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#How to connect n1mm logger to elecraft kx3 serial
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#How to connect n1mm logger to elecraft kx3 code

#How to connect n1mm logger to elecraft kx3 full

So – whats in the KY6R Shack? Yes, of course – full of sponsor gear!

The 1:1 baluns I used on this yagi were by my good friend Bob at Balun Designs. I used to have a Force-12 C3SS, and it was an awesome small yagi. Tom and I have been good friends for years, and with Dean Straw, N6BV, have had way too many antennas discussions and antennas modeling and HFTA plotting sessions and discussions to count.Īnd this also means the current owner of Force-12, Bill Hein also is in on the deal – with great antennas that we will use on Heard Island. Next up is my N6BT DXU-32, a 28′ boom yagi from Tom of Force-12 fame who now makes this beauty – and my favorite antenna – best for where I am in the chase – because it gives me 2 elements on 40 and 3 on 20M. Their yagi resin blocks and aluminum plates of all sizes and uses have been used like its nobodies business at KY6R! I just completed building 40 coaxial assemblies for the DX-pedition using DX Engineering tools: I could write several blogs about all of the antennas that I built from scratch using DX Engineering hardware, but you’d have to comb through all the blogs posts at: In this case it was a pair of 40M hatted verticals and a superb 8 position remote switch with killer isolation and two 1:1 baluns that made a Christman Fed end fire and broadside vertical array “sing”. The photo above and link goes back quite a few years where I enthusiastically wanted to share in my DX Success with the DX Engineering gear that I purchased. The KYW command allows concatenating as many messages as you like seamlessly, so that is not a radio side limitation.I’m a “repeat offender” customer of every single one of the VK0EK Sponsors.

the Elecraft KY command can only handle a 26 character message.

Sparing you the exquisite details of everything I tried, here is what the problems are that must be overcome: I then spent most of a perfectly lovely Saturday indoors in front of computer screen, and in the end got it to work… pretty much. Some of the web results I found seemed to indicate that despite N1MM documentation to the contrary, limited support of CAT based CW was possible with the KX3 (thanks K4MTX). I played with this using the KX3 ACC2 input configured for PTT, but could not get it to go.

#How to connect n1mm logger to elecraft kx3 serial

I did have a hardware interface that I had built a while back, that used USB to serial port conversion to toggle the DTR line for keying my Yaesu FT-897. I don’t have a third-party interface handy.

the N1MM documentation specifically states that CW operation via CAT commands is not supported – they suggest the use of third-party hardware interfaces for CWĭang.

#How to connect n1mm logger to elecraft kx3 code

Computer driven CW from the Elecraft Utility program is accomplished through the CAT commands KY and KYW, which instruct the radio to send the accompanying ASCII text as Morse code.the KX3 does not support the DTR/RTS signals needed for hardware CW keying on the ACC1 serial port used for CAT operations.But wouldn’t it be nice to have all those N1MM macro buttons working?Ĭhecking the N1MM documentation, and then some general web searching revealed the following pieces of information: With a few mouse clicks, I had my KX3 connected in SO1V (single operator one VFO) mode, reporting band and frequency changes to the N1MM window. Knowing that this functionality works, I carefully reviewed the N1MM documentation for interface instructions. I have used these tools for updating the rig, but not for actual operation, although the utility program provides CW and digital mode capability. From there it was a slippery slope indeed…Įlecraft provides a USB cable for CAT operation and firmware updates for the KX3, along with a very nice utility program. Reviewing all the capabilities that could be mine if I interfaced my rig ( Elecraft KX3) was sorely tempting, and I began to play with hooking the rig up to the computer. My original intent was to use it for logging only, performing all other functions manually. However for this event I downloaded it, installed it, and got it up and running with a minimum of fuss. N1MM is a very capable program, but one that I have not used in the past. Among other things, it notes that the very popular logging program, N1MM logger, has been updated to include a contest template for the SEQP. The folks running the experiment/event, HamSci, have a very nice resource page for the SEQP.

I made plans to take the day off (Monday August 21) and operate from the alt-QTH in New York’s Southern Tier. So I was really excited to learn about the Solar Eclipse QSO Party, a neat way to participate in some crowd-sourced science from our location in the Northeast, where we will only see a partial eclipse. We did not include plans to travel to view the total eclipse taking place this August, it just didn’t work out with other family obligations scheduled for late this summer.