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Courtney Judd

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I am posting this as an update and recommendation on how I got all my
electronics playing correctly together. I recently bought a new Elecraft
KPA1500 amplifier and wanted it to work seamlessly with my FTdx5000 and
microHam Keyer 2. Just not enough serial ports to go around; thought I
could fix up some work arounds but just didn't work. Then I found the
S-BOX by N6TV.... Bob has this remarkable device available.... looked at
it and bought it with the correct cables.... plug and play. Now the amp
and tuner follow the radio correctly and the Keyer 2 does it's thing
with DX4WIN and Writelog. The S-BOX works as advertised, is a quality
product and Bob is there for any help! Show me as a happy camper. If you
have any interest check this out:

The *S-BOX* <https://bit.ly/S-BOX> and *S-BOX-USB* are passive *serial port*
splitters that make it easy to connect multiple devices to *any* compatible
transceiver with a serial port. When connected through the S-BOX, every
device can follow the transceiver frequency, automatically changing bands
and/or retuning.

Feel free to ask any questions of me that you might have or Bob can put
you on the right path for sure! 73's Cort K4WI
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Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Re: update

The S-Box is completely unnecessary ...

Configure the KPA-1500 to work with an *ICOM* transceiver (CI-V data)
and configure MK II to output CI-V data on the *AUX CI-V* jack (rear
panel). The concept is identical to use of an Icom PW1 amplifier
with MK II as described in the application note "Using the Icom PW-1"
<http://microham-usa.com/store/cmspage.php?page_id=27> on the support
page at www.microHAM-USA.com/Support.html.

73,

... Joe, W4TV

On 2018-08-28 1:30 PM, Courtney Judd wrote:

> I am posting this as an update and recommendation on how I got all my
> electronics playing correctly together. I recently bought a new Elecraft
> KPA1500 amplifier and wanted it to work seamlessly with my FTdx5000 and
> microHam Keyer 2. Just not enough serial ports to go around; thought I
> could fix up some work arounds but just didn't work. Then I found the
> S-BOX by N6TV.... Bob has this remarkable device available.... looked at
> it and bought it with the correct cables.... plug and play. Now the amp
> and tuner follow the radio correctly and the Keyer 2 does it's thing
> with DX4WIN and Writelog. The S-BOX works as advertised, is a quality
> product and Bob is there for any help! Show me as a happy camper. If you
> have any interest check this out:
>
> The *S-BOX* <https://bit.ly/S-BOX> and *S-BOX-USB* are passive *serial
> port*
> splitters that make it easy to connect multiple devices to *any* compatible
> transceiver with a serial port. When connected through the S-BOX, every
> device can follow the transceiver frequency, automatically changing bands
> and/or retuning.
>
> Feel free to ask any questions of me that you might have or Bob can put
> you on the right path for sure! 73's Cort K4WI
>

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Bob Wilson, N6TV

Re: update

Though that would probably work, I think it's very confusing and
counter-intuitive to program an Elecraft amplifier to use an Icom protocol
to communicate with a Yaesu transceiver by relying on a microHAM microKEYER
to translate the Yaesu CAT commands to equivalent ICOM CI-V commands.

Note that both the KPA500 and KAT500 can also work through an S-BOX the
same way, following the Yaesu transceiver. Unlike the KPA1500, these older
Elecraft devices cannot handle CI-V (only Icom "Band Voltage", which has
limitations on WARC bands).

The S-BOX offers a more straightforward approach: just tell the Elecraft
amp. to use Yaesu serial protocol to communicate with your modern Yaesu
transceiver. Additional serial devices can also connect to the S-BOX in
the future, with no custom cables required.

Cort is still using the microKEYER, he's just passing the serial traffic
through the S-BOX to the radio, so other devices, like the KPA1500, can
"tap in."

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 11:52 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> The S-Box is completely unnecessary ...
>
> Configure the KPA-1500 to work with an *ICOM* transceiver (CI-V data)
> and configure MK II to output CI-V data on the *AUX CI-V* jack (rear
> panel). The concept is identical to use of an Icom PW1 amplifier
> with MK II as described in the application note "Using the Icom PW-1"
> <http://microham-usa.com/store/cmspage.php?page_id=27> on the support
> page at www.microHAM-USA.com/Support.html.
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 2018-08-28 1:30 PM, Courtney Judd wrote:
>
>> I am posting this as an update and recommendation on how I got all my
>> electronics playing correctly together. I recently bought a new Elecraft
>> KPA1500 amplifier and wanted it to work seamlessly with my FTdx5000 and
>> microHam Keyer 2. Just not enough serial ports to go around; thought I
>> could fix up some work arounds but just didn't work. Then I found the S-BOX
>> by N6TV.... Bob has this remarkable device available.... looked at it and
>> bought it with the correct cables.... plug and play. Now the amp and tuner
>> follow the radio correctly and the Keyer 2 does it's thing with DX4WIN and
>> Writelog. The S-BOX works as advertised, is a quality product and Bob is
>> there for any help! Show me as a happy camper. If you have any interest
>> check this out:
>>
>> The *S-BOX* <https://bit.ly/S-BOX> and *S-BOX-USB* are passive *serial
>> port*
>> splitters that make it easy to connect multiple devices to *any*
>> compatible
>> transceiver with a serial port. When connected through the S-BOX, every
>> device can follow the transceiver frequency, automatically changing bands
>> and/or retuning.
>>
>> Feel free to ask any questions of me that you might have or Bob can put
>> you on the right path for sure! 73's Cort K4WI
>>
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