[Elecraft] K3 USB-serial adapter recommendation

[Jack Brindle]

OK, so you identified a couple of things to look for. Does the adapter  
work with other rigs/devices under XP SP3?

There have been quite a few reports of problems with this update, I  
hope you haven't run into one. The latest Keyspan drivers for XP are  
dated July 4, 2007 - I presume you have those. By the way, the Keyspan  
driver files are different for XP and Vista, so be sure you have the  
right one for each OS.

I don't think I would give up quite yet on either device. There  
appears to be some sort of configuration problem, work through it and  
things _should_ work.

On May 23, 2008, at 3:53 PM, James C. Hall, MD wrote:

> Hi Jack:
>
> I noticed while hooking up my laptop running WinXP SP3 and utilizing  
> the
> Keyspan 4-port adapter, that running N3FJP's FD software, I could  
> not get
> the rig interface to take. I tried different baud, stop bits,  
> everything. It
> just would not work. CW keying was excellent. Well I tried other  
> software on
> the laptop such as MixW and it also would not work with its CAT.
>
> Well I tried a different serial cable and then a USBGear USB adapter  
> and
> nothing worked for rig interface. I took it to straight serial  
> connection
> and it worked right away.
>
> I've got a Vista laptop to try and I'm going to load those Keyspan  
> drivers
> and see what happens.
>
> Disappointing.
>
> 73, Jamie
> WB4YDL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Brindle [mailto:jackbrindle at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 5:20 PM
> To: James C. Hall, MD
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 USB-serial adapter recommendation
>
> 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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