I can understand why a lot of old timers want to stay with serial port for the K3. Many people just don't like change. The simple fact is the world has moved on Something like 15 years ago. USB is the standard and a product like the K3 which In many ways is cutting edge should move on also.
When was the last time you saw a new computer with serial port or a floppy drive? It can't be that hard to change to USB. There are plenty of $10 items that support it So it must be cheep. I figure it is a lack of will on Elecraft's part. As to the negative comments...Can't and won't never did anything. Dan N0DT -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 6:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: USB port I'm not sure how you envision moving the audio to USB. I think putting the USB port in the K3 would open a Pandora's box re: drivers. If you're asking to just move the serial to USB adapter into the rig, there is NO gain. If you're asking to do away with serial port comms entirely and go to USB only, you're creating a huge hassle for the software authors, as well as opening a Pandora's box re: drivers for it. 73, Mike NF4L ______________________________________________________________ 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
