USB to Serial Cable [KUSB]
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How can the USB-to-Serial Cable be used with WinVista?
The driver CD that came with the cable from Elecraft does not provide Vista drivers. The Elecraft website (=> Software => K3 Software and Downloader => K3 Utilities for Windows, Mac and Linux => Important) solicitates installing the latest USB drivers from the Prolific web site instead of the older ones on the supplied disk. At http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?ID=31, however, notifies readers, that Prolific will not be providing Vista drivers for end-users and refers customers to the vendor of your cable. Did anybody succeed to install and use the cable with WinVista and how? Secondly, the cable uses the 9pin-serial port at the rear panel. The same port is needed for the cable to control the linear amplifier (in my case HL-1.5KFX which requires Kenwood cable and command). How can I use computer AND amplifier with the K3 at the same time? Any suggestions? Thanks! 73s DF1AL Joe _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Joe,
That seems to be Prolific's cryptic way of saying that Vista provides the correct up to date drivers. I don't know the answer to your amplifier question - maybe someone else can help. How do Kenwood transceivers handle both the computer and amplifier? There may be some clues in the answer to that question - I believe that the K3 implementation would be similar to Kenwood's. 73, Don W3FPR Jürgen Weidemann wrote: > How can the USB-to-Serial Cable be used with WinVista? > > The driver CD that came with the cable from Elecraft does not provide Vista > drivers. > > The Elecraft website (=> Software => K3 Software and Downloader => K3 > Utilities for Windows, Mac and Linux => Important) solicitates installing > the latest USB drivers from the Prolific web site instead of the older ones > on the supplied disk. > > At http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?ID=31, however, notifies > readers, that Prolific will not be providing Vista drivers for end-users and > refers customers to the “vendor of your cable”. > > Did anybody succeed to install and use the cable with WinVista – and how? > > Secondly, the cable uses the 9pin-serial port at the rear panel. The same > port is needed for the cable to control the linear amplifier (in my case > HL-1.5KFX which requires Kenwood cable and command). How can I use computer > AND amplifier with the K3 at the same time? > > Any suggestions? Thanks! > > 73’s DF1AL Joe > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.101 / Virus Database: 270.4.3/1524 - Release Date: 6/28/2008 7:42 PM Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
RE: USB to Serial Cable [KUSB]
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> Secondly, the cable uses the 9pin-serial port at the rear > panel. The same port is needed for the cable to control the > linear amplifier (in my case HL-1.5KFX which requires Kenwood > cable and command). How can I use computer AND amplifier with > the K3 at the same time? Don't use the Kenwood control for the HL-1.5Kfx. Instead, make up a cable to go from the ACC connector on the K3 to the DIN5 connector on the HK-1.5Kfx and treat he K3 as if it was Yaesu. The HL1.5Kfx only decodes the Band information from responses to the IF; get. The BCD "band data" available from ACC will provide the same data and leave the RS-232 port free for your computer/logger. 73, ... Joe, W4TV > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] > [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Jürgen > Weidemann > Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 5:45 AM > To: [hidden email] > Subject: [Elecraft] USB to Serial Cable [KUSB] > > > How can the USB-to-Serial Cable be used with WinVista? > > The driver CD that came with the cable from Elecraft does not > provide Vista drivers. > > The Elecraft website (=> Software => K3 Software and > Downloader => K3 Utilities for Windows, Mac and Linux => > Important) solicitates installing the latest USB drivers from > the Prolific web site instead of the older ones on the supplied disk. > > At http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?ID=31, > however, notifies readers, that Prolific will not be > providing Vista drivers for end-users and refers customers to > the vendor of your cable. > > Did anybody succeed to install and use the cable with > WinVista and how? > > Secondly, the cable uses the 9pin-serial port at the rear > panel. The same port is needed for the cable to control the > linear amplifier (in my case HL-1.5KFX which requires Kenwood > cable and command). How can I use computer AND amplifier with > the K3 at the same time? > > Any suggestions? Thanks! > > 73s DF1AL Joe > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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