I have been reading some of the KAT500 traffic and thought I'd weigh in
with my particular thoughts.
One reason to have the tuner follow the VFO is that I would like to use
the KAT500 for receive sometimes for SWL'ing or listening to BCB. In
this case, I can't transmit, so it would be nice to have the tuner track
the VFO.
One option is to use the utility to manually select settings, but my
KAT500 is remoted at the base of my antenna in a waterproof box. A USB
cable of the required length is not feasible, but I am looking into
using a wireless USB extender for the task. I already have some wireless
RS232 serial extenders, but have never tried one for USB. The prices are
all over the place. Does anyone have any experience with these devices,
with or without the KAT500? Would they be safe for flashing firmware?
Even with the utility connected, though, there doesn't appear to be any
easy way to save setups based on names or frequencies. Maybe I've missed
it since I'm not using the utility.
73,
Larry N8LP
On 12/25/2012 12:00 PM, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote:
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:54:36 -0800
From: Wayne Burdick<n...@elecraft.com>
To: ab2tc<ab...@arrl.net>
Cc:elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] KAT500 LC settings recall -- complete explanation
(including auxBus tradeoffs)
Message-ID:<c5be2d64-b735-4503-a2bf-897794ecf...@elecraft.com>
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So what we're talking about now is whether it would be worth sending
frequency data from the K3 to the KAT500--at the time of keying--over
either the auxBus or the RS232 port. The answer, IMHO, is no. In
either case it would take approximately the same amount of time to
send the data as it would for the KAT500 to do RF sensing of the VFO
frequency.
If someone has a better idea or would like to explain their operating
scenario further, I'm all ears.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
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