Indeed, Andy is correct. The Elecraft serial is STEREO and the Icom is MONO.
I reversed them in my mind and didn’t verify which was which before posting.
The main point behind this was to highlight that the two were not
interchangeable.
tnx
Mike / K5JR
Alpharetta GA
On Mar 12, 2024, at
"The KAT serial port is MONO, not STEREO, as I (not so quickly) discovered"
The plug has to connect data in, data out, and ground. That requires 3
contacts which cannot be done with a mono plug!
The KAT500 PC DATA port uses a STEREO plug.
Andy, k3wyc
Two things I've noted with my KAT500 PC comms that you might want to
quickly check:
1. More than once I've forgotten to stop the "KAT500 Remote" app before
running the KAT500 Utility app. Since the Remote app is using the com
port, it has to be stopped first.
2. That plug in the rear of the
On 3/11/2024 10:40 PM, Mike / K5JR wrote:
The KAT serial port is MONO, not STEREO, as I (not so quickly)
discovered
Good to know. I'll try that myself. in face, I have an RS232-logic-level
adapter I made for an Icom 746. So I'll just plug in a USB-RS232 cable,
and plug the DB9 into my
My KXUSB cable suddenly went QRT a few months ago necessitating getting a
replacement. I initially thought the chip on the board had blown up, but it was
OK. I verified that everything was still good by throwing together a temporary
fix with a USB to 9 pin serial cable and a matching 9 pin to
On 3/11/2024 8:36 PM, Dave New, N8SBE wrote:
It turned out that
the FET in the input side of the PC DATA jack was blown, likely from
static charge at the 'super station'
Thanks, Dave. I'll look into that, and ask Elecraft about it.
73, Mike N4CF
I had purchased a used KAT500 from someone that it turns out had bought
it from a 'super station', but had never tried to update the firmware or
use the KAT500 utility to talk to the KAT500. After I got it home, I
tried to check the firmware level, only to find out that I could see the
prompt
On 3/11/2024 12:58 PM, Dave New, N8SBE wrote:
There is a 3.5mm stereo jack on the back of the KAT500 labeled 'PC
Data'. You need an Elecraft KXUSB cable, which is the same USB to
serial cable used on the KX2, to talk to the KAT500 from your PC.
Right. That's what I've been using since I
There is a 3.5mm stereo jack on the back of the KAT500 labeled 'PC
Data'. You need an Elecraft KXUSB cable, which is the same USB to
serial cable used on the KX2, to talk to the KAT500 from your PC.
Unlink the KUSB, which has a USB A connector on one end, and a 9-pin
serial connector on the
The KAT500 does not use the same cable as the K3 or K4 or, for that matter, the
KPA500. It needs a cable with stereo mini-phone connector. Elecraft has a USB
cable that plugs into the KAT500 and works quite well.
73,
Jack, W6FB
> On Mar 10, 2024, at 12:33 PM, Mike Dodd wrote:
>
> Elecraft
Elecraft is taking a l_o_n_g time to repair the USB port on my K4d, so I
bought a used K3 (non-s) as a backup rig. It works fine, and interfaces
correctly with my KPA500 and KAT500. (The KAT is already configured for
all frequency steps on all bands, and I can hear the KAT relays click
when I
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