Matt,
I'll mention one more thing. You will probably need a gender changer
for the pc to radio connection. The radio has a 9 pin male and your
cable/adapter will probably have a male plug as well. Plugging male
into male isn't going to work (although I hear it is all the rage in
some circles), so you'll need a gender changer.
Also be sure you aren't using any sort of null modem cable. The
serial connection needs to be "straight through" and not a null modem
type which crosses 2 wires.
Hope you enjoy your new toys, Steve KW3A
On 3/31/2015 7:31 AM, Matthew Chao wrote:
> Exactly what I needed to know! Thanks much.--Matt.
>
> At 09:10 PM 3/30/2015 -0400, you wrote:
>> Matt,
>>
>> If I'm following you on this, when in CW, a long press on the mode
>> button and you will hear "CWR". That swaps sidebands. Another long
>> press to toggle back and you will hear "CW".
>>
>>
>> Most of the USB to serial cables come with a driver CD, but they usually
>> suggest you go to the company's website to download the latest version.
>>
>> I think there are 2 main chipsets in these adapters: Prolific, and one I
>> can't remember. One of them is preferred over the other, but again I
>> don't remember. That's how you know you are getting old, your mind is
>> fuzzy and the top of your head isn't.
>>
>> I'm sure someone here can suggest a good adapter that will work for
>> you. I got mine several years ago and don't remember the brand. Ah,
>> that fuzzy mind again.
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>>
>> On 3/30/2015 8:47 PM, Matthew Chao wrote:
>>> Hi, Steve. Hadn't figured that out. So, for example, if I want to
>>> reverse sideband to send CW to reduce interference, I'd hold down the
>>> mode button to get to the sideband I want?
>>>
>>> As for USB/serial cables, do they come with drivers? Never used
>>> one. The RT Systems seem to want their own software, even after
>>> installing the drivers and not the software; they sell cables without
>>> the software, just the cable drivers. Thanks for the info.--Matt.
>>>
>>> At 07:46 PM 3/30/2015 -0400, you wrote:
>>>> Matt,
>>>>
>>>> Don't know if you got a reply on this or if you have already figured
>>>> this out yourself. I have a 480 here, but haven't played around with
>>>> it in a long time. As you hit the mode button to toggle through modes,
>>>> doing a long press on AM will change to FM, and a long press on USB
>>>> will change to LSB, and back again. Short presses will toggle between
>>>> AM/FM, USB/LSB, CW/CWR, and FSK/FSKR, and the long presses will
>>>> switch between the 2 modes in each pair.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure about the cable you have, if there is something particular
>>>> about it or not. I've used regular USB to serial converters on 3
>>>> Kenwood HF radios with no problems.
>>>>
>>>> You need to be sure that baud rate in the radio matches the baud rate
>>>> set in software. I think the Kenwood default is 9600. If you do
>>>> change the baude rate in the radio, the radio must be turned off and
>>>> turned on again for that change to take effect.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck, hope to see you on the air sometime, Steve KW3A
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 3/30/2015 3:58 PM, Matthew Chao wrote:
>>>>> Hi, Folks. Am getting used to working my TS480SAT, getting
>>>>> comfortable with the controls before my antennas go up. I have a few
>>>>> questions:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. If I want to go to LSB while in CW mode on any band, can I force
>>>>> the rig into that mode? I ask that because I might want to go LSB if
>>>>> I get lots of interference or noise on a given frequency. I noticed
>>>>> that when I was on 20 meters and selecting modes, the rig
>>>> wouldn't go to LSB.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. I plan to try and access some 6-meters around my area, or maybe
>>>>> even 10-meter repeaters. Can I store splits in memories as one would
>>>>> with VHF radios?
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. Finally, I have the interface (USB TO DB-9) cable I bought from
>>>>> RT Systems. It shows up in Device Manager as COM9. However, when I
>>>>> tried to use this cable with the Kenwood ARCP program, it didn't see
>>>>> the radio. Anyone else have trouble with this? I've been reluctant
>>>>> to buy USB to serial cables, because they are not all reliable.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help here regarding the above would be greatly
>>>>> appreciated. Thanks in advance.--Matt, N1IBB/AG
>>>>>
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