Jorge,
Interesting enough, at a recent club meeting, the presentation was on using the
SignalLink as an interface between your radio and computer to operate Winmore
using RMS Express. Until reading all the threads the last couple of days, I
was contemplating purchasing a SignalLink; however, last night I tried hooking
my K3 directly to my computer.
All I did was connect the line out on the K3 to the mic in on the computer
(using a stereo cable) and the line in on the K3 to the headphone jack on the
computer. Only thing missing was a way to key the K3. This is easily solved
by using the RS-232 port on the K3; hook the K3 RS-232 port to your computer
(since my computer does not have a RS-232 port, I used a RS-232 to USB dongle).
First go to the config menu in the K3 and find "PTT -- Key"; set either DTS
or RTS above "PTT" to on. Now open RMS express; in the setup there is a "PTT
Port (optional) setup. Just selected the correct serial port (found in control
panel/device manager), baud rate you selected in the K3 config menu, and use
either RTS or DTS for keying (the same as you set in the K3 config "PTT --Key"
setting).
Fired everything up, set the Line out gain (I found 3 to work fine), then go to
menu and select "Line In" and set the mic gain to an appropriate level (4
worked for me); that was it, and I was able to establish Winmor connections on
80 and 40 meters.
Dick, K8ZTT
From: Jim Brown <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 1:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Signalink and K3
On Mon,11/10/2014 1:00 PM, Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote:
I am to buy a signalink and want to know which is the best way to
connect it to the K3 so I can order the right cables
Don't waste your money on it, Jorge. One of the Tascam units is far
superior, and about the same cost. http://k9yc.com/USB_Interfaces.pdf
73, Jim K9YC
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