[Elecraft] RS232 interface

[Phil Wheeler]

My impression is that PCMCIA aka PC Card, I think, 
went away some years ago. None of my three laptops 
has that feature.

Phil W7OX

On 10/25/14 11:29 AM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote:
> They make "real" serial ports on PCMCIA and 
> whatever the new expansion slot-standard is called.
>
> 73 -- Lynn
>
> On 10/25/2014 11:02 AM, G4GNX wrote:
>> Sounds like a good idea for a tower/desktop PC 
>> but unfortunately I want to use a small 
>> notebook, which I use for logging and if/when I 
>> get the interface working, I can use it to 
>> connect to the K3 and my rotator controller.
>>
>> I may consider it for one of my towers. Thanks 
>> for the suggestion.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Alan. G4GNX
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: W2BLC
>> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2014 2:17 PM
>> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RS232 interface
>>
>> Perhaps the best bet is to install real serial 
>> ports - I have two. One
>> for the K3 and the other for my TS480. As I 
>> recall, I paid about $20 for
>> the board - a long time ago. It has been in 
>> several computers. To me,
>> the place for the adapter is inside the K3 - 
>> that way everyone gets the
>> same thing to work with and Elecraft will 
>> assure it works properly from
>> git go. No more screwing around with 
>> real/counterfeit/bogus products and
>> drivers - just a single source that works for 
>> sure.
>>
>> Bill W2BLC K-Line