[Elecraft] Has anyone Interfaced a K3S and OM2500A

[George K5KG]

I do 99% of my K3 band switching with the buttons on the KPA-500, even 
if I am not even using the amp, but just have it turned on.  It is a 
very expensive, effortless band switch!

73, George, K5KG

On 10/31/2015 2:45 PM, Mike K2MK wrote:
> Hi Charles,
>
> Not a direct answer to your specific amplifier question but something that
> might help.
>
> In the last 7 years I don't think I have used the BAND up/down button on my
> K3 more than once or perhaps twice. The numbered keypad is easily set up for
> each band either directly on the K3 or K3S or by using the K3 Memory Editor
> program. Changing bands is then a simple two button process. First press the
> M-V button then press one of the ten numbered key buttons. I have button 1
> set for 160 meters, 2 for 80 meters........... 0 for 6 meters.
>
> In a similar manner you can then set up each of the four M buttons for band
> segments. For example I have M1 set up for the CW portion of the band, M2
> for RTTY, M3 for SSB. Again just press M-V then the M button.
>
> And finally, when using a contest or logging program it's very easy to just
> type in a frequency on your PC and press enter.
>
> 73,
> Mike K2MK
>
>
>
> charles-2 wrote
>> Having no success getting my Flex 6500 to interface with my OM2500A
>> using ddutil and assorted null modems and serial to USB adapters.  Think
>> of purchasing a K3S since it has a RS232 port that can interface
>> directly to the OM2500A without the computer/USB adapter/ddutil stuff.
>> Before making the jump, there are some questions I have about about the
>> K3S/OM2500A combination:
>>
>> 1. Does anyone out there have a K3S successfully interfaced to a OM2500A
>> amp using the RS232 post on the K3S?
>>
>> 2.  Since the K3S has up/down buttons for band changes, does the OM2500A
>> reposition the load and tune stepper motors for each band on the way to
>> the intended band.  In other words, on a rapid band change from 80m to
>> 10m, would the OM2500A reposition the tune and load stepper motors for
>> 40M then 30M, then 20M, then 17M, then 15M, then 12M, before
>> repositioning the stepper motors for 10 meters?
>>
>> 3.  If the OM2500A does have to reposition the stepper motors for every
>> band on the way to the intended band, is there some workaround using the
>> K3S memories to go directly to the desired band without stepping through
>> every band on the way to the desired band?
>>
>> Thanks for the helkp,
>>
>> Charles  K5UA
>
>
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