Hi.
Personally, for as many buttons as there are on the TS2000S, I find it very
convenient to bring those four functions out on the microphone. They are
the four things I want to do quickly without a lot of fumbling around.
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 09:08 PM 3/3/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>Funny, I get all that just by reaching over to the front of the radio. But,
>I never use a hand mic unless I have to.
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>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 8:26 PM
>Subject: Re: building a box for function keys
>
>
> > Hi Colin.
> >
> > I actually use all four PF keys on my TS2000S. PF1 = Speak Frequency
> > Info,
> > PF2 = Speak S meter reading; PF3 = Open Squelch, and PF4 = Listen on
> > transmit frequency (I forgot what Kenwood calls those last two
> > functions). I like being to listen on the input of a repeater with PF4
> > nearly as much as being able to listen to my S meter reading and my
> > frequency info. So, I guess I'd want all four PF keys.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> > At 01:04 AM 3/3/2008 -0700, you wrote:
> >>The idea is to build a box that has control over the four buttons
> >>typically
> >>found at the top of an MC45 type hand mike.
> >>These are the PF key, vfo, call and MR.
> >>RE assignable on most radios to perform various functions.
> >>If a person uses a desk mike with either the kenwood dual band mobile
> >>rigs,
> >>or any of the HF rigs that offer both S meter and freq read out, then the
> >>operator is limited to the use of a single function key, the one on the
> >>radio.
> >>This means you must assign either the freq readout, or S meter read out to
> >>that single PF key, not allowing for both to be simaltaniously programmed.
> >>This is only if you use a desk mike, or a microphone that does not have
> >>the
> >>four function keys.
> >>this is how these functions are performed electronically using 3 pins of
> >>the
> >>mike jack:
> >>This is a listing for the mc45DM mikes, but I would suspect that the
> >>resister values are universal for most kenwood radios.
> >>This shows the pinout for an RJ45, not an 8 pin kenwood din jack like on
> >>the ts2000.
> >>The pinout for the ts2000 would likely be something like pin 3 and pin
> >>four
> >>shorter to either pin 6, or pin 8, which is PTT or chassis ground.
> >>
> >>
> >>Resistance value
> >>between pin 6 and pin 8
> >>between pin 6 and pin 1
> >>0 ohm
> >>UP
> >>DWN
> >>22 kohm
> >>CALL
> >>MR
> >>100 kohm
> >>VFO
> >>PF
> >>
> >>Personally, I very rarely use more then two function keys on my mc45DM and
> >>the ts2000. I use two of the keys for S meter reading and freq readout.
> >>So, for me, I would simply reassign the VFO key for freq read out, and the
> >>PF key for S meter readout in the rigs menus, and then use a 100K ohm
> >>resister on a two way mini momentary toggles switch, or some other sort of
> >>microswitch with a two way momentary set up. Basically you short pin 8 to
> >>pin 6 through a 100K resister to obtain the VFO function switch, and short
> >>pin 1 to pin 6 through a 100K resister to obtain the PF keys function.
> >>I suspect that pin 6 is chassis ground, but perhaps not since there is one
> >>more pin for a typical 8 pin round jack settup that doesn't appear to have
> >>a
> >>function, which might be that of controlling the function keys.
> >>
> >>A small hamond box, with an 8 pin standard din jack, or perhaps with the
> >>RJ45, one for input, one for out put, would fit the bill just nicely.
> >>Now, how to implement a DTMF pad hmmmm.
> >>While I'm at it, I might as well put in an XLR jack for a studio
> >>microphone, a PTT switch, and a jack for a foot switch.
> >>But of course, that would mean a relay, and an audio isolation
> >>transformer.
> >>
> >>any thoughts are welcome on what I have outlined here.
> >>
> >>73
> >>Colin, V A6BKX
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> > Louis Kim Kline
> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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