[Elecraft] Give us a network interface

[Wayne Burdick]

As long as PCs have USB ports, and as long as there are USB to RS232  
adapters available, then the K2, K3, and other rigs having RS232  
control will be 100% supported. No one need worry about installing an  
RS232 card in their computer.

Future Elecraft products will have additional I/O options, possibly  
including USB and/or Ethernet, but I can't make predictions beyond that.

It is also possible for the K3's present digital daughter board to be  
replaced with one having USB, Ethernet, or a combination of I/O ports.  
We might look at this. Of course we would continue to offer the  
existing unit, with RS232, as long as there is a need for it.

Thanks for all your thoughts on the matter.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Aug 31, 2010, at 8:16 AM, Nicholas Farrar wrote:

> My thought exactly. I think we would rather be ahead of the curve on  
> this
> one. Serial(RS-232) will become more and more difficult on the x86-64
> platform. It might not be the most cost effective but what about fiber
> optics? Fiber optic PC cards are getting cheaper($100-$200) and  
> fiber would
> introduce no RFI into the K3. That is just one idea. I personally  
> would be
> happy with CAT6 cable.