[Elecraft] USB to Serial at 1500 watts Part II

[Lee Buller]

The USB to serial port stopped working for good....when I was on 80 meters.  The way I new is
that N1MM Logger lost connection and could not reattach to the K3.  I
tried the K3 Utility...nada.  This only happened on 80 meters.  Yes, I
have a good RF ground.  Coax feed to the dipole.  Tuner.  etc.  All
grounded (RF) together ... bonded ...to a ground system that consist of
a 8 foot rod in the floor of the shack....bonded to the tower....bonded
to three other rods....bonded to the house.  Sill, I think it was RF
for some reason.  Now then, I have not had this happen to a simple RS232 cable from the Rig to the Puter. 

Could the electronics of the USB device be blown as the cable acts like an antenna?  I don't want to make a stink over this...just want to know peoples experience.

Also,
lets assume that RF can do weird thing...and everyone's set up or
circumstances are different...but I have done what the "book" suggests.

Lee - K0WA


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