[Elecraft] Give us a network interface

[Eugene Balinski]

How about Firewire ?  

73
Gene K1NR

On Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:41:44 -0700
 Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 
>
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