[Elecraft] XG-3 - why RS-232

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Not exactly comparable to the XG-3, perhaps.  I would have thought that 
a USB port would have advantages so far as space and weight, maybe even 
power consumption, in a battery powered miniature device.  For those 
using old computers, USB port cards for the PCI bus are absolutely dirt 
cheap.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 5/12/2012 8:50 AM, amsctalx at comcast.net wrote:
> Here is a good primer on previous versions of this conversation:
>
> http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-USB-port-td5753862.html#a5753984
>
> I would rather have built-in USB, but will probably have to cope with RS-232 on hobby devices for years to come...
>
>
> Mike Alexander
>
> amsctalx at comcast.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Pratt"<david at g4dmp.fsnet.co.uk>
> To: "Pete Smith N4ZR"<n4zr at contesting.com>
> Cc: "Elecraft List"<elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 8:15:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] XG-3 - why RS-232
>
> See many earlier posts about the relative merits of RS-232 and USB
> interfaces. They have been discussed many times before. If your
> desktop does not have a serial input, fit one. If you use a laptop or
> notebook computer, get a USB to RS-232 cable.
>
> 73 de David G4DMP
>
> In a recent message, Pete Smith N4ZR<n4zr at contesting.com>  writes
>> I have lusted after the XG-3 ever since it was released, but just
>> noticed that it has an RS-232 port for computer connection. Why on
>> earth not a USB port?
>>