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LA8OKA

[KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?
This could be usefull in a SO2R contest operating environment, Multi-Multi contest operating environment and on DXpeditions.

(For those of you that aren't familiar with the Kenwood Master/Slave, it is a system consisting of 2 Kenwood transceivers, where one transceiver is set-up as a master and the other is set-up as a slave, the transceivers are connected with an serial cable, and this set-up alows transfering of the operating frequency from the master transceiver to the slave transceiver.
But what have all this Kenwood-stuff to do with Elecraft, you may ask? It's because Kenwood transceivers and Elecraft transceivers both use the Kenwood protokol, they speak the same language you may say.)

Martin Storli
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wayne burdick

Re: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

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Martin,

The KX3 and K3 do not support Kenwood's master/slave protocol.
However, they do support different variations of Elecraft's own master/
slave protocol. This allows "remote-rig" operation with various
different hardware configurations.

The K3 version of the protocol is extremely fast, and provides
virtually 100% emulation of a remote K3 by a local (terminal) K3.

The KX3 implementation is at present experimental, but it will provide
limited control of a KX3, K3, or K2 (only VFOs, mode, bandwidth, and
RIT). I posted on this topic in detail quite recently.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On Sep 10, 2012, at 5:09 AM, Martin Storli - LA8OKA wrote:

> Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?
> This could be usefull in a SO2R contest operating environment, Multi-
> Multi contest operating environment and on DXpeditions.
>
> (For those of you that aren't familiar with the Kenwood Master/
> Slave, it is a system consisting of 2 Kenwood transceivers, where
> one transceiver is set-up as a master and the other is set-up as a
> slave, the transceivers are connected with an serial cable, and this
> set-up alows transfering of the operating frequency from the master
> transceiver to the slave transceiver.
> But what have all this Kenwood-stuff to do with Elecraft, you may
> ask? It's because Kenwood transceivers and Elecraft transceivers
> both use the Kenwood protokol, they speak the same language you may
> say.)
>
> Martin Storli
> LA8OKA
> Oslo, Norway
>
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> http://www.arcticpeak.com/radio.htm
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LA8OKA

Vedr: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

Many thanks Wayne!

I have read that post but I didn't realize at the time what I could do with it. :-)
(Wayne post so others don't need to do a search: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-use-as-a-k3-remote-rig-td7562242.html#a7562268 )

The reason I asked about the Kenwood Master/Slave is of course because I have some Kenwoods on the table.
But the Autoinformation may be better for my intended use, since no pushing on buttons are necesarry.

What I want to try out is to use the KX3 as a panadapter with my TS-2000X or TS-590 as transmitters (because they have 100 watt, and the PA for the KX3 isn't ready), and to do so, the KX3 needs to follow the frequency on the Kenwood transceiver.

Remote control of my K2 is also very interesting. :-) I must try that when I have time!

But the post only describes what to do on the controlling KX3, what needs to be done in order for the KX3 to receive frequency information?

Martin Storli
LA8OKA
Oslo, Norway

ARCTICPEAK's Radio pages!
http://www.arcticpeak.com/radio.htm

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Emne: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

Martin,

The KX3 and K3 do not support Kenwood's master/slave protocol. However, they do support different variations of Elecraft's own master/slave protocol. This allows "remote-rig" operation with various different hardware configurations.

The K3 version of the protocol is extremely fast, and provides virtually 100% emulation of a remote K3 by a local (terminal) K3.

The KX3 implementation is at present experimental, but it will provide limited control of a KX3, K3, or K2 (only VFOs, mode, bandwidth, and RIT). I posted on this topic in detail quite recently.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On Sep 10, 2012, at 5:09 AM, Martin Storli - LA8OKA wrote:

> Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?
> This could be usefull in a SO2R contest operating environment, Multi-Multi contest operating environment and on DXpeditions.
>
> (For those of you that aren't familiar with the Kenwood Master/Slave, it is a system consisting of 2 Kenwood transceivers, where one transceiver is set-up as a master and the other is set-up as a slave, the transceivers are connected with an serial cable, and this set-up alows transfering of the operating frequency from the master transceiver to the slave transceiver.
> But what have all this Kenwood-stuff to do with Elecraft, you may ask? It's because Kenwood transceivers and Elecraft transceivers both use the Kenwood protokol, they speak the same language you may say.)
>
> Martin Storli
> LA8OKA
> Oslo, Norway
>
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> http://www.arcticpeak.com/radio.htm
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Holger Schurig-2

Re: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

In reply to this post by LA8OKA

I don't know about this protocol, but Wayne recently wrote in this
mailing list about something that might be what you mean.

