[Elecraft] K3 USB-serial adapter recommendation

[James C. Hall, MD]

Hello:

Well it appears I discovered that not all serial cables are built the same.
I took the Keyspan adapter and my laptop to my trusty K2, and sure enough,
it polled just fine. That left me wondering 'what's the difference between
the K2 and the K3?' Except for anything internal which I felt highly
unlikely, the answer was the cable itself. I called myself substituting a
cable earlier but later discovered that this cable was formerly used to
relay status information from a UPS. They are not true serial cables
apparently.

When I hooked up with what I KNEW to be a true serial cable to the K3, it
worked perfectly !

As for Vista - who knows ?!! It looks like it will require a purchase of an
up-to-date device and drivers. Jeez, I wish ham radios had USB ports !

73, Jamie
WB4YDL