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SideKar

Decoder Edition

User Manual

rev 1.0

Page 6 of 88

SideKar Decoder Edition Installation

Using optional mounting solutions, the SideKar

Decoder Edition

designed to:

•

Be mounted on the right side of the KX3

•

Be mounted on top of the KX2

•

Sit on a surface (i.e. desktop, rock on a trail) using a

swiveling leg we call a Kickstand

The same SideKar

Decoder Edition

can be mounted on the

KX2 and KX3 just by changing a few simple brackets.

Elecraft KX3 Installation

The SideKar

Decoder Edition

is designed to mount on the right

side of the KX3, above the antenna BNC connector.

1. On the right side of the KX3, remove the black flat head

Philips screw in the upper back position, closest to the
A/B button.

2. Install the supplied shoulder screw and clear washer

(already on the screw) in place of the screw removed.
Do not overtighten. A good fit is when the screw starts
to tighten and you feel more resistance.

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Страница 1: ...SideKar Decoder Edition User Manual rev 1 0 Page 1 of 88 QRPworks SideKar Decoder Edition User Manual...

Страница 2: ...tting 31 Creating and Sending Text Messages 35 Creating and Sending Rig Macros 38 Editing Stored Text Messages Rig Macros 43 Summary of Message Editing Operation 44 Stored Text Message Macro Summary 4...

Страница 3: ...and Time 71 Battery Replacement 72 System Reset 74 Help 74 Compatibility with Other Products 75 Updating the Firmware 78 Technology 78 Support 78 Acknowledgements 78 Troubleshooting Tips 79 Appendix...

Страница 4: ...with a straight key mode using a paddle typing on a keyboard or sending user defined messages from the keyboard It allows you to change the keying mode speed paddle dits dah orientation easily from a...

Страница 5: ...ally populated in the log For Elecraft and QCX rigs it will display the scrolling rig decoded CW both PSK31 PSK63 and RTTY Elecraft text on an 80 character screen with the ability to freeze the incomi...

Страница 6: ...oder Edition can be mounted on the KX2 and KX3 just by changing a few simple brackets Elecraft KX3 Installation The SideKar Decoder Edition is designed to mount on the right side of the KX3 above the...

Страница 7: ...ecoder Edition User Manual rev 1 0 Page 7 of 88 3 Loosen but do not remove the thumbscrew for the KX3 right foot Fold the KX3 foot under the KX3 so it is not extended Install supplied shoulder screw a...

Страница 8: ...the KX3 mounting bracket under the thumbscrew as shown Tighten the thumbscrew so the bracket is snug The bracket edge should be even with the side of the SideKar Decoder Edition Note the bracket is no...

Страница 9: ...1 0 Page 9 of 88 6 Position the SideKar Decoder Edition so the installed shoulder screw on the KX3 is in the round portion of the keyed slot and flat against the KX3 This hole is not used Do Not inser...

Страница 10: ...ntil the notch at the bottom of the SideKar Decoder Edition bracket is under the KX3 s thumbscrew head If the SideKar Decoder Edition hits the BNC connector the bracket is installed backwards Remove i...

Страница 11: ...Edition User Manual rev 1 0 Page 11 of 88 4 Lightly tighten the KX3 thumbscrew and then swing the KX3 foot out to further tighten the foot The SideKar Decoder Edition should now be snug against the s...

Страница 12: ...ition Install 2 supplied thumbscrews into the holes in the back of the KX2 as shown 2 If not already installed install 2 supplied thumbscrews in the bottom outside 2 holes in the SideKar Decoder Editi...

Страница 13: ...0 Page 13 of 88 Short side against the KX2 Long Side against the SideKar Extreme 3 Slide the 2 brackets on the SideKar Decoder Edition under the thumbscrews on the back of the KX2 Tighten the thumbscr...

Страница 14: ...SideKar Decoder Edition User Manual rev 1 0 Page 14 of 88 SideKar Extreme shown installed but the SideKar Decoder Edition is installed the same way...

Страница 15: ...SideKar Decoder Edition and the leg Desktop Installation To use the SideKar Decoder Edition on a surface without mounting it on a rig a swivel leg is recommended Called a Kickstand it s available at...

Страница 16: ...ion with a QCX rig is done using the double ended right angle 3 5mm cable supplied or equivalent Plug one end in the QCX CAT port and the other end in the SideKar Decoder Edition s 5V Serial Port port...

Страница 17: ...adapter cable that was supplied with the K3s into the K3s RS232 port Use a DB9 M to 3 5 mm cable available from QRPworks from the DE9 adapter to the SideKar Decoder Edition KX Rig port Do not connect...

