READ the archives on this. The USB suggestion has been beaten to a bloody pulp over and over again. This subject is like Count Dracula. It's like the undead coming out of the corn fields.
The devil in the proposal is having your K3 fail every time Microsoft decides to make another of its several million arbitrary subtle OS changes, this time to how Universal (ha! Ha!) serial bus actually operates. And WE will NOT be tested before they dump that into their automatic updates to a gazillion copies of MS OS, because we do NOT have 20 million K3 users out there to make the consequences of blowing us up scare them into actually checking FIRST if it blows us up or not, BEFORE they release it. Come to think of it, based on the record, 20 million isn't really enough, is it? The *U* in USB is a complete joke. Somebody kill this idea and make it die, and stay dead, please... 73, Guy On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 7:31 PM, James Sarte (K2QI) <k2qi....@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello group, > > I know Wayne has mentioned several times in the past that they had > considered all possibilities when it comes to PC interfaces for the K3, > including USB. In fact, he says the following on 16 June, 2009: > > "The KIO3's digital I/O module could be replaced with one that has USB > rather than RS232 -- or better yet, both. We planned for this. > > The reason we went with RS232 initially is that many hams are still > using PCs that have only RS232 ports. Those who prefer to use USB can > use an inexpensive USB-to-RS232 adapter. There is no difference in I/O > performance between the two methods. " > > Just wanted to revisit this topic and find out if anyone has heard anything > more regarding a possible USB interface for the K3. I know it's not for > everyone, but for myself and perhaps others out there, the ability to carry > all data, including audio on a single cable would be convenient. Right now, > I'm using a Keyspan USB to RS232 adapter for data, along with two separate > stereo cables for audio. I don't have any real complaints with that setup, > but could be problematic when transferring the rig around from computer to > computer. > > -- > 73 de James K2QI > President UNARC/4U1UN > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
