Physical properties aside, USB's advantage is speed. We are running the K3's serial port at 38kb while USB can run 400,000kb....Just a tad faster and that allows audio and video transfer. True, USB jacks are flimbsey little things, if it were mounted on an option board like the current RS232 is, it could be replaced without a lot of hassle. Sooner or later, ham rigs will either be the only thing around with RS232 or they will change over to USB like the rest of the world. Steve Ellington n...@carolina.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Christensen" <w...@arrl.net> To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 2:33 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 vs. Icom IC-7600
>>> ....can't understand why the K3 didn't >>> come with a USB port instead of the outdated com port. > > I can't speak on behalf of Elecraft but for the majority of us, it's a > simple matter to convert from serial to USB and more difficult to convert > in > the opposite direction. > > USB ports are not nearly as mechanically secure as the DB-9 connector. An > accidental strike of the USB plug in the lateral direction can easily > cause > damage the mating USB socket inside the rig (like a K3 used portable). > I've > broken a couple USB ports on my laptop PCs as a result of inadvertent > strikes. > > Myself, I would like to see the beginnings of an optical S/PDIF standard > that incorporates audio + data/rig control. > > Paul, W9AC > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
