Phil Hystad-3 wrote: > USB offers so much more but you lose that when you have to filter it out > by converting to an RS232 device no matter where you put it. > Yes, but someone needs to write special drivers to take advantage of that extra functionality. Not a trivial task, and it is multiplied by the number of operating systems you need to support.
I'll wager that K3s will hold their value better than IC7600s in 10 - 15 years time because the chances are the Icom drivers won't work in whatever OS people use then, while K3s will still be able to use plain old serial. Come to that, how many IC7600 owners who use Linux or MacOS are able to access that extra USB functionality today? ----- Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Built-in-USB-interface-for-K3-tp5084342p5086522.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
