[Elecraft] KUSB for K3

[Tom Hammond]

Don Wilhelm wrote, regarding USB to Serial Adapters:

>Yes, there are a lot of USB adapters on the market at a wide variety 
>of prices, but it seems not all are equal.  Review the number of 
>questions related to 'will adapter XXX work with YYY'.  With the 
>offering by Elecraft, there can be no doubt that it will work with 
>the Elecraft K3.
>
>Will other adapters work?  Maybe, but we *DO* know the answer for 
>the Elecraft adapter - no guessing.

I have a Tripp-Lite U-209-000-R adapter which WORKS GREAT.. BUT... it 
does NOT want to be peroperly detected, and drivers auto-loaded, if 
it's plugged into the USB port when the PC is booted up! If it's left 
plugged in when the PCs booted, the OS (WinXP Pro in my case) wants 
to re-install the drivers EVERY TIME!

If I UNplug the adapter, boot the PC, and THEN plug the adapter in, 
WinXP finds and installed it with no complaints.

I'm posting this as a word of caution to those who might be 
considering a Tripp-Lite adapter.

I'm not certain if this is a problem unique to WinXP or not. It seems 
to be a problem with regard to 'order of installation' of the device 
drivers, with the adapter drivers not being installed in time for the 
adapter to have been detected... OR with them being installed too 
early to have been of use.

73,

Tom   N0SS