>The diodes are doing two different things. Wire them up! It works great >here.
Will do. >In this case, you are using the computer RS-232 to key the rig, so you'll >definitely be building a custom cable - TxD and RxD to the K2, DTR to your >keying circuit (btw, this can fit into the DB9 shell), and NC all the K2 >specific lines. I am afraid vintage Macs do not have an RS232 port ;-) >The two diodes on the K2 end are to allow ADET operation (a keyer and a >straightkey/computer simultaneously connected). If the DTR line pulls the >pair of diodes low, both DIT and DAH go low together and the K2 assumes a >straight key. If they go low at different times, the K2 assumes iambic >keying and acts appropriately. > >So ops (up at twice the speed I can run) can fool ADET and need to turn it >off. They don't need the diodes but must switch from paddles to SK/Computer >with the menu. > >Other ops only ever do it one way or the other - and switch off ADET too. Hmmm. I'll have to read MultiMode manual further to figure out which method it uses, straight key or iambic... I have got a feeling I'll have to experiment with this setting a little. I hope I do not burn anything on the way. Thanks for the input. 73! BKA (TA2RX) ---------------------------------- Bekir Kemal Ataman ArchiMac BBS Sysop & Webmaster <http://www.archimac.org/> _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
