[Elecraft] Computer interface

[Fred N. van Kempen]

Bill (and others),

Yes, your proposed solution works, but here's some more alternatives:

- grab one of those embarrasingly cheap USB-to-Serial sticks, plug that
  into the laptop's USB port, and voila, there's your DB9

- when going "remote control", you could use HAM Radio Deluxe, which is
  a more generic control system, or even G4ILO's K2/Net software, which
  uses a server part on the PC which actually "controls" the K2 (i.e.
the
  one with the serial and/or audio cables attached), and then there's a
  nice graphical client program that connects to it.

The remote-control software is free in both cases; the DB9 stick is
about
$12 here.  

Cheers,

Fred PA4YBR/KA4YBR, K2/100 #05331

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill Carpenter
Sent: donderdag 21 september 2006 16:54
To: elecraft list
Subject: [Elecraft] Computer interface

It's not a huge priority for me and I'm a computer dunce but I did go
ahead and make up the interface cable from the K2/100 to the computer.
The problem is that the Dell laptop I use in the shack (I use AClog by
N3FJP) has no db9 port, just USB.  I did hook up to the desktop that is
nearby and the interface works fine.  We do have a wireless home network
so my question is - can I leave the K2 hooked up to the desktop and
access any control software and my AClog through the network or do I
need to buy a db9/usb interface to go directly to my laptop?  If I can
use the network (which was set up by our 19 year old son who is away at
college so unable to help computer dunce Dad) how do I go about doing
so?

Thanks in advance and my apologies for the dumb questions :)

73,

Bill NZ0T
K2/100 5703 


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