I have a project on my website ( NR4C.net/projects ) that will connect to a serial port (DE-9 or KUSB) and provide the CAT and breakout DTR & RTS lines for CW and PTT on KX2 and KX3 radios. Works well with n1mm.
Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Aug 1, 2018, at 9:08 PM, Richard Ferch <[email protected]> wrote: > > This keying method is not described in detail in the N1MM+ documentation > because it is not supported by the N1MM+ development team. The reasons for > this can be found in the N1MM+ online manual (at < > http://n1mm.hamdocs.com/tiki-index.php?page=Serial+Parallel+and+Sound+Card+Interfacing&structure=N1MM+Logger+Documentation#Choosing_Your_CW_Method>); > in a nutshell, several of N1MM+'s advanced features do not work with this > keying method. > > With the K3/K3S, but not the KX2 or KX3, there is another simpler method > which does not have any of the drawbacks of the CAT command method and > which does not require all of those CAT1ASC macros in your sent messages. > It is described in the N1MM+ manual at < > http://n1mm.hamdocs.com/tiki-index.php?page=Supported+Radios&structure=N1MM+Logger+Documentation#K3_and_K3S>. > Basicallly, you set the K3's CONFIG:PTT-KEY method to OFF-DTR or RTS-DTR > (depending on whether you want PTT as well as CW keying or not), and then > in the N1MM+ Configurer you configure DTR on the radio control port for CW > (and RTS for PTT if you want that as well). > > Unfortunately, this method will not work with the KX2 or KX3 because their > serial port interfaces do not have DTR or RTS connections. For this reason, > the CAT1ASC macro method is used with N1MM+ by many KX2/KX3 owners, despite > its shortcomings in this context. > > Note: the use of the specialized CATA1ASC macro instead of the basic > CAT1ASC macro is unnecessary. You can find the documentation for the > CAT1ASC family of macros at < > http://n1mm.hamdocs.com/tiki-index.php?page=Macros&structure=N1MM+Logger+Documentation#CATHEX_and_CATASC_Radio_Hex_Macro_Commands >> . > > 73, > Rich VE3KI > > > KN1CBR wrote: > > The following may test our commitment to the idea that there is no such > thing as a \ > stupid question . . . . > > I finally got around to setting up my N1MM logger to key my transmitters > without \ ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
