Oliver,

Google Translate seems to handle your PDF document pretty good using 
cut-and-paste in sections.  I did not translate the entire document because of 
cut-and-paste, I would have to spend more time then I have right now.  I tried 
Google Translate Toolkit but apparently it does not handle PDF documents.  I am 
guessing because it coughed up "internal error" after two attempts and then 
reading a little bit showed that Google Translate Toolkit does not appear to 
handle PDF.

73, phil, K7PEH


On Apr 13, 2013, at 2:12 AM, Oliver Dröse <[email protected]> wrote:

> Phil,
> 
> if you know how to tell the hot from the cold end of a soldering iron you can 
> build one yourself. I already described it in the German FUNKAMATEUR magazine 
> back in 2011 and FUNKAMATEUR is also selling a kit. It plugs directly onto 
> the RS-232 port of the K3 (power taken from the RCA connector) but of course 
> can also be put into a small plastic enclosure and wired externally. Works 
> like a charm with my KX3, too! K(X)3 utility works with it, too, of course. 
> ;-)
> 
> Sorrily I did not find the time yet to put it in English on my website 
> (http://www.dh8bqa.de/). Hope to be able to do it this summer, there are a 
> lot of projects developed and built and a few of them published, too, that 
> are not up there yet ... time, time, time. ;-)
> 
> Concerning the OS: There are no dependencies to the OS from the BT adapter 
> itself! As soon as you detect it from your PC, MAC, etc. the OS will install 
> a virtual COM port that can be used then. Drivers are normally included in 
> the OS yourself or the BT adapter software on the PC side. This way I am 
> doing real wireless contesting using N1MM and the K3 internal voicekeyer 
> started through CAT commands, no wires between notebook and radio. :-) A few 
> DXpeditioner's I know already switch over to the BT adapter, too, after they 
> experiences trouble with USB interfaces during their expeditions in the 
> middle of nowhere. They are happy campers now. :-)
> 
> Besides the radio side you can also use it on the PC end if the latter does 
> not incorporated a BT module yet. A BT USB-adapter is another choice there, 
> too.
> 
> You can find it in FUNKAMATEUR's German webshop at 
> http://www.box73.de/product_info.php?products_id=2384 SMDs are all premounted 
> so not really much to do yourself. For the kit building manual take a look 
> here: http://www.box73.de/download/bausaetze/Baumappe_BX-132.pdf (the 
> pictures should be good enough to give you an idea about it all).
> 
> Sorrily it's only in German right now but at least for the webshop Google 
> translator should help. For the moment it is not in their special US webshop 
> yet that you can find at http://www.box73.com/ If there is enough interest 
> from oversea's buyers I am sure they could/would include it there as well. 
> But you can also buy from the original German shop, of course. ;-)
> 
> Vy 73 & have fun, Olli - DH8BQA
> K3, KPA500, KAT500, KX3, etc.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Hystad" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Cc: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 2:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Bluetooth and Elecraft Rig Serial Comms
> 
> 
>> Don,
>> 
>> I may try it but I was hoping someone had done some work to thin the field a 
>> bit.  There are a number of different RS232/Bluetooth devices with a very 
>> wide price range from my brief googling.  Wide is $25 to $150. Actually, 
>> only one I found at $150 and most seem to be in the $45 to $75 range.
>> 
>> I am also preferring Mac versions and most of what I find seem to offer on 
>> Windows (not surprising) but a few on Linux and Mac but again I am wondering 
>> if anyone else has experience.
>> 
>> 73, phil, K7PEH
>> 
>> 
>> On Apr 12, 2013, at 3:30 PM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Phil,
>>> 
>>> Why do you not try it and report the results?  If the bluetooth connection 
>>> is good and the bluetooth to RS-232 adapter is of good quality, it should 
>>> work just fine.
>>> I have not tried it, but in theory it should work.  The only caution that I 
>>> can state is that the quality of some consumer devices is wanting for 
>>> something more robust.  Find one that is sufficiently robust and it should 
>>> work.
>>> 
>>> Unfortunately, many PC type devices do not conform to true RS-232 levels 
>>> and speeds, and will work with some devices over short distances, but fail 
>>> on other devices that expect the minimum RS-232 switching voltages. Others 
>>> do not work at slow speeds - note the reports of USB to RS-232 adapter 
>>> failures on this reflector - some work, and others do not, particularly 
>>> with the slower data rate used by the K2.  Adapters designed for industrial 
>>> applications will likely work, but some of those offered for the consumer 
>>> market may present problems.  My Edgeport-4 will handle anything I have 
>>> connected to it so far, but a garden variety Prolific adapter is very picky 
>>> and fails at slow data rates.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Don W3FPR
>>> 
>>> On 4/12/2013 6:09 PM, Phil Hystad wrote:
>>>> Has anyone used a Bluetooth to RS232 Serial adapter, such as the dongle 
>>>> style that could plug into a 9-pin connector (but, it does not have to be 
>>>> dongle style).
>>>> 
>>>> This would be instead of using a Serial to USB adapter.  I think, though I 
>>>> am not positive, that such devices come with driver to define additional 
>>>> serial COM ports.  I was wondering if such a configuration would work with 
>>>> the Elecraft utility programs.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
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