Don - my bad.....I should NOT have assumed, by stating "Just to clarify - I am attempting to make N1MM contesting software interface with my KX3," that anyone but me would have made the "connection" of frequency/mode with keying the KX3...again my bad!!
72 de Jim R. K9JWV ________________________________________ From: Don Wilhelm <w3...@embarqmail.com> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 11:56 AM To: James Rodenkirch Cc: Dale Putnam Subject: Re: [Elecraft] How to make the KX3 controlled by logging soft ware like N1MM?? Jim, Keying is an entirely different situation than attempting to use the rig control features of N1MM that you asked about. Such nit-picking is necessary for clarity in my mind - i.e. controlling the KX3 does not include keying it. I believe N1MM allows you to set up a different COM port for keying separate from the rig control (I don't know that for sure because I do not use N1MM). If it insists on using the same COM port and uses RTS or DTR for keying, you cannot use the KXUSBa cable since you cannot get to the RTS or DTR signals. Instead use a USB to serial adapter (the Elecraft KUSB is recommended) - and obtain the KXSERa cable (Serial to KX3 cable). Then from the KUSB cable, break out the RTS or DTR signals and make up a "simple one transistor keying circuit" (do web search for details) and use the output of that keying circuit to key the KX3. If N1MM does allow you to use a different COM port for keying, you still need that different COM port (or USB to serial adapter) - apply the RTS or DTR signals in that port to the one transistor keying circuit and take the output of that circuit to the KX3 key jack. 73, Don W3FPR On 11/30/2015 1:25 PM, James Rodenkirch wrote: > Don - I can change bands with N1MM BUT when I select the F1 CQ button I get > this -- "no CW port is selected in Config" > > ________________________________________ > From: Don Wilhelm <w3...@embarqmail.com> > Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 11:20 AM > To: James Rodenkirch; elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] How to make the KX3 controlled by logging sofftware > like N1MM?? > > James, > > The KX3 comes with the KXUSBa cable (USB to 3.5mm plug). > When connected to a computer, that cable will be assigned a virtual > serial port by the computer - just like any other USB to serial device. > Plug that cable into the KX3 (or the PX3 if you have it) and tell > whatever software application you are using to use whichever COM port > has been assigned by the computer. No other things should be needed. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 11/30/2015 12:40 PM, James Rodenkirch wrote: >> How do you control the KX3 with N1MM??? >> >> >> Do I need another device like this SUCCI?? >> http://www.kotarov.com/projects/succi >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
