[Elecraft] N6XI NAQP RTTY July, 2007 with K3

[Jeff Stai]

NOW I am totally confused!!! Are you telling me that the connector pins on the K3 for FSK keying and 
data will change when`the firmware changes? Or are you saying that those pins are mode specific, and 
I will have to disconnect my FSK cables to operate CW or phone?

I'm having a hard time believing that... - jeff wk6i


Tom Hammond wrote:
> Hi Jeff:
> 
> IF you do, how will you then tell the radio specific serial cable pin to 
> look at for CW keying/RTTY keying/PTT/etc?
> 
> If you place them, as Rick and others do, then you can create 
> mode-specific interfaces for your software.
> 
> IF you put them inside the rig, then THAT particular pin will ALWAYS be 
> dedicated to that specific task, even though the next software might 
> want to use a different pin to do the same task.
> 
> I'd much prefer to have this sort of thing external to the rig and just 
> use them to KEY the dedicated input on the rig.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Tom   N0SS
> 
>> From my perspective, those keying circuits want to be inside the 
>> radio, safe from harm. Is there any reason why they weren't made part 
>> of the radio - or why I shouldn't put them in when I get my K3? 
>> (Assuming of course I can get into that part to do so...)
>>
>> Thanks! - jeff wk6i
>>
>> Rick Tavan N6XI wrote:
>>> It was very easy to integrate - just
>>> a DE9-DE15 cable with two resistor-transistor keying circuits
>>> in the DE9 shell gave me true FSK.
> 
> 
> 


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