Search in the KX3 manual and in this mailing list for the AUTOINF menu
entry, option RIG CTRL.
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Re: Vedr: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

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> But the post only describes what to do on the controlling KX3, what needs to be
> done in order for the KX3 to receive frequency information?

I'd say ... "nothing".

If the baudrates match and the NULL-modem cable is correct, then the
KX3 sends just normal commands whenever something changes. E.g. you
change VFO A via knob, then the KX3 sends the proper FA command, that
would change the VFO A on the other rig.

Maybe you first install some Serial Terminal program and watch what
happens when you select this menu entry :-)
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Holger Schurig-2

Re: Vedr: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

A post note:

I didn't yet use that menu entry, but I played a bit with the AI1; and
AI2; serial commands, which I think are similar.

73
Holger, DH3HS
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Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Re: Vedr: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

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> But the post only describes what to do on the controlling KX3, what
> needs to be done in order for the KX3 to receive frequency
> information?

The panadapter software would need to directly control the KX3 based on
the primary transceiver's operating frequency (with or without an IF
offset). It needs to translate the Kenwood "auto-information" (or
frequency polling) data to the appropriate"FA" commands to set the KX3
receive frequency as necessary to track the primary transceiver. This
is no different than slaving a Flex-1500, Perseus, SDR-IQ, etc. to
any other transceiver using an RF splitter ("on frequency" panadapter
- 1500, Perseus, SDR-IQ, etc.) or an IF tap ("IF" panadapter - LP-Pan,
P3, Softrock, SDR-IQ with Spectravue, etc.).

73,

... Joe, W4TV

On 9/10/2012 11:07 AM, Martin Storli - LA8OKA wrote:

> Many thanks Wayne!
>
> I have read that post but I didn't realize at the time what I could do with it. :-)
> (Wayne post so others don't need to do a search: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-use-as-a-k3-remote-rig-td7562242.html#a7562268 )
>
> The reason I asked about the Kenwood Master/Slave is of course because I have some Kenwoods on the table.
> But the Autoinformation may be better for my intended use, since no pushing on buttons are necesarry.
>
> What I want to try out is to use the KX3 as a panadapter with my TS-2000X or TS-590 as transmitters (because they have 100 watt, and the PA for the KX3 isn't ready), and to do so, the KX3 needs to follow the frequency on the Kenwood transceiver.
>
> Remote control of my K2 is also very interesting. :-) I must try that when I have time!
>
> But the post only describes what to do on the controlling KX3, what needs to be done in order for the KX3 to receive frequency information?
>
> Martin Storli
> LA8OKA
> Oslo, Norway
>
> ARCTICPEAK's Radio pages!
> http://www.arcticpeak.com/radio.htm
>
>
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> Fra: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]>
> Til: Martin Storli - LA8OKA <[hidden email]>
> Kopi: "[hidden email]" <[hidden email]>
> Sendt: Mandag, 10. september 2012 16.45
> Emne: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?
>
> Martin,
>
> The KX3 and K3 do not support Kenwood's master/slave protocol. However, they do support different variations of Elecraft's own master/slave protocol. This allows "remote-rig" operation with various different hardware configurations.
>
> The K3 version of the protocol is extremely fast, and provides virtually 100% emulation of a remote K3 by a local (terminal) K3.
>
> The KX3 implementation is at present experimental, but it will provide limited control of a KX3, K3, or K2 (only VFOs, mode, bandwidth, and RIT). I posted on this topic in detail quite recently.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
> On Sep 10, 2012, at 5:09 AM, Martin Storli - LA8OKA wrote:
>
>> Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?
>> This could be usefull in a SO2R contest operating environment, Multi-Multi contest operating environment and on DXpeditions.
>>
>> (For those of you that aren't familiar with the Kenwood Master/Slave, it is a system consisting of 2 Kenwood transceivers, where one transceiver is set-up as a master and the other is set-up as a slave, the transceivers are connected with an serial cable, and this set-up alows transfering of the operating frequency from the master transceiver to the slave transceiver.
>> But what have all this Kenwood-stuff to do with Elecraft, you may ask? It's because Kenwood transceivers and Elecraft transceivers both use the Kenwood protokol, they speak the same language you may say.)
>>
>> Martin Storli
>> LA8OKA
>> Oslo, Norway
>>
>> ARCTICPEAK's Radio pages!
>> http://www.arcticpeak.com/radio.htm
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wayne burdick

Re: Vedr: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

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In reply to this post by Holger Schurig-2

AI1 and AI2 modes are extremely slow, not suited to rig control in my
opinion.

