[Elecraft] Connect KPA-500, TS-480 and MicroKeyer II

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

On 2019-03-07 6:39 PM, Andy Durbin wrote:
 >
> Is the level of knowledge in this hobby really so low that people 
 > don't understand that RS-232 will support multiple "listeners".

The problem is that too many inexperienced users do not understand
that one can not connect two RS-232 senders at the same time.  They
do not have the ability to "puzzle out" the differences between male
and female DE9 connectors and understand the importance of DTE vs. DCE
connections.

Given that Elecraft and Kenwood use different connectors on the
transceiver, I'd wager that 50% of the users connect a "Y" cable
incorrectly given that there is no documentation in the KPA-500
Owner's Manual.

> The real issue is whether the MicroHam interface polls (deliberate
> use of the term) the Kenwood rig for the parameters required by the
> KPA500.

No, the real issue is whether the user's logging/rig control program
of choice polls the Kenwood rig for the parameters required by the
KPA-500.  microHAM gets out of the way if the logging program is
polling for FA;FB;IF; (or IF; only if split is off).  Note: KPA-500
will not be compatible with TS-890 since TS-890 does not support IF:!

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 2019-03-07 6:39 PM, Andy Durbin wrote:
> 
> Is the level of knowledge in this hobby really so low that people don't understand that RS-232 will support multiple "listeners".   The real issue is whether the MicroHam interface polls (deliberate use of the term) the Kenwood rig for the parameters required by the KPA500.  I don't know the minimum required data set but the KPA500 does a good job of determining TX frequency if FA, FB and IF are available.
> 
> 73,
> Andy, k3wyc