[Elecraft] KX3: automated sideband nulling routine using XG3..

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Dave, using *any* signal generator, the whole alignment procedure takes
perhaps 10 minutes. Much of it is automated now and the code to do that is
embedded in the KX3 software. Basically you spend five minutes setting up
the controls, and then you work across the bands pushing a single button on
each band to perform the alignment. 

73 Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave B
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 1:20 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3: automated sideband nulling routine using XG3..

FAO: Elecraft...

I don't supose for one moment, that there could be a version of that "Other
Sideband Nulling" software, that could be persuaded to work with more
"normal" signal generators, from the likes of HP/Agilent, R&S, Marconi etc,
via GPIB or Serial (using VISA call's for example?)

Else.   Are all the commands that the software uses with the XG3 
documented, so an interface (with virtual COM port) could be written to 
do that?   (Emulate the XG3, while passing on the frequency/level data to 
the alternative sig gen.)

Regards.

Dave G0WBX
(with access to some of the above, and a Delphi compiler...)


On 10 Jul 2013 at 22:23, elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:

> 
> Message: 6
> From: Arnie Grubbs <vhuntertdi at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3: automated sideband nulling routine using XG3..
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I got a copy of the software for running the ?OSB nulling from 
> elecraft the other day, and
> 
> it seems to work well. ?It does not have a very informative U.I. ?All 
> you do is set the com ports for the generator and the radio, and then 
> turn it loose. ? About 20 or so min. later it proclaims that it is 
> finished. ? I have done 2 radios so far, and might get a 3rd one done 
> this weekend at our QRP and home brewers meeting if one of the guys 
> brings his rig.
> 
> The hardest part was getting my "OLD" elecraft serial cable driver to 
> play nice. ? I got the thing with my K3 S/N 185, ?and I think it is a 
> 'prolific' ?USB chip.. ?I think the new cables are FTDI or anyhow 
> something with better driver support....
> 
> I had to e-mail Elecraft for the software, and they e-mailed the 
> software with a note on how to run it. ?I don't think that they are 
> ready to release it, although I don't see that it would be an issue to 
> do so in is present version of the software. ? ?Maybe if ?enough 
> people ask for it, they might put it on the web site for download. ?
> Who knows, maybe a few more people will want to get an XG3!
> 
> 73 - Arnie KA0NCR
> 


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