[Elecraft] USB to RS-232 Interfaces for my K-2

[James Austin]

Elecraft sells a USB-RS232 cable for the K2. If you shop elsewhere, I would
look for an adapter that has the FTDI chip versus a Prolific chip. The FTDI
chips have always worked better for me.

Jim KA2RVO

On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Ken Miller K6CTW <k6ctw at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> All,
>
> With the purchase of a new computer (a laptop) after my old one (8 yrs
> old) finally gave up the ghost, I am confronted with a new issue.  Those
> nice RS-232 ports are no longer available.  Since that means using an
> adaptor to convert from USB to RS-232 to control the K-2, what brands have
> been found to work and more specifically, which should be rejected as
> non-functional?
>
> Thanks in advance for any/all help/comments/etc.
>
> Ken Miller, K6CTW   K-2 # 455
>
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