[Elecraft] Fwd: Re: k-pod data cable

[Wes Stewart]

Further to this.  At the time I wrote the previous message my K3S/100F was back 
at the factory again. On a previous visit Elecraft had installed the resistor 
need to power the K-Pod through the RJ12 connection.  So I was using my old K3 
without the mod and powering the K-Pod from an external power supply.  Couple 
that with the extension cable and I was reluctant to insist that the K-pod was 
really the culprit in the "dropped message" problem.

But since the radio has returned, I've used the K-Pod with the factory-supplied 
cable and I still get instances of a button tap activating a message, as 
displayed on the radio, but no message is actually sent.  BTW, this is with the 
TX disabled, so I don't want to hear the all too frequent, "You have RF in the 
shack and need a common-mode choke" answer.

Unfortunately, I have to keep this paperweight connected to the radio since when 
my fiancee asked what I wanted for Christmas, I said, "a K-Pod" and she bought 
it for me.

If Elecraft wants me to change my opinion on this they will make it possible to 
store the macros IN THE K-POD and play them out instead of the convoluted way 
it's done now.  IMHO of course.

Wes  N7WS

-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: 	Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable
Date: 	Mon, 16 Jan 2017 11:02:53 -0700
From: 	Wes Stewart <wes_n7ws at triconet.org>
To: 	elecraft at mailman.qth.net



1) Let's get it straight that the connector is RJ12, not RJ45. I've already
posted on using an adapter to extend the Elecraft-supplied cable from the radio
to the K-Pod.

2) I have Macro 13 (tap F5) set to activate MSG 1 (SWT 21)  As I've written
before, many times, tapping this button resulted in "MSG1" displayed on the
radio but no message was transmitted.




On 1/16/2017 9:23 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> Jeff makes an excellent point about long data cables. If you decide to try a
> longer ribbon cable first and are not interested in making your own, buy an
> RJ45 cable and F-F coupler to extend the Elecraft cable. Be sure to put the
> Elecraft cable closest to the K3, since it does not have pin 1 connected,
> and use the RJ45 cable for the rest of the run.
>
> Let me repeat my earlier comment: Macros 1 through 8 are accessed by HOLDING
> the KPOD switches for more than 1/2 second. Tapping (holding for less than
> 1/2 second) accesses K3 Macros 9 though 16. That might be what some of the
> people experiencing "unreliable" switch behavior are doing and not getting
> the reaction they expect from macros 1 through 8.
>
> 73, Ron AC7AC