[Elecraft] KUSB Adaptor

[Julian, G4ILO]

Phil Hystad wrote:
> 
> So, I am putting my vote in on a future option to integrate a built-in USB
> port instead of, or in addition to, the serial port.  I understand that
> there are still quite a few ham operators that operate with "yesterday's"
> computer technology and may not even have USB capability.  I am on the
> other side, I have no serial port capability on any of my computers (all
> Apple mac and one Windows 7 laptop).
> 
> 
No, no please no! USB is an abomination. And making the K3 a USB device
would tie the K3 into whatever operating system supported the drivers and
build in obsolescence when Microsoft makes a new version of Windows that
once again doesn't support old drivers. Ever thrown away a perfectly good
printer or scanner because it no longer worked under XP or Vista? I would
not want to take that risk with a radio, which typically has a much longer
life than computer peripherals.

The suggestion to use Ethernet is better. But Ethernet is probably even
noisier than USB. I have to downgrade my shack computer to run at 10Mb/s
because at 100Mb/s the Ethernet adapter radiates several loud and annoying
signals.

Even in 50 years time people will still be using RS232 interfaces and there
will be adapters to connect them to whatever kind of interface the computers
of the day are using.

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Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392  K3 #222.
* G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com
* KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html
* KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html

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