What was the rationale behind a cutting edge (2007-08) product such as the
Elecraft K3 being supplied with a RS232 interface in stead of a USB port?
There were several considerations:
1) Many of our customers have older computers with RS232 ports and not
USB ports.
2) USB -> RS232 adapters are readily available and inexpensive.
3) We didn't want to get into the USB driver support business. We'd
rather let the companies that make USB -> RS232 products have all that
fun :-)
If eventually
they do change to a USB direct port, will this be a retro fit for existing
radios?
Yes.
The K3 design is modular, and the digital I/O board has been designed to
be replaceable with a USB-based board if we decide to offer one in the
future. Or an Ethernet-based interface, or...
73,
Lyle KK7P
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