The S-BOX <https://bit.ly/S-BOX> supports CW/PTT keying over the DTR/RTS pins of a KX3 and KX2 serial port, same as you can do on a K3, but by using standard serial cables and stereo patch cords instead of the KXSER cable.
See KX3 Docking Station <https://www.kkn.net/~n6tv/S-BOX/Features.html#KeyingExampleKX3> . 73, Bob, N6TV https://bit.ly/S-BOX On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 6:08 PM, Richard Ferch <ve3...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
