[Elecraft] K3 to Expert Amp cable ?

[Larry Phipps]

Ed, normally you would need just a standard straight thru male to female 
serial cable with just pins 2, 3 and 5 used to go from the PC to the 
amp. With some devices, like SteppIR controllers, you also have to 
jumper pin 7 to pin 9 at the device end of the cable to provide a 
handshaking loopback. The device has to be set for Kenwood protocol, 
4800 baud.  I don't know enough about the 2k-fa to know if that's 
possible, or what connector it uses.

Larry N8LP



On 10/25/2013 5:22 AM, elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
> Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:35:54 -0500
> From: Ed Stallman<n5dg at airmail.net>
> To:elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 to Expert Amp cable ?
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> Hello Group
>
> My 2k-fa will be here in a week of so , in preparation I bought 2 ea DB9
> Female and 2 ea DB15 male connectors (SO2R)
>
> Here's my setup : K3 connected to computer using LP-Pan and LP-Bridge to
> connect to N1MM and NAP3 ... Looking in LP-Bridge , I have a Output Com
> Port #1 and #2 and on my computer I have unused DB9 ports .
>
> My question's : Did I buy the correct DB15 connector ? Can someone
> please tell me the connection from the DB9 to the DB15 ? I will not be
> using ALC  or the option to turn on the 2K-FA with the K3 , simply need
> the CAT.
>
> #2 K3 and computer will be setup  the same.
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Ed N5DG
>
>
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