[Elecraft] K3 - COM port iterating ...

[Alan Bloom]

One advantage of an RS-232 port is it has deterministic latency.  Unlike
USB, you always have a direct connection between the serial driver
software and the hardware being controlled.

Al N1AL


On Fri, 2008-08-01 at 13:48, AD6XY wrote:
> It is an irritating feature of MS Windows. I think you can fix the RS232 port
> with a utility, or for example by limiting the maximum com ports to 1.
> 
> I wonder how long receivers are going to use RS232 ports. I know they are
> easier to deal with but most new PCs will not have them. I just got an
> EEE901. It has 3 USB but no com ports and is ideal for business trips or
> portable operations. I am surprised the K3 uses RS232 as Wane/Eric are more
> than capable of designing a USB based interface, which could theoretically
> do so much more, including passing the audio or even the I/Q. No need for
> those TTL/RS232 level converters either. Perhaps it was done for
> compatibility with older software. I am fairly sure future radios will be
> USB or Ethernet.
> 
>  Remote operations would be nice but HRD will not fit!
> 
> Mike
>