[CQ-Contest] Re: ts-850

[Ken Adams]

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