Hi Greg,
IMO, the KIO3B is NOT an important upgrade. The USB interface is a
convenience. The serial port on the original KIO3 is just fine, USB to
serial adapters are inexpensive, and excellent USB sound cards are
cheap. I'm using a discontinued Tascam that I paid $75 for, and the
excellent Asus Xonar can be had for the same price.
I'll stand by my observation that only the synch board(s) and the new
transverter board are 90% of what matters functionally between new and
old. I have three K3s from 2008, those boards are the only things I
replaced, and I have no plans to buy a K3S.
73, Jim K9YC
On Sun,1/1/2017 7:19 PM, Greg S via TenTec wrote:
Don't forget the $400 KIO3B upgrade board, and the promised , but not yet yet
available audio/dsp board at unknown cost. Add those, and THEN you may have 90%
of a K3S.
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