Don Wilhelm wrote, regarding USB to Serial Adapters:
Yes, there are a lot of USB adapters on the market at a wide variety
of prices, but it seems not all are equal. Review the number of
questions related to 'will adapter XXX work with YYY'. With the
offering by Elecraft, there can be no doubt that it will work with
the Elecraft K3.
Will other adapters work? Maybe, but we *DO* know the answer for
the Elecraft adapter - no guessing.
I have a Tripp-Lite U-209-000-R adapter which WORKS GREAT.. BUT... it
does NOT want to be peroperly detected, and drivers auto-loaded, if
it's plugged into the USB port when the PC is booted up! If it's left
plugged in when the PCs booted, the OS (WinXP Pro in my case) wants
to re-install the drivers EVERY TIME!
If I UNplug the adapter, boot the PC, and THEN plug the adapter in,
WinXP finds and installed it with no complaints.
I'm posting this as a word of caution to those who might be
considering a Tripp-Lite adapter.
I'm not certain if this is a problem unique to WinXP or not. It seems
to be a problem with regard to 'order of installation' of the device
drivers, with the adapter drivers not being installed in time for the
adapter to have been detected... OR with them being installed too
early to have been of use.
73,
Tom N0SS
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