Re: [Elecraft] Serial Connection for K2

2013-11-06 Thread Tom
14:01 (GMT-05:00) To: Tom Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Serial Connection for K2 On 11/6/2013 8:12 AM, Tom wrote: > UnfortunTely the eBay 8 port USB to serial does not have a case. Looks like I'm not the only one that found that out.  The manufacturer refused to sell me a case as a &qu

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Connection for K2

2013-11-06 Thread Phil Kane
On 11/5/2013 5:54 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > When I bought mine, they were selling on Ebay for a very low price, > someone had a big pile of used ones that he was selling off. I second the suggestion on the Edgeport - I use a 8-port version even though my Dell E-series laptop docking station does h

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Connection for K2

2013-11-06 Thread Tom
] Serial Connection for K2 Hi Tom, I run a Win7Pro laptop with a ton of USB devices here in the shack. There is a single 16-port USB hub to the laptop.  One of the peripherals is a 4-port Edgeport.  I found that the only ferrite needed is at the laptop end of the A to B cable for that hub. Everything

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Connection for K2

2013-11-06 Thread mikefurrey
. 73, Mike WA5POK -- From: "John Lemay" Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 3:49 AM To: Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Serial Connection for K2 I similarly spent ages hunting down noise from my PC and associated cables. There are USB leads avail

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Connection for K2

2013-11-06 Thread John Lemay
: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tom Blahovici Sent: 06 November 2013 06:28 To: d...@w3fpr.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Serial Connection for K2 Hi, I see ebay has some 8 port Edgeports for $50. I'm looking to cut down

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Connection for K2

2013-11-05 Thread Tom Blahovici
Hi, I see ebay has some 8 port Edgeports for $50. I’m looking to cut down on computer generate noise in my shack. Currently I have 6 or 7 usb to serial adapters. I reduced noise quite a bit as shown on the P3 using some ferrite cores but the whole mess is now quite a sore sight. Not only that

Re: [Elecraft] Serial Connection for K2

2013-11-05 Thread Don Wilhelm
Tom, Use a USB to serial adapter with an FTDI chipset - the Prolific chipset does not like to run at the slower rate required by the K2. I have also had success with a Keyspan adapter. If you want to go 'first class', use an Edgeport USB to serial converter - I have a 4 port model that works

[Elecraft] Serial Connection for K2

2013-11-05 Thread Tom Field
I just completed the KPA100 and KIO2 mods for my K2. I have a new Dell desktop running Windows 8. I don't have a serial port on the machine. What is the recommended conversion from serial to USB? Tom F. KI6NRD Elecraft K2 #7432 __ Elecraf