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

[Frank Krozel]

Michael, all.

I had the same dilemma and I had to pick up a used refurb laptop with Win 7 on it.   I also purchased a refurb Dell Win 7 for remote control, for my “remote” station, both replacing my older XP solutions.
They still are available but will be gone soon.  Both have a 9 pin on it as well as multiple USB on them.

I use a 590 and HRD for my remote system.  Want to use my K2 but… the 590 has the “on-off” command in it, and know I need to buy some more hardware to do the ON/OFF control.

Frank KG9H



On Jan 5, 2015, at 10:57 AM, Michael Walker <va3mw at portcredit.net> wrote:

> http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Serial-Adapter-Retention-ICUSB2321F/dp/B004ZMYTYC/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1420477016&sr=8-7&keywords=rs232+startech
> 
> Hi has port retention which is very handy.
> 
> Mike va3mw
> 
> 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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