rig control

[Randy Johnson-8]

I have been able to connect my IC-756PROII to the Ham Radio Deluxe rig control software but when I hook up the K2 cable it will not connect.  

I use the N3FJP logging and contest programs and none of them are able to poll the rig either. Nor could I connect with N1MM.

Ideas?

Randy W6SJ  K24878

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[Don Nesbitt]

Hi Randy - no solution here but just a couple of thoughts of things to
check/try - I'm using both HRD and N1MM quite nicely with my K2.

Did the KIO2 ever work?

Is the "special" KIO2 cable properly constructed?

Check that the port is actually on in the K2 menu

Check that the KIO2 is actually working by using the terminal program as
described in the manual - possible that the little bitty choke in the KIO2
is blown??

Check the settings of your COM port using the windows (I'm assuming you are
using windows here) device manager to see that you actually are using an
active and available COM port (for instance, on one computer I use a USB to
serial converter and windows places that resulting port at COM4)

I've found that setting N1MM to 1 stop bit works as well or better than the
2 stop bits that seem to be the default.

Unless there is something very exotic about your setup, there is a solution
to this vexing problem!

73 es gud dxing -- Don N4HH, K2/100 #2028, KAT100, K1 # 1456, etc, etc!




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From: "Randy Johnson" <[hidden email]>
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Subject: [Elecraft] rig control


I have been able to connect my IC-756PROII to the Ham Radio Deluxe rig
control software but when I hook up the K2 cable it will not connect.

I use the N3FJP logging and contest programs and none of them are able to
poll the rig either. Nor could I connect with N1MM.

Ideas?

Randy W6SJ  K24878

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[Gregg R. Lengling]

Are you using the K2 cable that you built with your rig, if not you are not
connecting properly. You can't use any old RS232 cable as they are
different.  I've been using my K2 with HRD for a long time with no problems.

Gregg R. Lengling, W9DHI, Un-Retired
K2/100 SN 3075
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy Johnson" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 3:28 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] rig control


I have been able to connect my IC-756PROII to the Ham Radio Deluxe rig
control software but when I hook up the K2 cable it will not connect.

I use the N3FJP logging and contest programs and none of them are able to
poll the rig either. Nor could I connect with N1MM.

Ideas?

Randy W6SJ  K24878

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[Bill Steffey NY9H]

me too...   works great...

Got to spend some good time visiting with Simon at the FDIM / QRP
thing at Dayton.

bill

At 07:56 AM 8/30/2005, Gregg R. Lengling wrote:

>Are you using the K2 cable that you built with your rig, if not you
>are not connecting properly. You can't use any old RS232 cable as
>they are different.  I've been using my K2 with HRD for a long time
>with no problems.
>
>Gregg R. Lengling, W9DHI, Un-Retired
>K2/100 SN 3075
>h

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[Bill Coleman-2]

On Aug 30, 2005, at 4:28 AM, Randy Johnson wrote:

> I use the N3FJP logging and contest programs and none of them are  
> able to poll the rig either. Nor could I connect with N1MM.

I had some trouble with N1MM at Field Day. I had tested with the  
K2/100 before then, but when I got to the site the night before FD,  
it didn't work. It took a considerable amount of troubleshooting to  
figure out the problem.

Turned out, there were two issues. First, condensation had built up  
in the K2/100 overnight, and this caused several high-impedance  
circuits, like the display and the AGC to malfunction.

Second, the K2/100 wasn't receiving the signals from the laptop. The  
lack of receive was due to two factors - a bit of burnt flux between  
a couple of the DB-9 pins, and an unsoldered pin on the MAX232 chip.  
(!) I'd been using the K2/100 for a year and a half before I noticed  
that.

Make sure the K2 is transmitting and receiving, and the computer as  
well. You can verify that the K2 is transmitting by hitting the  
Display button while the PORT menu is being edited.


Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: [hidden email]
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