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

[Don Wilhelm]

Ken,

The K2 may not be the only need for RS-232 serial ports in the 
hamshack.  For that reason, I suggest you look at a multiport USB to 
serial converter.  I can recommend the Edgeport - it comes in 4 and 8 
port varieties - I have a 4 port.   I have successfully run HRD (which 
polls rapidly) with the K2.
Many USB to serial adapters do not work well at slower baud rates.
Sidenote - there is a subtle difference between those devices called 
converters vs. adapters.
Usually those termed converters were designed for commercial 
applications and often must handle 1200 baud to 38,400 baud.
You can find Edgeport adapters used on Ebay and other sources - they are 
quite pricy if they are new.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/5/2015 11:52 AM, Ken Miller K6CTW wrote:
> All,
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> 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?
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