[Ham-Mac] Re: K2 and MLDX
David Ferrington
2E0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk
Sun Jun 18 07:14:42 EDT 2006
Very nice - like the bit about using McCad
I'm seriously considering building a K2, with sep PA and other modules,
having just passed my Advanced licence in UK (waiting for new callsign) and
will now learn Morse.
Any chance of a USB module for K2, given there are a lot more Macs and (dare
I say it) PCs, without RS232/242 serial ports.
And slightly off topic - does K2 support all possible functionality in MLDX,
like vol control and splits etc?
On 18/6/06 9:01 am, "ham-mac-request at mailman.qth.net"
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> Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 17:00:20 -0700
> From: Jack Brindle <jackbrindle at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Mac] Has anyone been able to get a Elecraft K2 up
> and running?
> To: Mac enthusiasts involved in amateur radio applications
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> Phil;
>
> The easiest way to get the mac and K2 working is to use a USB adapter
> which has a DB-9 connector, such as the Keypan USA-19. Be sure to use
> the cable the Elecraft has you build as part of the KIO2 or KPA100
> kit to connect the K2 to the serial adapter. The K2's serial port is
> NOT standard RS-232 except for pins 2, 3 and 5. Connecting RS-232
> levels to the other pins will cause component failures in the K2
> interface. You can then use a program such as MacK2 to test the K2
> interface, and of course MacLoggerDX should do its normal great job
> of talking to the K2. You will need to select the proper USB-Serial
> adapter in the program's serial setup dialog. The K2 communicates at
> 4800-N-8-2. You may also select just 1 stop bit - while we spec the
> port at 2 stop bits it will work with either.
>
> As an aside, the K2 and most of the Elecraft hardware products are
> designed on Macintosh systems using McCad schematic capture and PCB
> layout tools. Unfortunately we have to do the firmware on Windows
> systems since the tools run only there.
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