[Elecraft] USB to Serial Cable [KUSB]

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> Secondly, the cable uses the 9pin-serial port at the rear 
> panel. The same port is needed for the cable to control the 
> linear amplifier (in my case HL-1.5KFX which requires Kenwood 
> cable and command). How can I use computer AND amplifier with 
> the K3 at the same time? 

Don't use the Kenwood control for the HL-1.5Kfx.  Instead, make 
up a cable to go from the ACC connector on the K3 to the DIN5
connector on the HK-1.5Kfx and treat he K3 as if it was Yaesu. 
The HL1.5Kfx only decodes the Band information from responses 
to the IF; get.  The BCD "band data" available from ACC will 
provide the same data and leave the RS-232 port free for your 
computer/logger.

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
  
 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jürgen 
> Weidemann
> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 5:45 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] USB to Serial Cable [KUSB]
> 
> 
> How can the USB-to-Serial Cable be used with WinVista? 
> 
> The driver CD that came with the cable from Elecraft does not 
> provide Vista drivers. 
> 
> The Elecraft website (=> Software => K3 Software and 
> Downloader => K3 Utilities for Windows, Mac and Linux => 
> Important) solicitates installing the latest USB drivers from 
> the Prolific web site instead of the older ones on the supplied disk.
> 
> At http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?ID=31, 
> however, notifies readers, that Prolific will not be 
> providing Vista drivers for end-users and refers customers to 
> the “vendor of your cable”. 
> 
> Did anybody succeed to install and use the cable with 
> WinVista – and how?
> 
> Secondly, the cable uses the 9pin-serial port at the rear 
> panel. The same port is needed for the cable to control the 
> linear amplifier (in my case HL-1.5KFX which requires Kenwood 
> cable and command). How can I use computer AND amplifier with 
> the K3 at the same time? 
> 
> Any suggestions? Thanks!
> 
> 73’s DF1AL Joe
> 
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