[Elecraft] Continuing Serial (RS232, DP9) to USB Adapter cable

[Don Nesbitt]

Sounds like you have all the bases covered Chuck and it must be very 
frustrating!  Just for your information, I use an IO Gear GUC232A USB to 
Serial adapter cable (around $30) and it works flawlessly with the KIO2 on 
the K2.  I'm using it with various software programs including:  HRDeluxe, 
N1MM Logger and XMLog.  Basically I just installed the driver, checked the 
Device Manager to see what COM port was assigned to it, plugged in my 
"special" Elecraft cable, set the software programs to the correct COM port 
and it's been running everything FB for the last couple of years.

My laptop is a Compaq Presario 2500 with 3 USB ports and no serial ports and 
I use one of the USB ports to connect the GUC232A.  There has got to be a 
solution to this problem for you.  I'm a little concerned with your 
statement that:  "Granted the Serial USB adapter cables came with a variety 
of other devices, . . ."  The reference to "other devices" is a bit puzzling 
to me as mine only came with the cable and driver CD.

Hope you get this going so you can enjoy "tinkering" with the software!  73 
es gud dxing -- Don N4HH - KX1,K1,K2, and another K2, KAT100, KPA100 etc, 
etc!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gehringc at charter.net>
To: <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 3:02 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Continuing Serial (RS232, DP9) to USB Adapter cable


My K2 USB saga continues.

I have tired several different Serial (RS 232, DB-9)-USB adapter cables 
plugged directly into the USB connection from the motherboard,

Granted the Serial USB adapter cables came with a variety of other devices, 
hence my original question about drivers or construction.   It would appear 
that the quality of construction varies from cable to cable.  I had assumed 
that the design and system protocol for Serial to USB adapter would be the 
same; that evidently may not be the case.

73 K2CG
Chuck Gehring