An update to my information quoted below ... Recent firmware updates add Autoinf to the CONFIG menu. Setting Autoinf to AUTO 1 will force autoinfomation ON and allow the SteppIR controller (set for Kenwood) to follow the K3 without the necessity for logging soft- ware to poll the radio.
Note: If you use the "Y" cable documented in the SteppIR group files area (on Yahoo) at: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SteppIR/files/> it may be necessary for the computer to be running in order to avoid pulling the data lines low. 73, ... Joe, W4TV > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Lammel > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 with SteppIR > > > Hi Jim, > > there was already a discussion regarding this. Below I paste two > possible solutions from this reflector. I guess that's what you are > looking for... > > 73! Frank, DD7ZT (awaiting K3 tomorrow ! ;-) ) > > //copy & paste on > > If your logging or other rig control program will enable the > Kenwood or Elecraft "auto information" mode when it exits > (AI1;) the transceiver will send a IF data packet whenever > the transceiver frequency changes. This is all the SteppIR > controller needs to follow the radio without the logging or > control program. > > You can probably use a terminal program to enable AI if necessary. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Mike Penkas > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:57 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 > with SteppIR antenna > > > > > > Finally got around to > slaving my SteppIR control box to the > > K3 for automatic > frequency change. No problem at all. I > > simply used the > "Y" cable from SteppIR, of which there is a > > diagram in > the files section of the SteppIR Yahoo Group. > > Kenwoods > and Elecraft need to have a Radio Control program > > > running to interface the hookup. Simon has provided that > > > service with K3 support on Ham Radio Deluxe. > > > Mike WA8EBM > > > _______________________________________________ > > > //copy & paste off > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > > Is anyone on the reflector using their K3 with a > > SteppIR antenna and a logging program on their > > computer? I'm hoping to build a cable to unite my > > K3 (due in May or June) to the SteppIR box and the > > computer running Logger32. My Icom IC-756PRO > > just parallelled the CI-V cable from the radio to the > > SteppIR box and the serial port on the computer. I'm > > pretty sure the K3's not going to be that easy. > > > > Since the K3 is outputting to a serial port it sounds > > easy to connect to the computer's serial port but I > > don't quite see where the SteppIR box interfaces into > > the picture. Has anyone already plowed this > > ground? > > > > Any help is appreciated. > > > > 73, > > Jim - K5LAD > _______________________________________________ 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
