I've had far fewer issues with rig control via serial than via USB. If
there is stray RF in the shack (easy at QRO), the USB devices can 'go
wonky' (more than a driver issue, requiring a complete shut down to
power off, then rebooting to clear the actual USB hardware on the mobo)
but serial chugs along.
Rick nhc
On 3/3/2016 1:14 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Tom,
The only 'cons' that I can think of is the computer OS support for the
device in the K3S (which really is an internal USB to RS-232 adapter).
It will work just as well and likely better than an external USB to
serial adapter.
Support for USB to serial adapters was a bit 'flaky' back in 2008 when
the K3 was announced, but as time has gone by, I have found USB
devices are fully supported by most computers.
Of course, if the computer has real RS-232 ports, those are usually
independent of OS support issues - all OS variations I know about
support the RS-232 port directly - even if the computer does not have
an RS-232 port connection.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 3/3/2016 2:13 PM, [email protected] wrote:
I would like to know exactly what would be sacrificed by the convenience
of using the USB to computer vs an external interface. So what are the
con(s)?
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