[Elecraft] KUSB Universal Serial Bus Adapter?

[Don Wilhelm]

Bob,

No you do not have to buy the adapter from Elecraft.

You can buy the one from Elecraft that is known to work, or you can buy 
the $2 one and see if it works - some may, some may not, it is a gamble.

That ine from Ebay likely has some shipping charges with it too, so it 
will cost you perhaps $7 by the time you are done.  One can buy only 6 
of the inexpensive adapters to try before expending more than the cost 
of the Elecraft 'known to work' model.

The choice is entirely yours.

I would suggest a better solution for those who are using a standard PC 
(one that will accept adapter cards), the you purchase an add-on serial 
card.  That is a more reliable (and less hassle) solution than depending 
on USB to serial adapters.  A PCI card with 2 serial ports can be found 
in the $25 price range.

73,
Don W3FPR

Bob wrote:
> Must we pay $39 for Elecraft's KUSB Universal Serial Bus Adapter, or
> will one for $2 as seen offered through Ebay work?
>
> Thanks
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