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Re: USB interface

Posted by M0XDF on Nov 02, 2011; 11:31am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/USB-interface-tp6953916p6954857.html

Pity the won't ship the the UK ROSH compliance I guess.
73 de M0XD (K3 #174, P3 #108, KX3 #???)
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On 2 Nov 2011, at 11:12, Phil & Debbie Salas wrote:

> "Any simple USB to serial converter will do the job ...  The only pitfall to
> avoid is to find a USB to serial converter based on an FTDI chip as the
> Prolific based converters sometimes have driver issues with software written
> in certain languages or compiled with certain Microsoft compilers using the
> Microsoft serial comm library.  73, ... Joe, W4TV"
>
> After having some problems with my old Prolific-based USB converters, I
> purchased some Startech ICUSB2321F FTDI USB/Serial converters on eBay.
> www.ebay.com/itm/250908534890?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
>
> $20 each plus $4 shipping.  They work great.  I use Vista 32-bit Home
> Premium.  I just plugged in the Startech units, the drivers were
> automatically found, and everything was up and running in seconds.  I'm
> using these with my K3, KPA500, XG3, and MFJ-998.
>

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