For the KX3 we've created a new protocol, AI4, which is much faster
(although not as fast or comprehensive as the K3-to-K3 protocol). In
addition to using the menu entry, you can put a KX3 into "terminal"
mode by sending it an "AI4;" command. Once the KX3 is in this mode, it
sends control activations to a remote KX3, K3, or K2 immediately, and
is *almost* like being there :)

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On Sep 10, 2012, at 8:32 AM, Holger Schurig wrote:

> A post note:
>
> I didn't yet use that menu entry, but I played a bit with the AI1; and
> AI2; serial commands, which I think are similar.
>
> 73
> Holger, DH3HS

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LA8OKA

Vedr: Vedr: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

In reply to this post by LA8OKA

I Just tryed this now, and wow, this is cool!!

I now have a remote panel (the KX3) for my TS-590!! :-)

I can now tune and change modes on my TS-590 from the KX3.

But the KX3 turns of all the receive/transmit functionality so I didn't got any panadapter, and I can't use any of the other unik features of the KX3, so I'm only halfway there.
And it only goes one way, so tuning the TS-590 will not tune the KX3. I haven't yet tryed on the K2 (need to make a new cable for that), but I guess it's the same.
If I dare suggest a new meny option who lets the RX/TX on the KX3 remain on, I will get about 90% to the target. :-)
(The remaining is 5% antenna switching, which is easy http://www.herostechnology.co.uk/pages/RF_Filters/filters.html#SPLTBYP and 5% for leting the TS-590 control the KX3, the last 5 % I can't see any easy sollution for.)

Martin Storli
LA8OKA
Oslo, Norway

ARCTICPEAK's Radio pages!
http://www.arcticpeak.com/radio.htm

Fra: Martin Storli - LA8OKA <[hidden email]>
Til: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]>; Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]>
Sendt: Mandag, 10. september 2012 17.07
Emne: [Elecraft] Vedr: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

Many thanks Wayne!

I have read that post but I didn't realize at the time what I could do with it. :-)
(Wayne post so others don't need to do a search: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-use-as-a-k3-remote-rig-td7562242.html#a7562268 )

The reason I asked about the Kenwood Master/Slave is of course because I have some Kenwoods on the table.
But the Autoinformation may be better for my intended use, since no pushing on buttons are necesarry.

What I want to try out is to use the KX3 as a panadapter with my TS-2000X or TS-590 as transmitters (because they have 100 watt, and the PA for the KX3 isn't ready), and to do so, the KX3 needs to follow the frequency on the Kenwood transceiver.

Remote control of my K2 is also very interesting. :-) I must try that when I have time!

But the post only describes what to do on the controlling KX3, what needs to be done in order for the KX3 to receive frequency information?

Martin Storli
LA8OKA
Oslo, Norway

ARCTICPEAK's Radio pages!
http://www.arcticpeak.com/radio.htm

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Sendt: Mandag, 10. september 2012 16.45
Emne: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

Martin,

The KX3 and K3 do not support Kenwood's master/slave protocol. However, they do support different variations of Elecraft's own master/slave protocol. This allows "remote-rig" operation with various different hardware configurations.

The K3 version of the protocol is extremely fast, and provides virtually 100% emulation of a remote K3 by a local (terminal) K3.

The KX3 implementation is at present experimental, but it will provide limited control of a KX3, K3, or K2 (only VFOs, mode, bandwidth, and RIT). I posted on this topic in detail quite recently.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On Sep 10, 2012, at 5:09 AM, Martin Storli - LA8OKA wrote:

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wayne burdick

Re: Vedr: Vedr: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

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Hi Martin,

I'm glad you're finding this feature promising. It is still very much
in the experimental phase, and I won't be making further changes to it
for quite awhile. But I'll save your suggestions.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On Sep 10, 2012, at 1:12 PM, Martin Storli - LA8OKA wrote:

