[Elecraft] P3 history

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Please look at the K3s Owners Manual.  The cabling necessary
to connect the K3S (and K3 with KIO3B) RJ45 Serial connection
to the 2 x DB9 connectors of the P3 .... or to connect the
K3 (DB9) serial connection to the P3 ... is fully documented
there.
73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 3/7/2024 6:41 PM, Doug Hensley wrote:
> Okay, I found an image of the apron of an early P3 & it is using a DB9 RS232 sub d connector.
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> Does anyone know this can be adapted to the later CAT5/6 socket the newer K3s uses?
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> Doug W5JV
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> ________________________________
> From: Doug Hensley <w5jv at hotmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2024 5:24 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc: Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com>
> Subject: P3 history
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> I recently heard that early P3's (first gen ?) used a different P3-to-K3 cable than the last generation of P3-to-K3s's did.  Can anyone tell me anything about that?  And is there a fix for connecting an eary P3 to a late K3s?
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> Or was my leg being pulled? 🙂
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