[Elecraft] K2 and USB to Serial for Radio Control

[Jim Wiley]

Joe -


All else being equal, and I am sure that is not true <grin>, the main 
thing to remember is to be sure and NOT use a standard serial cable with 
the K2.  The K2's serial adapter does NOT use standard wiring!  You will 
need to build up a cable that is  wired for the task.   The instructions 
for the KIO2 interface board explain this is great detail.


You can probably use an off-the-shelf  USB to serial converter to handle 
the data stream going each way, but you will still need to make a 
special cable to interconnect the converter and the K2.   DO NOT plug 
the USB to Serial adapter into the K2's I/O port directly!


- Jim, KL7CC
K2 - 3995


Joe Vrabel wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I've done some research on this reflector but I'm still a bit confused.  I'm
> planning on purchasing a Laptop and I'm a bit concerned about being able to
> interface the computer with no serial port with my K2.  I am presently
> running HRD which works well with my shack computer with a serial port.  Are
> there any plug and play adapters for this which are safe??  I do not want to
> fry anything in a perfectly working K2. Thanks to all for any help. 73 Joe
>