I've had far fewer issues with rig control via serial than via USB. If
there is stray RF in the shack (easy at QRO), the USB devices can 'go
wonky' (more than a driver issue, requiring a complete shut down to
power off, then rebooting to clear the actual USB hardware on the mobo)
but serial
Tom,
The only 'cons' that I can think of is the computer OS support for the
device in the K3S (which really is an internal USB to RS-232 adapter).
It will work just as well and likely better than an external USB to
serial adapter.
Support for USB to serial adapters was a bit 'flaky' back in
The only con, really, is being tied to an RF-hash producing, frantic,
freezing, crashing computer if you want to operate your radio. I'm a SW
developer and I have to fight those things all day, every day so that's the
indelible image in my mind when trying to mix my Mac with Ham Radio - so I
tend
Am in the process of setting up K3s and would like advice on the pro/con
of using RS232 via interface (mKII) to computer or simply USB port to
computer. One pro is obvious to me, such as eliminating the Hydra cable
between my microHam MKII and rig. BTW, the mKII is great piece of "kit"
which I
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