It depends on the adapter and what you want to use it for. If you
are just looking for data transfer, I would think just about any
aftermarket adapter will work. Some do not implement the full st of
control lines. So if you want to use PTT or CW, there *may* be a
problem. I am not saying there will be one. I use a somewhat
generic adapter when I need the USB port and it works fine for data,
CW, and PTT.
At 12/1/2007 02:22 PM, Dave G4AON wrote:
You pay your money and you take your chances! I don't need one for
my K3 as I use the shack computer with 8 real serial ports. For
portable use (with other gear), I have a couple of USB to serial
adapters on a Toshiba laptop that work well, they were about the
equivalent of $30 US. I bought two of the same brand as it drives me
mad trying to cope with Windoze trying to install drivers all the
time when you plug an adapter into a different USB port to the one
it was set-up to use initially.
The "other gear" mentioned above is a Nokia 3210i phone used as a
GPRS modem and a TS-480, for our UK readers the USB to serial
adapters were from Maplin.
73 Dave G4AON
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