> I Just tryed this now, and wow, this is cool!!
>
> I now have a remote panel (the KX3) for my TS-590!! :-)
>
> I can now tune and change modes on my TS-590 from the KX3.
>
> But the KX3 turns of all the receive/transmit functionality so I
> didn't got any panadapter, and I can't use any of the other unik
> features of the KX3, so I'm only halfway there.
> And it only goes one way, so tuning the TS-590 will not tune the
> KX3. I haven't yet tryed on the K2 (need to make a new cable for
> that), but I guess it's the same.
> If I dare suggest a new meny option who lets the RX/TX on the KX3
> remain on, I will get about 90% to the target. :-)
> (The remaining is 5% antenna switching, which is easy http://www.herostechnology.co.uk/pages/RF_Filters/filters.html#SPLTBYP
> and 5% for leting the TS-590 control the KX3, the last 5 % I can't
> see any easy sollution for.)
>
>
> Martin Storli
> LA8OKA
> Oslo, Norway
>
> ARCTICPEAK's Radio pages!
> http://www.arcticpeak.com/radio.htm
>
> Fra: Martin Storli - LA8OKA <[hidden email]>
> Til: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]>; Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]
> >
> Sendt: Mandag, 10. september 2012 17.07
> Emne: [Elecraft] Vedr: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/
> Slave connection?
>
> Many thanks Wayne!
>
> I have read that post but I didn't realize at the time what I could
> do with it. :-)
> (Wayne post so others don't need to do a search: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-use-as-a-k3-remote-rig-td7562242.html#a7562268
> )
>
> The reason I asked about the Kenwood Master/Slave is of course
> because I have some Kenwoods on the table.
> But the Autoinformation may be better for my intended use, since no
> pushing on buttons are necesarry.
>
> What I want to try out is to use the KX3 as a panadapter with my
> TS-2000X or TS-590 as transmitters (because they have 100 watt, and
> the PA for the KX3 isn't ready), and to do so, the KX3 needs to
> follow the frequency on the Kenwood transceiver.
>
> Remote control of my K2 is also very interesting. :-) I must try
> that when I have time!
>
> But the post only describes what to do on the controlling KX3, what
> needs to be done in order for the KX3 to receive frequency
> information?
>
> Martin Storli
> LA8OKA
> Oslo, Norway
>
> ARCTICPEAK's Radio pages!
> http://www.arcticpeak.com/radio.htm
>
>
> ________________________________
> Fra: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]>
> Til: Martin Storli - LA8OKA <[hidden email]>
> Kopi: "[hidden email]" <[hidden email]>
> Sendt: Mandag, 10. september 2012 16.45
> Emne: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/
> Slave connection?
>
> Martin,
>
> The KX3 and K3 do not support Kenwood's master/slave protocol.
> However, they do support different variations of Elecraft's own
> master/slave protocol. This allows "remote-rig" operation with
> various different hardware configurations.
>
> The K3 version of the protocol is extremely fast, and provides
> virtually 100% emulation of a remote K3 by a local (terminal) K3.
>
> The KX3 implementation is at present experimental, but it will
> provide limited control of a KX3, K3, or K2 (only VFOs, mode,
> bandwidth, and RIT). I posted on this topic in detail quite recently.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
> On Sep 10, 2012, at 5:09 AM, Martin Storli - LA8OKA wrote:
>
> > Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?
> > This could be usefull in a SO2R contest operating environment,
> Multi-Multi contest operating environment and on DXpeditions.
> >
> > (For those of you that aren't familiar with the Kenwood Master/
> Slave, it is a system consisting of 2 Kenwood transceivers, where
> one transceiver is set-up as a master and the other is set-up as a
> slave, the transceivers are connected with an serial cable, and this
> set-up alows transfering of the operating frequency from the master
> transceiver to the slave transceiver.
> > But what have all this Kenwood-stuff to do with Elecraft, you may
> ask? It's because Kenwood transceivers and Elecraft transceivers
> both use the Kenwood protokol, they speak the same language you may
> say.)
> >
> > Martin Storli
> > LA8OKA
> > Oslo, Norway
> >
> > ARCTICPEAK's Radio pages!
> > http://www.arcticpeak.com/radio.htm
> > ______________________________________________________________
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LA8OKA

Vedr: Vedr: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

In reply to this post by Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Yes, Joe, you're right about that, and the HDSDR software does just that, it works very well on the KX3. :-)
I used it during this weekend WAE SSB contest and it worked very well, it was quite easy to see the stations calling, even the weaker stations calling in between the big guns.
Using this I was able to work stations as close as 550 Hz, the TS-590 and the KX3 is pretty good receivers so it was not too difficult to copy stations that where close.
It did however affected the QSO-rate, hi, hi. A warning to others, if you plan to do well in a contest, DO NOT get a new toy a few days before the contest, hi, hi!!

Martin Storli
LA8OKA
Oslo, Norway

ARCTICPEAK's Radio pages!
http://www.arcticpeak.com/radio.htm

Fra: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <[hidden email]>
Til: [hidden email]
Sendt: Mandag, 10. september 2012 17.42
Emne: Re: [Elecraft] Vedr: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

> But the post only describes what to do on the controlling KX3, what
> needs to be done in order for the KX3 to receive frequency
> information?