Страница 18: ...5 Volt Serial Port port on the right side turn the SideKar Decoder Edition on FIRST before plugging in the cable Once the SideKar Decoder Edition powers on it s OK to plug the cable in Note Do not co...

Страница 19: ...SideKar Decoder Edition User Manual rev 1 0 Page 19 of 88 To Yaesu rig using the custom cable from QRPworks...

Страница 20: ...rig macros and for loading new software into the SideKar Decoder Edition A standard USB Micro to USB A cable can be used same as what might have come with your Android smartphone This port must not b...

Страница 21: ...a free CAT Port Kit is included QCX and QCX Mini s already have the CAT port installed Nothing further is needed NOTE The QCX must always be connected to the Rig 5 Volt Serial Port port on the SideKar...

Страница 22: ...gets connected where the PC would be connected If a PX3 is used and no KXPA100 connect the SideKar Decoder Edition RIG RS 232 port to the PX3 s ACC1 PC port If a KXPA100 amp is used please see the sp...

Страница 23: ...ion can be used with a wired or wireless USB keyboard Please note that the wireless keyboard must be a 2 4 GHz wireless keyboard and NOT a Bluetooth keyboard Plug the wireless receiver dongle received...

Страница 24: ...SideKar Decoder Edition User Manual rev 1 0 Page 24 of 88 USB Keyboard Port...

Страница 25: ...re giving up If you don t wish to connect to a rig hold the PB2 button to abort the process Note turn the rig on first before turning the SideKar Decoder Edition on except the Yaesu rigs When the Side...

Страница 26: ...e configured individually at startup When you see the following screen hold both buttons until the screen changes as follows The screen will then show Then tap either button to scroll through the list...

Страница 27: ...hen L 6 Log Find Finds a QSO logged Same as Alt L then F 7 Manage Refs Enter edit i e SOTA references Same as Alt P then M 8 Quick QSY Commands the rig to go a freq and mode specified Same as Alt Q 9...

Страница 28: ...press Alt S and enter a specific speed Each press of the left arrow decreases the speed 2 wpm and a press of the right arrow increases the speed 2 wpm The left right arrows can be used while the Alt...

Страница 29: ...l be available In this mode the CW keyer functions from the keyboard are NOT available Use the rig s controls instead 2 No Connection from the SideKar Decoder Edition to the rig via the ACC port Plug...

Страница 30: ...ion and connect a mono or stereo cable with 3 5mm connectors right angle is best from the KEYOUT port to your rig s key input Set the rig to straight key for the paddle keying mode In this manner the...

Страница 31: ...nctions speed dit dah orientation mode will now be controlled by the SideKar Decoder Edition 3 Type on the keyboard The SideKar Decoder Edition will send the character you typed to the rig As you type...

Страница 32: ...Enter key is pressed or the number of buffered characters set by the user is reached via ALT O In this mode you may Backspace to correct text When characters are buffered not sent to the rig yet the...

Страница 33: ...line of the SideKar Decoder Edition display and be sent to the rig when 1 The number of buffered characters typed reaches the number set using ALT O or 2 Or the Enter key is pressed If you see someth...

Страница 34: ...The SideKar Decoder Edition uses the same features in the rig and the result as you might have guessed is the same All characters are sent lower case regardless of whether you type upper or lower case...

Страница 35: ...a Message You can create and edit messages and rig macros from your PC by using the QRPworks Message Management Utility program available free on the QRPworks com website click on Support It allows y...

Страница 36: ...fter the last character has been sent To have the rig go back to receive immediately after the last character has been sent add a vertical bar at the end of the message without the quotes It s especia...

Страница 37: ...n is the message name and is not sent to the rig Everything to the right of the colon will be sent to the rig as text and transmitted It s recommended to keep the names short as the space for the char...

Страница 38: ...ng F1 twice will result in the following message CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ DE KF0UR KF0UR KF0UR CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ DE KF0UR KF0UR KF0UR Creating and Sending Rig Macros For Elecraft or the Icom IC 705 you can use a m...

Страница 39: ...ility and two of the macros can be assigned to the PF1 or PF2 buttons on the KX3 The SideKar Decoder Edition expands that by allowing you to create and store 20 macros 80 characters each in the SideKa...

Страница 40: ...ar Decoder Edition keyboard as follows In the normal mode Status LED is off press F12 or ALT Z The LED will now be flashing slowly indicating you are in the Edit mode The screen will prompt you to pre...

Страница 41: ...first Elecraft command with a period FA00014012000 Note The semi colon at the end of the Elecraft command is part of the command All Elecraft macros commands end with a semi colon When finished press...

Страница 42: ...is the same as naming Text Messages It s advised to keep the names short as the space for the characters used are shared with the 80 characters used for commands The longer the name the less room you...

