[Elecraft] K3 with SteppIR

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

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: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Frank Lammel
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:55 AM
> To: jpk5lad at cox.net
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> 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: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>  > > [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
> Mike Penkas  > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:57 AM  > 
> > To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net  > > 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
> 
> 
> 
> jpk5lad at cox.net 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
>