Dear Dave, You need to use the transistor circuit too. It does 2 things, first it makes the RS232 levels, which are often +12V and -12V, compatible with the K2 (applying -12V to the keying input is probably not a good idea), and second it inverts the keying. I think the inversion is what is giving you the continuous tone which is the sidetone. The incorrect sequence of dots and dashes are then the spaces in the message rather than the dots and dashes.
73 Kevin w9cf >I have configured my computer and paddle according to Figure 8-1 on page 92 >of my K2 owner's manual. According to the N3FJP software I connected the >keyline to pin 7 of the d-sub and ground to pin 5. I selected INP PDLn and A >DET On in the K2 menu. When I turn on the K2 I hear a low frequency steady >tone coming from the K2 speaker. When I tell the N3FJP software to send a >message, the message is heard but it is not the correct sequence of dots and >dashes. N3FJP shows a transistor interface in the help section. However, I >am using the two diodes shown in Figure 8-1. Can anyone help me solve this >problem? > >73, >Dave Kent >K0TCP =------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Schmidt, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://fermi.la.asu.edu/w9cf Department of Physics Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1504 (480) 965-8240 Fax: (480) 965-7954 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
