Oliver, Thanks for the information. I will take a look at your web site. My high-school era German gets me by when I am in Germany (especially since almost everyone seems to speak English very well) but not up to the test of translating (although Google might help). I tried translating some German Physics papers published in the 1920s when I was in graduate school and that did not go very well as I remember -- too slow.
73, phil, K7PEH On Apr 13, 2013, at 2:12 AM, Oliver Dröse <dro...@necg.de> wrote: > Phil, > > if you know how to tell the hot from the cold end of a soldering iron you can > build one yourself. I already described it in the German FUNKAMATEUR magazine > back in 2011 and FUNKAMATEUR is also selling a kit. It plugs directly onto > the RS-232 port of the K3 (power taken from the RCA connector) but of course > can also be put into a small plastic enclosure and wired externally. Works > like a charm with my KX3, too! K(X)3 utility works with it, too, of course. > ;-) > > Sorrily I did not find the time yet to put it in English on my website > (http://www.dh8bqa.de/). Hope to be able to do it this summer, there are a > lot of projects developed and built and a few of them published, too, that > are not up there yet ... time, time, time. ;-) > > Concerning the OS: There are no dependencies to the OS from the BT adapter > itself! As soon as you detect it from your PC, MAC, etc. the OS will install > a virtual COM port that can be used then. Drivers are normally included in > the OS yourself or the BT adapter software on the PC side. This way I am > doing real wireless contesting using N1MM and the K3 internal voicekeyer > started through CAT commands, no wires between notebook and radio. :-) A few > DXpeditioner's I know already switch over to the BT adapter, too, after they > experiences trouble with USB interfaces during their expeditions in the > middle of nowhere. They are happy campers now. :-) > > Besides the radio side you can also use it on the PC end if the latter does > not incorporated a BT module yet. A BT USB-adapter is another choice there, > too. > > You can find it in FUNKAMATEUR's German webshop at > http://www.box73.de/product_info.php?products_id=2384 SMDs are all premounted > so not really much to do yourself. For the kit building manual take a look > here: http://www.box73.de/download/bausaetze/Baumappe_BX-132.pdf (the > pictures should be good enough to give you an idea about it all). > > Sorrily it's only in German right now but at least for the webshop Google > translator should help. For the moment it is not in their special US webshop > yet that you can find at http://www.box73.com/ If there is enough interest > from oversea's buyers I am sure they could/would include it there as well. > But you can also buy from the original German shop, of course. ;-) > > Vy 73 & have fun, Olli - DH8BQA > K3, KPA500, KAT500, KX3, etc. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Hystad" <phys...@mac.com> > To: <d...@w3fpr.com> > Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 2:23 AM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Bluetooth and Elecraft Rig Serial Comms > > >> Don, >> >> I may try it but I was hoping someone had done some work to thin the field a >> bit. There are a number of different RS232/Bluetooth devices with a very >> wide price range from my brief googling. Wide is $25 to $150. Actually, >> only one I found at $150 and most seem to be in the $45 to $75 range. >> >> I am also preferring Mac versions and most of what I find seem to offer on >> Windows (not surprising) but a few on Linux and Mac but again I am wondering >> if anyone else has experience. >> >> 73, phil, K7PEH >> >> >> On Apr 12, 2013, at 3:30 PM, Don Wilhelm <w3...@embarqmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Phil, >>> >>> Why do you not try it and report the results? If the bluetooth connection >>> is good and the bluetooth to RS-232 adapter is of good quality, it should >>> work just fine. >>> I have not tried it, but in theory it should work. The only caution that I >>> can state is that the quality of some consumer devices is wanting for >>> something more robust. Find one that is sufficiently robust and it should >>> work. >>> >>> Unfortunately, many PC type devices do not conform to true RS-232 levels >>> and speeds, and will work with some devices over short distances, but fail >>> on other devices that expect the minimum RS-232 switching voltages. Others >>> do not work at slow speeds - note the reports of USB to RS-232 adapter >>> failures on this reflector - some work, and others do not, particularly >>> with the slower data rate used by the K2. Adapters designed for industrial >>> applications will likely work, but some of those offered for the consumer >>> market may present problems. My Edgeport-4 will handle anything I have >>> connected to it so far, but a garden variety Prolific adapter is very picky >>> and fails at slow data rates. >>> >>> 73, >>> Don W3FPR >>> >>> On 4/12/2013 6:09 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: >>>> Has anyone used a Bluetooth to RS232 Serial adapter, such as the dongle >>>> style that could plug into a 9-pin connector (but, it does not have to be >>>> dongle style). >>>> >>>> This would be instead of using a Serial to USB adapter. I think, though I >>>> am not positive, that such devices come with driver to define additional >>>> serial COM ports. I was wondering if such a configuration would work with >>>> the Elecraft utility programs. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> ----- >> E-Mail ist virenfrei. >> Von AVG uberpruft - www.avg.de >> Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virendatenbank: 3162/6240 - Ausgabedatum: 12.04.2013 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
