I still buy the parts and put my own computers together - hence, any new
computer I have is equipped with real serial ports. I get the cards from
either Tiger Direct or one of the other parts suppliers that proliferate
on the Internet. They are cheap and plug right into the motherboard. A
warning - be sure the motherboard has a place to plug them into (some do
not).
That said, laptoppers are out of luck on this. In that case, get the
real thing right from Elecraft. Then you know it will work. Saving
pennies is not worth the headaches.
I leave my K3 connected to the computer at all times so I can use HRD
(old version 5.xx). The rest of the K-Line gets connected when necessary
for updates or memory management.
On another subject - what to do with the old XP machine??? Dedicate it
to the K-Line and shut off modems - only use them when connected to
Elecraft for firmware updates. Or, download the updates to a thumb drive
on another computer. You could do Linux - but, that is another story.
Bill Clarke K-Line
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