[Elecraft] K2 - KPA100 RS232 interface repair

[Kevin Stover]

Exactly!

On 8/23/2015 7:00 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>
> On 8/23/2015 1:21 AM, Richard W. Solomon wrote:
>> Not to flog this horse any further, but I direct you to page 85 of 
>> the K2
>> Manual where the DB-9 connector is labeled ..."RS-232 and AUX I/O"... .
>>
>> Is it RS-232 or not ??? Is it mis-labeled ????
>
> RS-232 defines voltage levels (a bi-polar system greater than +3V or
> less than -3V).  It *does not define a connector*.  The K2 Manual is
> *entirely consistent* in saying RS-232 and Aux I/O ... the CAT pins
> (2,3 & 5) are RS-232 levels, the others associated with Aux I/O (ALC, 
> Aux Bus, RF, +12, and 8R) are not.
>
> Perhaps the DB connector associated with the KIO2 could be more artfully
> described as "Auxiliary I/O" or Auxiliary I/O including RS-232 control
> but the "RS-232 and AUX I/O" label is technically accurate.
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
>
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