Thanks Joe... After looking it over more, it seems like the only advantage is it will operate from one USB port versus two Serial Ports... Which may be useful with a laptop or new destop w/o serial ports.
May not have this long. 73, Julius Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party: Sunday, 6 Sept 2009 http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Joe Subich, W4TV <li...@subich.com> wrote: > From: Joe Subich, W4TV <li...@subich.com> > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 vs. Icom IC-7600 > To: "'Julius Fazekas n2wn'" <phriend...@yahoo.com>, elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 1:23 PM > > The cable model number on the "cables" page for each > interface > is a link to the schematic. > > As far as the USB Interface II and the K3, you can ignore > the > audio functions as the USB II only provides isolation > transformers > and the K3's line out is already isolated. With the > K3 and USB II > you might as well connect the 3.5mm cables directly between > the > computer and Line In/Line Out. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > > > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] > On Behalf Of Julius > > Fazekas n2wn > > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:24 AM > > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 vs. Icom IC-7600 > > > > > > > > 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: 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
