[Elecraft] Serial Bus Adapter

Jim Wiley jwiley at alaska.net
Mon Nov 19 15:05:56 EST 2007


Bob -


One issue might have been that I believe equipment that incorporates USB 
requires a licensing fee, whereas RS-232 does not.  I have no idea how 
much the fee is, but it might have a significant impact on a relatively 
low volume product like the K3.  


- Jim, KL7CC



Bob wrote:
> What was the rationale behind a cutting edge (2007-08) product such as the
> Elecraft K3 being supplied with a RS232 interface in stead of a USB port? 


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