Further to this. At the time I wrote the previous message my K3S/100F was back
at the factory again. On a previous visit Elecraft had installed the resistor
need to power the K-Pod through the RJ12 connection. So I was using my old K3
without the mod and powering the K-Pod from an external power supply. Couple
that with the extension cable and I was reluctant to insist that the K-pod was
really the culprit in the "dropped message" problem.
But since the radio has returned, I've used the K-Pod with the factory-supplied
cable and I still get instances of a button tap activating a message, as
displayed on the radio, but no message is actually sent. BTW, this is with the
TX disabled, so I don't want to hear the all too frequent, "You have RF in the
shack and need a common-mode choke" answer.
Unfortunately, I have to keep this paperweight connected to the radio since when
my fiancee asked what I wanted for Christmas, I said, "a K-Pod" and she bought
it for me.
If Elecraft wants me to change my opinion on this they will make it possible to
store the macros IN THE K-POD and play them out instead of the convoluted way
it's done now. IMHO of course.
Wes N7WS
-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2017 11:02:53 -0700
From: Wes Stewart <wes_n...@triconet.org>
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
1) Let's get it straight that the connector is RJ12, not RJ45. I've already
posted on using an adapter to extend the Elecraft-supplied cable from the radio
to the K-Pod.
2) I have Macro 13 (tap F5) set to activate MSG 1 (SWT 21) As I've written
before, many times, tapping this button resulted in "MSG1" displayed on the
radio but no message was transmitted.
On 1/16/2017 9:23 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
Jeff makes an excellent point about long data cables. If you decide to try a
longer ribbon cable first and are not interested in making your own, buy an
RJ45 cable and F-F coupler to extend the Elecraft cable. Be sure to put the
Elecraft cable closest to the K3, since it does not have pin 1 connected,
and use the RJ45 cable for the rest of the run.
Let me repeat my earlier comment: Macros 1 through 8 are accessed by HOLDING
the KPOD switches for more than 1/2 second. Tapping (holding for less than
1/2 second) accesses K3 Macros 9 though 16. That might be what some of the
people experiencing "unreliable" switch behavior are doing and not getting
the reaction they expect from macros 1 through 8.
73, Ron AC7AC
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