I can also recommend the Edgeport USB to serial converters. They are
designed for commercial use rather than consumer. I have 2 of the 4
port adapters. One for the home station computer and the other for use
with the laptop when I am working away from the home station. The
latter will serve as a replacement should one fail, but they are sturdy
devices and not prone to failure.
To run the KX2/KX3/XG3 from a serial port, you can use the KXSER adapter
from Elecraft, or build your own from the schematic shown near the end
of the XG3 manual.
I would rather use the Edgeport instead of a USB hub should you run
short on USB ports. My shack desktop computer has 6, 2 of which are
taken up by the keyboard and mouse, and 1 for an external USB soundcard.
That leaves only 3 for the ham gear, and one of those is for the
Edgeport and another the KXUSB for my KX-Line - leaves only one USB port
for other uses. My laptop has only 2 USB ports available, so I use the
Edgeport-4 to run all the RS-232 devices that will accept that signalling.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 1/25/2020 8:50 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 1/25/2020 4:13 PM, Wes wrote:
I highly recommend Edgeport USB to serial adapters.
YES! These are industrial quality products, come in multiple
configurations. I'm using one with two ports in my station, and bought a
second one (with more ports) to have as a spare.
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