Hi Dave, The idea behind controlling SteppIR antennas is having more than one Radio (even from different brands) sending the correct frequency of the radio you are using now in kenwood format to the SteppIR controller without having to change Y-cables and setups every time you switch radios.
Guy ON4AOI > I am getting ready to order a Steppir yagi but want to make sure I > order the > correct cables. I use both DX4WIN and N1MM for logging. DX4WIN has > built in > support for controlling Steppir antennas. The documentation indicates > that I > can continue to use COM1 to connect my pc to my K3 and then I can use > another > com port (in my case COM5) to connect my pc to the Data/In port on the > SDA100 > controller. With this setup, DX4WIN will apparently poll the K3 and > pass the TX > frequency automatically to the SDA100 controller whenever the TX > frequency > changes. Does this cabling scheme sound right? > > Is this approach better than using a Y cable and having the SDA > controller listen > for any frequency exchanges between the pc and the K3? > > I am also wondering whether or not N1MM can support Steppir in the same > way. Thanks in advance for the assistance. > > Dave, N4QS > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