The panadapter software would need to directly control the KX3 based on
the primary transceiver's operating frequency (with or without an IF
offset). It needs to translate the Kenwood "auto-information" (or
frequency polling) data to the appropriate"FA" commands to set the KX3
receive frequency as necessary to track the primary transceiver. This
is no different than slaving a Flex-1500, Perseus, SDR-IQ, etc. to
any other transceiver using an RF splitter ("on frequency" panadapter
- 1500, Perseus, SDR-IQ, etc.) or an IF tap ("IF" panadapter - LP-Pan,
P3, Softrock, SDR-IQ with Spectravue, etc.).

73,

... Joe, W4TV

On 9/10/2012 11:07 AM, Martin Storli - LA8OKA wrote:

> Many thanks Wayne!
>
> I have read that post but I didn't realize at the time what I could do with it. :-)
> (Wayne post so others don't need to do a search: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-use-as-a-k3-remote-rig-td7562242.html#a7562268 )
>
> The reason I asked about the Kenwood Master/Slave is of course because I have some Kenwoods on the table.
> But the Autoinformation may be better for my intended use, since no pushing on buttons are necesarry.
>
> What I want to try out is to use the KX3 as a panadapter with my TS-2000X or TS-590 as transmitters (because they have 100 watt, and the PA for the KX3 isn't ready), and to do so, the KX3 needs to follow the frequency on the Kenwood transceiver.
>
> Remote control of my K2 is also very interesting. :-) I must try that when I have time!
>
> But the post only describes what to do on the controlling KX3, what needs to be done in order for the KX3 to receive frequency information?
>
> Martin Storli
> LA8OKA
> Oslo, Norway
>
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> Emne: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?
>
> Martin,
>
> The KX3 and K3 do not support Kenwood's master/slave protocol. However, they do support different variations of Elecraft's own master/slave protocol. This allows "remote-rig" operation with various different hardware configurations.
>
> The K3 version of the protocol is extremely fast, and provides virtually 100% emulation of a remote K3 by a local (terminal) K3.
>
> The KX3 implementation is at present experimental, but it will provide limited control of a KX3, K3, or K2 (only VFOs, mode, bandwidth, and RIT). I posted on this topic in detail quite recently.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
> On Sep 10, 2012, at 5:09 AM, Martin Storli - LA8OKA wrote:
>
>> Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?
>> This could be usefull in a SO2R contest operating environment, Multi-Multi contest operating environment and on DXpeditions.
>>
>> (For those of you that aren't familiar with the Kenwood Master/Slave, it is a system consisting of 2 Kenwood transceivers, where one transceiver is set-up as a master and the other is set-up as a slave, the transceivers are connected with an serial cable, and this set-up alows transfering of the operating frequency from the master transceiver to the slave transceiver.
>> But what have all this Kenwood-stuff to do with Elecraft, you may ask? It's because Kenwood transceivers and Elecraft transceivers both use the Kenwood protokol, they speak the same language you may say.)
>>
>> Martin Storli
>> LA8OKA
>> Oslo, Norway
>>
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Re: Vedr: Vedr: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

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Sell your TS-590 and buy a K3, and you've covered the remaining halfway :)

73, Thomas M0TRN

On 10 September 2012 21:12, Martin Storli - LA8OKA <[hidden email]>wrote:

LA8OKA

Vedr: Vedr: Vedr: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

Well, not realy, unless I can receive on the KX3 and transmitt on the K3, but with the K3 the P3 will probably be a better sollution anyway. :-)
As tempting as a K3 may be, this years radio quota is used. (I'm married, hi, hi... :-)

Martin Storli
LA8OKA
Oslo, Norway

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Fra: Thomas Horsten <[hidden email]>
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Sendt: Mandag, 10. september 2012 22.22
Emne: Re: [Elecraft] Vedr: Vedr: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

Sell your TS-590 and buy a K3, and you've covered the remaining halfway :)

73, Thomas M0TRN

On 10 September 2012 21:12, Martin Storli - LA8OKA <[hidden email]> wrote:

I Just tryed this now, and wow, this is cool!!
>
>I now have a remote panel (the KX3) for my TS-590!! :-)
>
>I can now tune and change modes on my TS-590 from the KX3.
>
>But the KX3 turns of all the receive/transmit functionality so I didn't got any panadapter, and I can't use any of the other unik features of the KX3, so I'm only halfway there.
>
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Vedr: Vedr: Vedr: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

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Yes, please do so, because this will be a much more elegant sollution than the one I got working last night.

Martin Storli
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Emne: Re: Vedr: [Elecraft] Vedr: [KX3] Does the KX3 support the Kenwood Master/Slave connection?

Hi Martin,

I'm glad you're finding this feature promising. It is still very much in the experimental phase, and I won't be making further changes to it for quite awhile. But I'll save your suggestions.

73,
Wayne
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