[Elecraft] Wayne...Eric...K2 with USB anytime soon??

[Kevin Shaw]

Actually, I'm working on a USB interface for the K2. My prototype worked
quite well. It only received but what I saw on the waterfall looked good.
The part of the design I was most concerned about (USB) worked well. It's a
compound USB device - hub with soundcard and serial port. I'm in the process
of designing the first PCB that contains all the circuitry. The prototype I
mentioned was bits and pieces of hardware strung across my workbench. No
drivers other than what comes with Windows XP are required.

Unfortunately, I haven't had much time to work on it lately. I have a
consulting business (FPGA design) in addition to my normal day job and I'm
deep into a Gigabit Ethernet design at the moment. Not enough hours in the
day.

Kevin
N8IQ


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Fred (FL)
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 10:05 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Wayne...Eric...K2 with USB anytime soon??

Back in 78, making an "QYX Intelligent"
communicating Typewriter - perform TTY over an
RS-232 port, was a big comms deal.  The PC quickly
overtook these early "PC" devices.  Whether
"President Carter's daughter" really had one -
was a rumor I had heard at a software conference then.
Probably not true.   I do know - the Wall Street
Journal, ran an ad for our product, full page - when
we completed the product for Exxon.

Being able to transmit or receive a document,
from your desktop typewriter - was a big deal,
in 1978. Messages, documents, etc.  All based on TTY
and RS-232. Of course, all over phone or data lines.  
TTY and RS-232 standards, at that time, had been
around for eons then.  Early 80's PC's did the same
thing.  I also think doing it via HF radio,
is also a neat ham activity.

Anyhoo - USB would be nice on a K2.  I'm too
long winded.

Fred, N3CSY


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