[Elecraft] Best way to connect K3, P3, Steppir, Acom 600s and PC

2017-10-31 Thread WA6KEK
Hi there, Currently have my K3, P3, Steppir controller and PC working flawlessly via the RS232 out on the K3 to the P3 then the Y cable to the Steppir and the PC. Steppir follows logging program as does the K3 etc. I just bought a Acom 600s and am not clear on how to best work it into my connection

Re: [Elecraft] Best way to connect K3, P3, Steppir, Acom 600s and PC

2017-10-31 Thread Don Wilhelm
Alan, Not having that amplifier, I cannot give you a positive answer, but I can tell you how to determine if the BAND DATA outputs of the ACC connector will band switch the amplifier. What you need to look for is "band decoder" or something similar in the amp manual. There may even be a cha

Re: [Elecraft] Best way to connect K3, P3, Steppir, Acom 600s and PC

2017-10-31 Thread W0MU Mike Fatchett
The N6TV Acc port devices work great.  Allow 4 attachements to the ACC 15 pin lines and much much more. On 10/31/2017 3:04 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Alan, Not having that amplifier, I cannot give you a positive answer, but I can tell you how to determine if the BAND DATA outputs of the ACC con

Re: [Elecraft] Best way to connect K3, P3, Steppir, Acom 600s and PC

2017-10-31 Thread Don Wilhelm
Alan, Another answer along with a bit more data and a caution - IF the amp is capable of listening on the RS-232 connection for band information, add another "Y" cable between your current "Y" cable and the PC and the amp should be able to use that data. Caution, if the amp uses full RS-232

Re: [Elecraft] Best way to connect K3, P3, Steppir, Acom 600s and PC

2017-11-04 Thread WA6KEK
Thanks for the replies; great suggestions! I went with the ACC port for now. It is all working fine after a mini debacle described below: At first plugging in my newly made cable from the diagram on the ACOM website, I only got "CAT error" on the ACOM 600s. Checked all my settings, all good. Double