Elecraft sells a USB-RS232 cable for the K2. If you shop elsewhere, I would look for an adapter that has the FTDI chip versus a Prolific chip. The FTDI chips have always worked better for me.
Jim KA2RVO On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Ken Miller K6CTW <[email protected]> wrote: > All, > > With the purchase of a new computer (a laptop) after my old one (8 yrs > old) finally gave up the ghost, I am confronted with a new issue. Those > nice RS-232 ports are no longer available. Since that means using an > adaptor to convert from USB to RS-232 to control the K-2, what brands have > been found to work and more specifically, which should be rejected as > non-functional? > > Thanks in advance for any/all help/comments/etc. > > Ken Miller, K6CTW K-2 # 455 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
