The 311 appears to be a set of level converters to convert the "one open collector per band" output of the Orion/Orion II to the +12V select lines (160/80/40/20/17-15/12-10 M) for the the Herc 2.
The K3 does not provide decoded band data - its output is Yaesu format BCD. In order to use the K3 with TenTec 311/Herc 2, it is necessary to decode the BCD data to "open collector per band." The simple solution for that decoding is the W9XT "BCD-10" board: http://www.unifiedmicro.com/decoder.html. You will need to supply your own case, power supply (or borrow +12V from the K3) and the matching connectors for both the 311 and K3 ACC jacks. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 9/6/2010 3:45 PM, Charles Tifft wrote: > Sorry if this has already been asked but I am new to the Elecraft > reflector and could not really find an answer in the archives. Has > anybody used the Ten Tec Herc 2 > and the 311 band data interface with the K3 for auto band changing of > the Herc 2? Thought maybe I could save myself some time if someone there > has already been down this road. > Thanks and 73's > Chuck > W6RD ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
