[Elecraft] K3 USB-serial adapter recommendation

[James C. Hall, MD]

Hello Rich and Brian and all:

Thanks so much for your information - I couldn't have done it without you.
Brian, your points are well taken of course. Rich, I have the much older
version of the Keyspan adapter and the Vista drivers for it just don't work.
I DID get the little USBGear (now Serial Gear) 2-port adapter to work on
Vista finally with the new drivers posted on that web site -
www.serialgear.com . Yep, it does have the FTDI chip.

So now we know ! Thanks all !

73, Jamie
WB4YDL

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Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 9:36 AM
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Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 USB-serial adapter recommendation


James:

Go to

www.keyspan.com/downloads/

Click on the model of the Keyspan adapter you have.

That should bring up a webpage of drivers for the various versions of
windows, including Vista.

My recently purchased Keyspan adapter had no Vista drivers - just a little
not directing me to the above. It included a utility to test the serial
port(s).  It also allows you to configure the ports and to make the comport
number the correct number to work with your software.  Also the Keyspan is
the only serial adapter I have found that installs properly (XP or Vista). 
Others gave a warning that it was not compatible (the install instructions
said to ignore this message and click on the continue button) which caused
numerous other problems, such as stealing properly configured interrupts and
com port assignments.


James C. Hall, MD-2 wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 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
> 
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