Alan, I have the SmallIR and will confirm what a wonderful experience it is to use. We get what we pay for. The quality is excellent. I will save these directions for future use. Right now I don't have the interface in the original Steppir controller.
73, Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan Bloom Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 7:38 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 hookup It should work either way, but it would be better to put the SteppIR "Y" RS-232 cable on the PC side of the P3 instead of the K3 side. As Dick mentioned, then you aren't limited to 38400 baud. And also there is less traffic on that side, which may be less confusing to the SteppIR. BTW, I will be getting a SteppIR antenna here at N1AL soon so I can try it out myself. Alan N1AL On Wed, 2012-08-01 at 19:01 -0400, Mike wrote: > Thanks, Mike. > > Just to make sure my age fuzzed brain got it: > > The "Y" stays where it is, plugged into the K3. The cable from the > computer moves from that to the P3, then the shorty goes from the P3 > to the "Y". > > 73, Mike NF4L > > On 8/1/12 2:00 PM, Mike K2MK wrote: > > Hi Mike, > > > > Think of the leg of the Y cable that goes to the K3 as the Elecraft leg. > > Take the cable that now goes to the K3 and move it to the P3. Then > > take the short serial cable supplied with the P3 and connect it > > between the P3 and the K3. > > > > 73, > > Mike K2MK > > > > > > > > Mike-14-3 wrote > >> I've got a P3 coming, and just downloaded the manual. If I > >> understand correctly from the diagram on p 13, the RS232 path is > >> Computer--->P3--->K3. > >> > >> Currently I have a "y" cable plugged into the K3. The cable from > >> the 'puter plugs into one leg of that, and the other leg goes to > >> the SteppIR control box. > >> > >> Do I leave that where it is? > >> > >> 73, Mike NF4L > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/P3-hookup-tp7560124p7560125.htm > > l Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
