Re: [Elecraft] K3 to Expert Amp cable ?
Ed, Your question brings up confusion for me. If you only need the CAT, you would connect to the DB9 RS-232 connector on the K3 - no DB15HD involved. There are no CAT related signals in the K3 ACC (DB15HD) connector. 73, Don W3FPR On 10/23/2013 6:35 PM, Ed Stallman wrote: Hello Group My 2k-fa will be here in a week of so , in preparation I bought 2 ea DB9 Female and 2 ea DB15 male connectors (SO2R) Here's my setup : K3 connected to computer using LP-Pan and LP-Bridge to connect to N1MM and NAP3 ... Looking in LP-Bridge , I have a Output Com Port #1 and #2 and on my computer I have unused DB9 ports . My question's : Did I buy the correct DB15 connector ? Can someone please tell me the connection from the DB9 to the DB15 ? I will not be using ALC or the option to turn on the 2K-FA with the K3 , simply need the CAT. #2 K3 and computer will be setup the same. Thanks for your help Ed N5DG __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 to Expert Amp cable ?
Ed, normally you would need just a standard straight thru male to female serial cable with just pins 2, 3 and 5 used to go from the PC to the amp. With some devices, like SteppIR controllers, you also have to jumper pin 7 to pin 9 at the device end of the cable to provide a handshaking loopback. The device has to be set for Kenwood protocol, 4800 baud. I don't know enough about the 2k-fa to know if that's possible, or what connector it uses. Larry N8LP On 10/25/2013 5:22 AM, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:35:54 -0500 From: Ed Stallmann...@airmail.net To:elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 to Expert Amp cable ? Message-ID:52684f4a.6020...@airmail.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hello Group My 2k-fa will be here in a week of so , in preparation I bought 2 ea DB9 Female and 2 ea DB15 male connectors (SO2R) Here's my setup : K3 connected to computer using LP-Pan and LP-Bridge to connect to N1MM and NAP3 ... Looking in LP-Bridge , I have a Output Com Port #1 and #2 and on my computer I have unused DB9 ports . My question's : Did I buy the correct DB15 connector ? Can someone please tell me the connection from the DB9 to the DB15 ? I will not be using ALC or the option to turn on the 2K-FA with the K3 , simply need the CAT. #2 K3 and computer will be setup the same. Thanks for your help Ed N5DG -- __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 to Expert Amp cable ?
If you are using serial control of the Expert amps along with a computer control (logging) application, the normal connection is for the Expert amp to snoop on the data from the transceiver to the computer. This connection is shown on page 45 of the 2K-FA manual (rev 1.0). This will require three three DB9 connectors of the appropriate gender. Instead of serial (CAT) control for band switching, you might also consider band data (BCD value) from the K3 ACC jack using the configuration shown at the top of pate 36 of the 2K-FA manual. Band Data has the benefit of not introducing additional conflicts and/or reliability issues with computer control/logging applications. The 2K-FA DB15 connector is the *large* (two row) version whilst the K3 is the DB15HD (three row) version. The DB15 connection will carry PTT (Key Out LP), ALC, and TX INH between the 2K-FA and K3. Connections for the 2K-FA end are shown on pages 39-41 of the 2K-FA manual (the choice of /TX-INH or TX-INH will depend the configuration of your K3). 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 10/25/2013 5:22 AM, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:35:54 -0500 From: Ed Stallmann...@airmail.net To:elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 to Expert Amp cable ? Message-ID:52684f4a.6020...@airmail.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hello Group My 2k-fa will be here in a week of so , in preparation I bought 2 ea DB9 Female and 2 ea DB15 male connectors (SO2R) Here's my setup : K3 connected to computer using LP-Pan and LP-Bridge to connect to N1MM and NAP3 ... Looking in LP-Bridge , I have a Output Com Port #1 and #2 and on my computer I have unused DB9 ports . My question's : Did I buy the correct DB15 connector ? Can someone please tell me the connection from the DB9 to the DB15 ? I will not be using ALC or the option to turn on the 2K-FA with the K3 , simply need the CAT. #2 K3 and computer will be setup the same. Thanks for your help Ed N5DG -- __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3 to Expert Amp cable ?
Hello Group My 2k-fa will be here in a week of so , in preparation I bought 2 ea DB9 Female and 2 ea DB15 male connectors (SO2R) Here's my setup : K3 connected to computer using LP-Pan and LP-Bridge to connect to N1MM and NAP3 ... Looking in LP-Bridge , I have a Output Com Port #1 and #2 and on my computer I have unused DB9 ports . My question's : Did I buy the correct DB15 connector ? Can someone please tell me the connection from the DB9 to the DB15 ? I will not be using ALC or the option to turn on the 2K-FA with the K3 , simply need the CAT. #2 K3 and computer will be setup the same. Thanks for your help Ed N5DG __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
