While the KX3 Utility's Terminal program uses the K3 or KX3's command set (specifically the KY command), I don't believe many of the popular contest logging programs exploit this Elecraft-specific capability.
Instead contest logging programs tend to use a technique that works for almost all radios: Wiggle a serial port modem control pin (DTR or RTS), or a parallel port pin (a popular technique before Windows made it difficult to get programmatic access to a parallel port pin without installing a specific device driver), or through commands sent to a K1EL Winkey chip (or an emulation of that chip). >From the radio's perspective, all of these amount to toggling the "straight key" line. There may be contest or general purpose logging programs that I am not aware of that do exploit the K3/KX3 KY command. It would be a nifty software development opportunity for a logging program on a NetBook sized computer to use just one serial port connector to the KX3, and use its serial KY command for CW keying. But I don't think we are there yet. I'd like to be wrong. 73 de Dick, K6KR -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Estep Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 10:02 AM To: Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 CW from computer On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:35 AM, W7GJ, Lance <[email protected]> wrote: > Won't there be some sort of "TERMINAL" in the KX3 utility that will > allow the KX3 to be keyed from the computer?... ======== Lance, if I'm reading the posts and the manual correctly, it's not a software issue. After all, if the KX3 utility could do it, any other program could be set up to do it too. But as far as I can figure out, there is no way to key the KX3 from a computer because of the hardware configuration. Much of the CW that is sent on the air in this non-ragchewing era is being sent by a logging program or other computer-controlled software. And note that some contests require a different exchange for every QSO, so storing the info in the KX3's keyer memory won't work. In those cases, the solution appears to be the one that Ron proposes, viz. to have an outboard box controlled by a separate port on the computer. Or just use your K3. Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
