Using K2 Serial Cable on K3

[Tom KG3V]

Can I use my K2 serial cable with a K3? We are getting ready for Field Day
and trying to figure out what we can sare among our stations.

73,

Tom
KG3V
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[k6dgw]

On 6/20/2012 6:07 PM, Tom Z wrote:
> Can I use my K2 serial cable with a K3? We are getting ready for Field Day
> and trying to figure out what we can sare among our stations.

I think so.  The K2 "serial connector" is *not* RS-232.  Only RXD, TXD,
and ground are.  The rest are internal signals at internal levels.  When
I built mine, I did just those three, and that should work OK for your
K3.  Possibly someone with more than my miniscule knowledge will weigh in.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012
- www.cqp.org

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[Vic Rosenthal]

You can use a cable built for connecting a K2 to a computer serial port on a K3.

You can NOT necessarily use a cable which works on a K3 with a K2. In particular, a
'standard serial cable' which has more pins connected than the ones Fred mentions can
seriously damage a K2.

On 6/20/2012 6:36 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:

> On 6/20/2012 6:07 PM, Tom Z wrote:
>> Can I use my K2 serial cable with a K3? We are getting ready for Field Day
>> and trying to figure out what we can sare among our stations.
>
> I think so.  The K2 "serial connector" is *not* RS-232.  Only RXD, TXD,
> and ground are.  The rest are internal signals at internal levels.  When
> I built mine, I did just those three, and that should work OK for your
> K3.  Possibly someone with more than my miniscule knowledge will weigh in.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012
> - www.cqp.org
>
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