[Elecraft] WRONG SERIAL CABLE - If you've done this, please reply

[Thomas Beaudry]

Another solution is to change the polarity of the connector on the K2.  
None of my computer serial cables have a female connector at both ends 
so I can't use one of them by mistake.

> Better yet would be a mod inside the K2 or in a cable adapter
> that protects the K2 from such damage.
>
>> I am sure W & E agonized about this, but considering that
>> these K2s will last a long time and be in hands other than
>> those of the original builder, I think that a different connector
>> than the DB9 (perhaps some kind of DIN connector) should
>> be used.

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Thomas M. Beaudry
k8la / ys1ztm
K2 # 3422