[Elecraft] K3 and Windows Vista ?

[Dave Yarnes]

Lennart and All,

I'm a couple days behind on some of my emails, so if this has already been 
answered to your satisfaction, please excuse the bandwidth.

As for Serial/USB adapters for use with Vista, my trusty old Belkin seems to 
work just fine with my K3.  I downloaded updated drivers for it, but that 
was easy.  I think my model # for the Belkin is F5U106, or something like 
that.  Actually, I have two Belkins, each slightly different, but they both 
work.  So, I tend to recommend Belkin when these questions come up.  My 
Vista machine is an HP.

Dave W7AQK


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lennart Michaelsson" <lennart.michaelsson at telia.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 4:18 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 and Windows Vista ?


> Hi all,I have been using my old PC with Winndows XP ever since I got my K3
> last April without any trouble downloading F/W into the K3 using the
> Prolific USB converter.
> Now having got a new HP (64bit)  with Vista installed I am stuck as Vista
> does not support the Prolific or vice versa.
> (HP does not sell any plug in USB/serial cards whih would have been a
> natural solution)
> I have asked Elecraft for support and I trust they are working on it. Gary
> replied promptly with a possible solution. However it turned out that his
> recommended converter Keyspan usa-19hs including a serial cable cannot be
> found in SM and Amazon.com as an example does not export those precious
> little gems outside NA.
>
> Question to other EU K3 owners using a PC with Vista installed: How have 
> you
> solved this matter?
>
> Many thanks in advance
> Lennart
> SM7BIC
>
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