Don, It is not the same. The KXUSB has a USB connector on one end and a 2.5mm stereo plug on the other end. It will work with the W1, W2, and KX3.
There is no substitute for the KUSB within the Elecraft product line. As an alternative (that may be even better than the FTDI chipset), look on auction sites for Edgeport USB to serial converters. Note the distinction between adapters (consumer quality) and converters (commercial quality). I purchased an Edgeport 4 some time ago and it perform flawlessly. The consumer quality adapters often fail to work at the slower data rates as required by the K2. My Edgeport has no problem, but both the Prolific and the FTDI adapters will bog down when running HRD. Look on the popular auction sites for these Edgeport devices. At the home shack, I use a dedicated desktop computer which lives under the desk, and I have installed a PCIexpress card that gives me 2 real serial ports. I think that is the ideal solution - both the K3 and the KX3 can have a dedicated real serial port. The K2 now lives at the workbench and is driven by a real serial port on the workbench computer. Yes, I have several computers here - 8 networked computers and a NAS file server on my home network. Refurbished Lenovo computers are my computer of choice. Sorry for straying off topic, but if I can encourage others to use a dedicated computer for the hamshack, many problems go away. 73, Don W3FPR . On 9/3/2012 5:46 PM, Donald Thompson wrote: > I have been swapping my serial USB adapter between my K3 and other uses and > its becoming a pain. I need to get a second USB Serial Adapter and was > about to order the KUSB with FTDI chip listed under the K3 options on order > page. I was also going to order the XG3 RF Signal Source and noticed it > comes with a KXUSB. I don't see a KXUSB listed elsewhere. Is this the same > as the KUSB? > 73 > Don > KA1KU > > Sent from my iPhone > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
