[Elecraft] KIO3B Upgrade for K3 question
I've built a K3 as a kit and added many options as a kit so it's not unfamiliar territory. That said, what is a reasonable amount of time to add a KIO3B Upgrade with its three boards? And other than not needing an external soundcard and only requiring a USB cable instead of a RS-232 to USB adapter cable, what is the benefit over the existing hardware in the K3? Thanks & 73, Gary KA1J __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KIO3B Upgrade for K3 question
Didn't take me that much time if I recall correctly. And not having an external audio interface and easier RS-232 were exactly the reason I got the update. On Tue, 24 Jul 2018, Gary Smith wrote: I've built a K3 as a kit and added many options as a kit so it's not unfamiliar territory. That said, what is a reasonable amount of time to add a KIO3B Upgrade with its three boards? And other than not needing an external soundcard and only requiring a USB cable instead of a RS-232 to USB adapter cable, what is the benefit over the existing hardware in the K3? Thanks & 73, Gary KA1J __ 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 Message delivered to ht...@twofifty.com -- Hisashi T Fujinaka - ht...@twofifty.com BSEE + BSChem + BAEnglish + MSCS + $2.50 = coffee __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KIO3B Upgrade for K3 question
On 2018-07-24 12:31 AM, Gary Smith wrote: I've built a K3 as a kit and added many options as a kit so it's not unfamiliar territory. That said, what is a reasonable amount of time to add a KIO3B Upgrade with its three boards? No more than a half hour, probably less. I've swapped KIO3 board stacks several times. And other than not needing an external soundcard and only requiring a USB cable instead of a RS-232 to USB adapter cable, what is the benefit over the existing hardware in the K3? None. The conversion from DB9 to RJ45 jacks for RS-232 (and P3 connection) is a pain if one uses a real RS-232 connection and/or P3. 73, ... Joe, W4TV __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KIO3B Upgrade for K3 question
Thank you all for the replies, I really appreciate the input. 73, Gary KA1J > I've built a K3 as a kit and added many > options as a kit so it's not unfamiliar > territory. That said, what is a reasonable > amount of time to add a KIO3B Upgrade with > its three boards? > > And other than not needing an external > soundcard and only requiring a USB cable > instead of a RS-232 to USB adapter cable, > what is the benefit over the existing > hardware in the K3? > > Thanks & 73, > > Gary > KA1J > __ > 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 > Message delivered to g...@ka1j.com > __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com