As long as PCs have USB ports, and as long as there are USB to RS232 adapters available, then the K2, K3, and other rigs having RS232 control will be 100% supported. No one need worry about installing an RS232 card in their computer.
Future Elecraft products will have additional I/O options, possibly including USB and/or Ethernet, but I can't make predictions beyond that. It is also possible for the K3's present digital daughter board to be replaced with one having USB, Ethernet, or a combination of I/O ports. We might look at this. Of course we would continue to offer the existing unit, with RS232, as long as there is a need for it. Thanks for all your thoughts on the matter. 73, Wayne N6KR On Aug 31, 2010, at 8:16 AM, Nicholas Farrar wrote: > My thought exactly. I think we would rather be ahead of the curve on > this > one. Serial(RS-232) will become more and more difficult on the x86-64 > platform. It might not be the most cost effective but what about fiber > optics? Fiber optic PC cards are getting cheaper($100-$200) and > fiber would > introduce no RFI into the K3. That is just one idea. I personally > would be > happy with CAT6 cable. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
