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Ya, it's a DB9 female connector on both ends of the cable. I don't know
where I got mine but I have one here from radio shack that's been kicking
around for a long time and I think I must have bought the one I use on
Amazon.com or something. they're not hard to find at all.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: reading swr on kenwood ts570
> Hi Chris.
>
> Is the connector on the back of the TS570 a DB9 Male? If so, the cable to
> go between the serial port and the radio is readily available from Radio
> Shack--I had to pick up on to control the TS2000S, and I suspect they are
> using the same scheme for both radios.
>
> Interesting and valuable information--I wonder if I can do the same thing
> with HyperTerminal on the TS2000S?
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 07:37 PM 11/15/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>>Hello,
>>I've been able to get swr readings from my ts570 using hyper terminal
>>(on windows xp) and a serial cable connecting the rig to a com port.
>>Below is a quick explanation of the process.
>>
>>First, you need to connect your rig to a spare com port on your pc.
>>Unfortunately, the kenwood needs a male connector which means you need
>>to find a 9-pin serial cable with male connectors on each end or use
>>some gender changer adapters.
>>
>>Next, turn on your rig and bring up HyperTerminal and set up a new
>>connection. You'll need to select the com port and port settings (9600
>>baud, n, 8, 1).
>>
>>Now you should be ready to test your connection. They kenwood has a
>>bunch of commands for controlling the rig which can be found in the
>>appendix to the manual. The thing to remember is that each command ends
>>with a semi-colon ";" rather than a new-line or <enter> key.
>>
>>The first thing to try is ask the rig to tell you the current vfo
>>frequency. The command for this is
>>fa;
>>You should see a response on your screen. If not, you probably have a
>>bad connection between your computer and the rig.
>>
>>Next set to power level to 5 watts by entering
>>pc005;pc;
>>The first commands sets the power level while the second reads and
>>displays the power level.
>>
>>Next, tell the rig that you will be reading the swr meter by typing
>>rm1;
>>You will not get a response from this command.
>>
>>Next, put your rig in am mode and press the send button. While
>>transmitting an am carrier you can read the swr by typing
>>rm;
>>You should see something like rm1003 on your screen. This would
>>indicate a 3:1 swr. You can change frequencies while in transmit mode
>>and take readings to determine the approximate point of lowest swr.
>>
>>One thing I forgot to mention is that you probably want to turn off your
>>antenna tuner before measuring. Otherwise you will not get a true
>>reading of the antenna. On the 570 this is done by quickly tapping the
>>att button. You'll hear a click indiacting that the tuner is
>>temporarily disabled.
>>
>>I haven't used the kenwood software, but my guess is that they display
>>the meters as graphics which won't be read by a screenreader.
>>
>>Perhaps some of you have discovered other ways to obtain swr readings
>>(other than using a tw1).
>>
>>73
>>Chris w1gm
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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