K3 FSK RTTY
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Hi Folks, I have a K3 on it's way form Aptos that will arrive Tuesday, Sept 8th.....would have here today except for a minor hiccup. But, not complaining....just a lesson in patience. I've been worrying over the assembly and operating manual the last few days. I like to contest using FSK RTTY. Looks like the only way to get the FSK from the computer to the radio is through the Accessory port on the radio. Looks like there are several other functions that go through the connector. The manual seems a little shy on how to gather all the data from apparently several locations and get it into the connector. Is there a cable available to do that or is one left to their own to fabricate such a spiderweb thing. I applaud the built in interface isolation transformers only to find myself faced with having to engineer and build a break out cable that connects among several pieces of hardware. Do I have this thing all wrong or do I need to start contemplating building a breakout cable? Thanks for any help. Have a good day and 73. Jim, W0EM ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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There are a couple of choices. I chose to use a 15-pin Y connector and
plug a microHAM cable on one side of the Y and a Top Ten Devices Band Decoder on the other. Another choice is a little breakout board with connectors for leads. And of course you can make up your own cable. All of these have been discussed on this forum. 73 de Dick, K6KR Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2009, at 4:51 PM, Jim Harris <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > I have a K3 on it's way form Aptos that will arrive Tuesday, Sept > 8th.....would have here today except for a minor hiccup. But, not > complaining....just a lesson in patience. I've been worrying over > the assembly and operating manual the last few days. I like to > contest using FSK RTTY. Looks like the only way to get the FSK from > the computer to the radio is through the Accessory port on the > radio. Looks like there are several other functions that go through > the connector. The manual seems a little shy on how to gather all > the data from apparently several locations and get it into the > connector. Is there a cable available to do that or is one left to > their own to fabricate such a spiderweb thing. I applaud the built > in interface isolation transformers only to find myself faced with > having to engineer and build a break out cable that connects among > several pieces of hardware. Do I have this thing all wrong or do I > need to start contemplating building a breakout cable? > > Thanks for any help. > > Have a good day and 73. > > Jim, W0EM > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Jim Harris schreef:
> Hi Folks, > > I have a K3 on it's way form Aptos that will arrive Tuesday, Sept 8th.....would have here today except for a minor hiccup. But, not complaining....just a lesson in patience. I've been worrying over the assembly and operating manual the last few days. I like to contest using FSK RTTY. Looks like the only way to get the FSK from the computer to the radio is through the Accessory port on the radio. Looks like there are several other functions that go through the connector. The manual seems a little shy on how to gather all the data from apparently several locations and get it into the connector. Is there a cable available to do that or is one left to their own to fabricate such a spiderweb thing. I applaud the built in interface isolation transformers only to find myself faced with having to engineer and build a break out cable that connects among several pieces of hardware. Do I have this thing all wrong or do I need to start contemplating building a breakout cable? > > Thanks for any help. > > Have a good day and 73. > > Jim, W0EM > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > An example of a rtty cable can be found at http://www.pi4cc.nl/personal/pc2a/k3/ Peter ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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There are a couple of choices. I chose to use a 15-pin Y connector and
plug a microHAM cable on one side of the Y and a Top Ten Devices Band Decoder on the other. Another choice is a little breakout board with connectors for leads. And of course you can make up your own cable. All of these have been discussed on this forum. 73 de Dick, K6KR Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2009, at 4:51 PM, Jim Harris <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > I have a K3 on it's way form Aptos that will arrive Tuesday, Sept > 8th.....would have here today except for a minor hiccup. But, not > complaining....just a lesson in patience. I've been worrying over > the assembly and operating manual the last few days. I like to > contest using FSK RTTY. Looks like the only way to get the FSK from > the computer to the radio is through the Accessory port on the > radio. Looks like there are several other functions that go through > the connector. The manual seems a little shy on how to gather all > the data from apparently several locations and get it into the > connector. Is there a cable available to do that or is one left to > their own to fabricate such a spiderweb thing. I applaud the built > in interface isolation transformers only to find myself faced with > having to engineer and build a break out cable that connects among > several pieces of hardware. Do I have this thing all wrong or do I > need to start contemplating building a breakout cable? > > Thanks for any help. > > Have a good day and 73. > > Jim, W0EM > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Welcome to the K3 world Jim. I have used the one transistor interface
from the MMTTY "help files" built into a "D" plug. It uses 1 x NPN transistor (any small signal one will do), 2 x resistors and 2 x diodes. I no longer use the MMTTY program but recall not needing a PTT connection, only the FSK one (from memory the PTT can be done via serial cable, the normal one used for used for programming and logging between the PC and the K3). I have a multi serial card in my PC so there is no shortage of proper serial connections. I no longer use MMTTY, but use Ham Radio Deluxe for sound card data modes and that program only needs the serial cable and 2 x 3.5mm stereo cables between sound card and K3 (the audio input on the K3 is "mono" but the stereo cables work just fine). Above all else, there is no need to rush out buying interfaces... 73 Dave, G4AON K3/100 #80 ----------------- I have a K3 on it's way form Aptos that will arrive Tuesday, Sept 8th.....would have here today except for a minor hiccup. But, not complaining....just a lesson in patience. I've been worrying over the assembly and operating manual the last few days. I like to contest using FSK RTTY. Looks like the only way to get the FSK from the computer to the radio is through the Accessory port on the radio. Looks like there are several other functions that go through the connector. The manual seems a little shy on how to gather all the data from apparently several locations and get it into the connector. Is there a cable available to do that or is one left to their own to fabricate such a spiderweb thing. I applaud the built in interface isolation transformers only to find myself faced with having to engineer and build a break out cable that connects among several pieces of hardware. Do I have this thing all wrong or do I need to start contemplating building a breakout cable? Thanks for any help. Have a good day and 73. Jim, W0EM ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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