Great info Jack. Thanks for all the input. I normally use a G3/300 for my daily work. My old Macs (7200 and 7400) serve as my mail and web servers. I have also got a PB3400 lying around.
The story is this: I got involved with Ham Radio after the terrible earthquake we experienced in 1999, as a result of my search and rescue activities. Having grown (!) to 100 kilos since than, I had to direct my interest to something technical (like disaster communications), since I cannot go into collapsed buildings with such a large body. Seeing a KX-1 made by TA2AH, I thought I found my dream rig, the ultimate disaster communications transceiver, since all you need is a few batteries and a piece of wire to communicate with the rest of the world. I took the exam and upgraded my licence, for the love of the KX-1. However, as things turned out, I could not proceed with CW after a certain point, because I could not stop translating everything into the dots and dashes in my mind, no matter how hard I tried. So, I decided to give it a break for sometime. Just then, TA2AH sold me his K2, to build himself a K1. Naturally, K2 won over KX-1, since it has got other abilities on top of CW. So, I started investigating about other ways of communication, namely the digital. Because every mode has got different advantages in case of a disaster (for example you cannot read a long list of needed suplies one by one on voice, you need some form of digital communication). Having a surplus PB3400 around, it became the natural choice for this purpose. Thus the search for the pinouts. I'll let you know how I proceed. >There is another mailing list that Mac users should subscribe to. >This is the Ham Mac list. For more info, or to subscribe, go to: >http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ham-mac > >You will find all sorts of great folks there, including the authors >of Mac ham software such as MultiMode and MacLogger DX. And many thanks for this, too. Will go there straight away. 73! BKA (TA2RX) >As a Mac fan myself, I have lots of information to help. In fact, >both Wayne and I here at Elecraft are primarily Mac users (but we use >Windows and other systems as well). Connecting a Mac to the K2 is >very easy, involving only three wires of the Mini-Din 8 bundle. The >Mini-Din 8 appeared on all Macs from the Mac Plus until Async serial >was dropped in favor of USB around the year 2000. The connectors are >still used in several USB-Serial adapters, most notably the Keyspan >dual-serial devices. > >I usually fabricate a serial cable by taking an existing Mini Din-8 >to Mini Din-8 cable and cutting it in half, then installing a male >DE-9 with hood onto the cut end of the cable. You will need to make >the following connections: > >Mini Din-8 DE9M (most folks call it a DB9M) >5 2 >3 3 >4 5 > >Identifying the Mini Din-8 pins can be difficult. The pins you need >are in the middle row. The gap between pins 4 and 5 is noticeably >larger than that between pins 3 and 4. You don't need to connect any >other leads from the Mini Din-8 - in fact doing so could cause >problems in the K2. > >As for Mac software and information, there is a wealth of info at the >Mac Ham radio web site: >http://www.machamradio.com/ > >Most users have upgraded to MacOS X systems, but there are still >quite a few folks still using older systems. Much f the older >software still works just fine, and is there just for the asking or >downloading! > >Good luck - if you need anything else, just ask. ---------------------------------- Bekir Kemal Ataman ArchiMac BBS Sysop & Webmaster <http://www.archimac.org/> _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
