Do you think there would be a problem in letting both signals pass through to both COM ports? Wouldn't COM 1 only "look" for the appropriate rig control signals and COM 2 only "look" for the appropriate CW keying signals? Or not...?
Thanks, Iain! -john W4PAH On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 5:51 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 2:38 PM, John Shadle <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> I'm trying to accomplish keying with my K3 using the RS232 port and a >> COM port on my desktop computer. >> >> I currently use the RS232 for station logging to provide frequency, >> mode, etc. information and for rig control (e.g., click on a spot and >> then the radio changes frequency/mode). Unfortunately, the program I >> use (AC Log by N3FJP) does not allow you to choose the same COM port >> for both rig control and CW keying. >> >> My question is whether or not I could use a splitter of some type (at >> the K3) to go to 2 separate ports (e.g., COM 1 and COM 2), then use >> COM 1 for rig control and COM 2 for keying. Has anyone else done this? >> Is this acceptable practice? > > Sure! It'd probably be safest to make the splitter yourself - the > "rig-control" side needs TXD, RXD and ground, and the keying side > needs RTS, DTR and ground. > > 73, > > ~iain / N6ML ______________________________________________________________ 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
