[Elecraft] KX3 - Is KXUSB same as RT-Sys USB29A?

[Brendon Whateley]

Sounds like a simple problem to resolve with an Arduino, PIC or similar.  It should be a simple project for somebody and they could distribute the results to others.

- Brendon
KK6AYI

On Jun 9, 2013, at 9:11 AM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 8:56 AM, mike <ai6ii at comcast.net> wrote:
>> I want to program my IC-2300H and wondered if the Elecraft KXUSB that came
>> with the KX3 can be used instead of buying an rt-Systems USB29A. I would
>> want it to work with the rt-Systems WCS-2300 software.
> 
> Unfortunately (AFAIK) the Icom radios use a single wire TTL for the
> data communication, where the Elecraft radios use actual RS232 TX/RX.
> I don't believe that you could use the KXUSB directly - you'd need a
> converter like the OPC-478.
> 
> 73,
> 
>    ~iain / N6ML