[Elecraft] Upgrade to KIO3B?

[Larry Libsch]

Group -

         I'm wondering whether an upgrade to KIO3B would be a step 
forward or a step backward for me. My current setup, which works FB, 
uses two outboard USB sound cards. One outboard sound card runs CW 
Skimmer using a Softrock SDR, K3IF out, and one laptop USB port. The 
second sound card does digital modes and, having left and right 
channels, allows me to work RTTY SO2V in N1MM+. It uses the K3 line in 
and line out ports and a second laptop USB port. A third laptop USB 
connects the laptop to the K3 RS232 port for radio  control and logging. 
LP Bridge creates the virtual com ports that make the K3 logging 
software and sound cards work together. I use DXLab for routine logging, 
N1MM+ for contest logging.

         My reading of the available info about the KIO3B is that when 
the USB port in the KIO3B is connected to a radio, the line in, line out 
ports will be disabled. How would I make my setup work with the KIO3B?

                         K4KGG, Larry