[Elecraft] K3 USB-serial adapter recommendation

Jack Brindle jackbrindle at earthlink.net
Fri May 23 18:19:42 EDT 2008


That is surprising. The Keyspan adapters are among the best in the  
industry. What are the symptoms, what were you trying to do, and what  
happened?
And, of course, what OS and drivers do you have?


On May 23, 2008, at 3:12 PM, James C. Hall, MD wrote:

> Hello:
>
>
>
> Well, after trying several permutations to try and figure why  
> software was
> unable to poll freq/mode, I have discovered that the K3 doesn't like  
> my
> usb-serial port adapters. I have two available - Keyspan 4-port and a
> USBGear 2-port. Both have worked admirably with everything - until  
> now. When
> I re-hooked my K3 back to the shack computer with a true serial  
> port, it
> connected immediately - no sweat. CW keying was never a problem with  
> the USB
> adapters.
>
>
>
> I need to find a USB-serial adapter that WILL work with the K3 in  
> time for
> FD. I hate this because these adapters worked so well with the K2.
>
>
>
> 73, Jamie
>
> WB4YDL
>
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