[Elecraft] KPA100 - RS232 difficulties

Sun Jan 12 14:56:01 2003

Hi

Did you do the mod to the control board and if you did check it to be sure
you got it right. It is easy to put the jumpers on the wrong pins.

Don Brown
KD5NDB

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Stasiak" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 1:38 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] KPA100 - RS232 difficulties

> Hello fellow Elecrafters
>
> Just finished up the KPA 100 - the PA works fb.
>
> However, I cannot get the RS232 port to work.
>
> I have checked the computer cable three times and resoldered the pins of
U4.
>
> I can turn the port on and off, using the menu command
>
> Using Hyperterminal, I can get the K2 to send the frequency to the
computer
> ok., but I cannot send the  command (SW01;) to the K2 to get it change
> bands.
>
> When I run K2 remote and select the COM port, K2 Remote comes back with an
> error message to check the RS 232 connection or make sure the K2 is
powered
> up.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions or ideas on things to check?
>
> 73
>
> Rick VE3MM
> K2/100 #1591
>
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