Re: XG-3 - why RS-232
Posted by
David Pratt on
May 12, 2012; 12:15pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/XG-3-why-RS-232-tp7553310p7553342.html
See many earlier posts about the relative merits of RS-232 and USB
interfaces. They have been discussed many times before. If your
desktop does not have a serial input, fit one. If you use a laptop or
notebook computer, get a USB to RS-232 cable.
73 de David G4DMP
In a recent message, Pete Smith N4ZR <
[hidden email]> writes
>I have lusted after the XG-3 ever since it was released, but just
>noticed that it has an RS-232 port for computer connection. Why on
>earth not a USB port?
>
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