Michael, N6MQL wrote: I'm sorry, perhaps I'm mistaken, but I've already hooked up my K3 using a serial to USB converter cable, and then turned on Spectrogram and found that the audio IS already there. Do I have a voodoo K3, or is someone else mistaken that this feature already exists?
T Smith SWL Michael, you do indeed have a very unique K3. There is no audio present on J24 (RS232 CAT port) according to the schematics I downloaded from Elecraft. I think you must be thinking of the accessory connector. 73s Jim, W4ATK On Nov 19, 2010, at 6:59 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Wow. It's a good thing I didn't throw in the subject of knobs too, > or otherwise I might have found my apartment surrounded by angry > guys carrying pitch forks and torches, hi hi. > > Thanks for your gracious input. :) > > Vy 73, > James K2QI > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > -----Original Message----- > From: Guy Olinger K2AV <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:40:46 > To: James Sarte (K2QI)<[email protected]> > Cc: Elecraft<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: USB port > > READ the archives on this. The USB suggestion has been beaten to a > bloody pulp over and over again. This subject is like Count Dracula. > It's like the undead coming out of the corn fields. > > The devil in the proposal is having your K3 fail every time Microsoft > decides to make another of its several million arbitrary subtle OS > changes, this time to how Universal (ha! Ha!) serial bus actually > operates. And WE will NOT be tested before they dump that into their > automatic updates to a gazillion copies of MS OS, because we do NOT > have 20 million K3 users out there to make the consequences of blowing > us up scare them into actually checking FIRST if it blows us up or > not, BEFORE they release it. Come to think of it, based on the > record, 20 million isn't really enough, is it? The *U* in USB is a > complete joke. > > Somebody kill this idea and make it die, and stay dead, please... > > 73, Guy > > On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 7:31 PM, James Sarte (K2QI) <[email protected] > > wrote: >> Hello group, >> >> I know Wayne has mentioned several times in the past that they had >> considered all possibilities when it comes to PC interfaces for the >> K3, >> including USB. In fact, he says the following on 16 June, 2009: >> >> "The KIO3's digital I/O module could be replaced with one that has >> USB >> rather than RS232 -- or better yet, both. We planned for this. >> >> The reason we went with RS232 initially is that many hams are still >> using PCs that have only RS232 ports. Those who prefer to use USB can >> use an inexpensive USB-to-RS232 adapter. There is no difference in >> I/O >> performance between the two methods. " >> >> Just wanted to revisit this topic and find out if anyone has heard >> anything >> more regarding a possible USB interface for the K3. I know it's >> not for >> everyone, but for myself and perhaps others out there, the ability >> to carry >> all data, including audio on a single cable would be convenient. >> Right now, >> I'm using a Keyspan USB to RS232 adapter for data, along with two >> separate >> stereo cables for audio. I don't have any real complaints with >> that setup, >> but could be problematic when transferring the rig around from >> computer to >> computer. >> >> -- >> 73 de James K2QI >> President UNARC/4U1UN >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 JIM ROGERS [email protected] http://web.me.com/jimrogers_w4atk ______________________________________________________________ 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
