Hi Julius! Best thing to do is to go to the MicroHam website and compare the two wiring diagrams for the two cables. When I modified an Orion cable for the K3 I had to change some jumper wires on the inside of the DB37 assembly as well as a few other changes. It's not just the connectors.
------------------------- 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 On Wed Jun 17 7:24 , Julius Fazekas n2wn sent: > >I picked up a microham USB Interface II this past weekend. It has a cable for >a FT1000. I would assume all that needs to be done to make this work with a >K3 is provide the appropriate connector adapters (versus spending $65+ for >the K3 cable). > >Has anyone done this? Any caveats? > >Thanks, >Julius > > >Igor Sokolov-2 wrote: >> >> That feature can be had on almost any radio, K3 included. I have got >> Microham MicrokeyerII and now I can do with just one USB connection to >> computer. That includes audio, CAT, PTT,CW,FSK. In addition Microkeyer has >> winkey built in and PTT sequencer to deal with external RX and TX amps. >> >> 73, Igor UA9CDC >> >>> No doubt the K3 performs better but there is one feature on the 7600 that >>> is >>> nice, the USB port. You can run digital modes from the pc with only one >>> USB >>> cable which handles serial commands plus audio in/out. The sound card >>> connection is no longer needed. Several users are running MixW in this >>> fashion. >>> >>> Steve Ellington >>> n...@carolina.rr.com >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Dave G4AON" elecr...@astromag.co.uk> >>> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net> >>> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:48 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 vs. Icom IC-7600 >>> >>> >>>> The IC7600 was reviewed by Peter Hart, G3SJX, in June's RSGB RadCom. The >>>> receiver performance is mediocre, only at 50 KHz signal spacing does the >>>> 7600 have 104 dB of dynamic range. At 3 KHz spacing it was noise >>>> limited, at 5 KHz spacing Peter squeezed 87 dB by using the 15 KHz >>>> roofing filter, but was noise limited with the 6 or 3 KHz roofing >>>> filters. >>>> >>>> The review is currently available to RSGB members via the RSGB web site. >>>> Please don't ask me to send anyone a copy. >>>> >>>> 73 Dave, G4AON >>>> ========================= >>>> Universal radio lists the radio as having >>>> "104dB dynamic range and +30dbm 3rd order intercept point ". >>>> >>>> Maybe it will soon make the top of Sherwood's list. >>>> >>>> However, I do not see any mention of "diversity receive". >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> Elecraft mailing list >>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>> Post: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net','','','')">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: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net','','','')">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: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net','','','')">Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> > > >----- >Julius Fazekas >N2WN > >Tennessee Contest Group >http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html > >Tennessee QSO Party >http://www.tnqp.org/ > >Elecraft K2/100 #4455 >Elecraft K3/100 #366 >Elecraft K3 #1875 >-- >View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-vs.-Icom-IC-7600- tp2588586p3093119.html >Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net','','','')">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
