Re: [Elecraft] K3 rig control/CW serial interface
I use serial cable only as well using RTS DTR for keying from N1mm and logger 32. originally I had some issues with some messed up keying using the USB- serial adapter. I discovered that the Mother board did have RS232 it just wasn't on the back of the computer. I just needed an adapter cable that had DB9 at one end and a molex connecter that attache to Motherboard. this solved the issue I am guessing it was some latencies in the USB adapter. Talking to the guy at the computer store he told me that most new motherboards still have a serial bus but rather than a DB9 port on the back just have 9 pin connectors on the board so you need the extra cable. it just fits into one of the unused expansion slot openings and has a ribbon cable from the DB9 that goes to the connector on the MoBo. works fine for meI don't run it more than 30WPM but that's just because faster is way beyond my own abilities. On 12/1/2012 4:15 PM, aa...@aol.com wrote: Is there an interface commercially available that combines CW keying and K3 rig control (from N1MM type software) into a single serial cable? I think K1NU used to make these for Yaesu radios, but I'm not sure they are available any more. Thanks/73, Will AA4NC __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 rig control/CW serial interface
I use N1MM this way with one standard serial cable for single-port rig control and PTT/CW keying, using a USB to Serial adapter manufactured by Gearmo that uses an FTDI chip set. I use just one of the four ports for the K3, the others are attached to other devices. <http://www.amazon.com/FT4232HL-Professional-Retention-Certified-Microsoft/d p/B004ETDC8K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354397714> My N1MM "configure" dialog shows COM2: Elecraft K3 and I've checked "CW/Other Details". When I click "Set" I get a page with COM2 as its caption. In that dialog I set speed 38400 No parity, 1 stop bit, and choose "CW" for the DTR (pin 4) and "PTT" for RTS (pin 7). Then I set my K3 configuration menu PTT-KEY for "RTS-DTR". In years past I would sometimes experience stuttering from CW keying near the end of a contest about the time I entered each QSO and went to WinKey as a result. In recent years I haven't found CW keying from a serial port, even with this USB adapter, to be a problem. I'm using Windows 7 64-bit and a reasonably modern (last couple of years) Intel chipset. 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of aa...@aol.com Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2012 1:16 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 rig control/CW serial interface Is there an interface commercially available that combines CW keying and K3 rig control (from N1MM type software) into a single serial cable? I think K1NU used to make these for Yaesu radios, but I'm not sure they are available any more. Thanks/73, Will AA4NC __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 rig control/CW serial interface
Will, Sure. It's called a regular DE9 straight-through serial extension cable. You probably already have one. The pins in the K3 RS232 port that would normally be connected to the PC's RTS and DTR outputs can be used for PTT and CW keying. Search the K3 owner's manual for "ptt-key". 73, ~iain / N6ML On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 1:15 PM, wrote: > Is there an interface commercially available that combines CW keying and K3 > rig control (from N1MM type software) into a single serial cable? > > I think K1NU used to make these for Yaesu radios, but I'm not sure they are > available any more. > > Thanks/73, > > Will AA4NC > __ > 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
[Elecraft] K3 rig control/CW serial interface
Is there an interface commercially available that combines CW keying and K3 rig control (from N1MM type software) into a single serial cable? I think K1NU used to make these for Yaesu radios, but I'm not sure they are available any more. Thanks/73, Will AA4NC __ 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
