existing RS-232 Seriel port?
>    
>   I'm trying to make do with my existing Pentium II laptop as I add the K2 to
> the shack.  My USB 1.0 port has a hub to which a printer, disc drive, and
> RigBlaster is attache.  The serial port is connected to a FT-1000 MP Mark V
> primarily for logging purposes. Since I only use one rig at a time (for
> logging), I thought to use a RS-232 switch between the two vs. another serial
> port (which would have to go through the USB hum I have).  While the switch
> isn't elegant, it sure is simple.
>    
>   Can anyone see any problem with my proposed approach to interfacing two rigs
> to the shack computer?  O

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[JT Croteau]

On 9/11/07, Clark Macaulay <[hidden email]> wrote:
> What is the KUSB option for the K3?

It's nothing more than your typical USB to Serial (DB9) dongle.  Not
all USB to serial adapters have a chipset that works properly for our
needs.  Howver, Elecraft has done the appropriate testing to ensure
the one they provide will work with the K3.  It should work fine for
the K2 as well.

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JT Croteau, N1ESE - Manchester, NH
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