[Elecraft] K2: CAT Control Not Working

[Don Wilhelm]

Sorry,  I meant that to be "without the KPA100"

On 8/1/2011 2:25 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Jon,
>
> How did you try to do the remote control with the KPA100?  Unless you
> had a KIO2 to install, there is no AUX IO port on the base K2.
>
> Do you have an oscilloscope?  If not, do you have a source of -9 to -12
> volts and a DMM?  A 9 volt battery and some clip leads will do the job.
>
> Tell me what you have and I can tell you how to set it up to test the
> RS-232 to TTL conversion IC.  The fact that it works from the K2 to the
> computer is helpful and eliminates half the testing.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 8/1/2011 12:29 PM, Jon Perelstein wrote:
>> I have a K2/100 and KAT100, and do remote control using the RS-232 port
>> using a cable I made over a year as per the instructions in the KAT100
>> manual.  The remote control has been working successfully since June of 2010
>> (frequency, mode, power, filter, tune, split, and a couple of other things).
>>
>>
>> I've checked the individual wire runs in the cable with an ohmmeter and
>> cannot find any problems with it.  The KAT100 is working properly and K2/100
>> itself seems to be working properly (at any rate, I've had some good QSOs
>> with it).  I've tried the remote control with the KAT100 disconnected, but
>> no joy.
>>
>>
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