[Elecraft] new computer advice suggestions for using with a K3

[Tom]

Hi
USB to serial port cables are not like they used to be when drivers were immature. Now a days, most will work fine.. I have keyspan adapters which have certified drivers but I also picked up a no name prolific cable that works fine in XP win 7 and 8.
I would be more concerned about noise potential having a board added to my pc that with these cables that can be wrapped with some ferrites.
That being said use a good quality FTDI based USB to serial adapter and you are good to go.
On the pc side stay away from the cheap house brands unless they use a good power supply such as the pc power and cooling brand.
Get a decent monitor from Samsung or dell for example. No rfi in my experience.

Regards, Tom
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On 2013-08-10, at 10:47 AM, Richard Neese <kb3vgw at gmail.com> wrote:

> if you use a pci card serial its just like using a usb to serial or a edge port serial port replicator.
> 
> its a add on.
> 
> I use usb to serial cables with my devices and have no issue.
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