At 10:46 PM 8/27/02 -0400, you wrote:
>I went out and traded my TS-570 for a TS-850. I feel as though I have left
the computer age for the stone age. So here are some questions.
>
First of all, you have acquired a great contest radio!
>1. only have one antenna post I have two antennas comming in there is only
one but I see this recieve antenna mod. Is that just for recieve or can you
transmit on it?
>
The receive mod is for a receive only antenna. You only have 1 SO239
available for
your transmit antenna.
>2. To have this hook into computer for like dxbase and have the vfo band
and mode switched auto matically then what can I use. there is no rs232
port so how do you go about hooking it up then is there a box to buy or what?
>
Kenwood made an interface called the IF232C, but I recommend you build your
own.
See http://www.qth.com/ka9fox/ts850_mods.txt for some good mods, including
the
computer interface.
>3. keying with a contest program what can I use to do this with I have rig
blaster will that do the trick?
>
Check out the W1WEF parallel port interface. It works great and works with
all the
popular contest logging programs, or you can build your own.
>any other useful hints will be usefull thanks much.
>
Go to Google and do a search on "TS850 mods", then enjoy the reading.
Good luck and enjoy the rig.
73, Ken K5KA
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