Страница 43: ...to the right of the last character o If at maximum characters the cursor will move to the last character Arrow Left moves the cursor one character to the left Arrow Right moves the cursor one charact...

Страница 44: ...Mode Flashing Slowly Edit Message Mode Press F1 thru F10 or Alt F1 thru Alt F10 Enter new or Edit existing message Flashing Slowly Edit Message Mode Press F12 or Enter Message saved then back to norm...

Страница 45: ...e Down functions here respectively This is to accommodate small keyboards without Page Up Down keys Message Summary Operarion Mode Action Result LED Normal Off Normal Press Page Down or Arrow Down Fir...

Страница 46: ...haracter used to indicate the stored data is a rig macro not a text message It s OK to use a period elsewhere in a message vertical bar used at the end of an Elecraft RTTY or PSK31 message to immediat...

Страница 47: ...ssing Alt C Enter up to 10 characters with the keyboard or paddle Backspace to make changes In any of the 20 SideKar Decoder Edition messages use the exclamation point where you want the other station...

Страница 48: ...to respond with the contest exchange stored in message F2 To define any message as a Grab Go message place a as the first character of the message Example TU 599 CO If you name you message put the af...

Страница 49: ...g The new features focus on Duplicate Dupe Checking Here s why When operating QRP a contester is more likely to be in the Search Pounce S P mode looking for QSOs as opposed to the Run mode on one freq...

Страница 50: ...all entries in the log are checked for Dupes 3 If a duplicate is found DUPE will be displayed for a few seconds 4 You can still log the duplicate QSO if you like 5 Once you enter a call and hit TAB th...

Страница 51: ...ations call Example Let s say F2 is used to send an exchange o First enter 599 CO without the quotes in message F2 W1ABC calls you Use ALT C to enter the other station s call W1ABC and press Enter The...

Страница 52: ...hould be used at the beginning of a contest or if you need to set the number at any time The maximum QSO number is 32000 If you get close to that number in a contest you re doing very well The SideKar...

Страница 53: ...s eliminated This allows you to enter the call and immediately press a function key to send a message such as KF0UR TU ur 599 CO to respond to someone quickly 2 When saving a log entry there is a scre...

Страница 54: ...e displayed Press Arrow Down to find the next earlier QSO A wildcard character can be used as well Example Finding W1AB will find all log entries for W1AB Finding W1AB will find W1AB and also W1ABC On...

Страница 55: ...this selection screen is to output the data with the proper ADIF field name For example SOTA Refs need to use the ADIF tag MY_SOTA_REF IOTA needs to use the ADIF tag MY_IOTA Selecting the reference ty...

Страница 56: ...within a field use the left right arrows home or end or backspace Press Insert to toggle between the insert flashing cursor or overtype modes same as editing messages and macros Press Enter to save t...

Страница 57: ...aracter is found the Exchange is RST_RCVD As shown in the table of examples the Exchange does not have to be a traditional 599 signal report Examples Exch data in the log ADIF RST_RCVD ADIF RST_SENT 5...

Страница 58: ...WWFF Islands on the Air IOTA Lighthouses Grids And any other activity that uses any kind of reference or you simply want to designate as a separate activity By reference we mean a published identifie...

Страница 59: ...ference from your note This can be used as a handy reminder when looking at a list of references and trying to recall what they are Example for Pikes Peak W0 FR 004 Pikes Where W0 FR 004 is the offici...

Страница 60: ...Press R for Reference Note that the difference between pressing R reference vs A ADIF File is that A will export all QSOs while R will export only those QSOs for the active reference If a QSO was log...

Страница 61: ...lection screen is to output the data with the proper ADIF field name For example SOTA Refs need to use the ADIF tag MY_SOTA_REF IOTA needs to use the ADIF tag MY_IOTA Selecting the reference type sele...

Страница 62: ...quency and mode very quickly The QCX mode is always CW as it is a CW only rig To use it press Alt Q The screen will then prompt you for the frequency and the format required is also displayed Optional...

Страница 63: ...s QCX QSX For displaying rig decoded text from Elecraft KX line or K3 the SideKar Decoder Edition takes advantage of the innovative rig feature whereby the rig decodes incoming data and displays the d...

Страница 64: ...s that do not decode text or do not have a CAT interface to the SideKar Decoder Edition the SideKar Decoder Edition can decode CW by feeding audio from the rig typically from the headphone jack to the...

Страница 65: ...ing decoded text This may be useful if you prefer to copy CW manually or when using the Elecraft PX3 panadapter and viewing the decoded text on it instead Some users prefer to see the decoded text on...

Страница 66: ...rig too high or too low will reduce the chance of successful decoding Start with the volume control about mid way Scrolling Back For all received decoded text regardless of whether it comes from a rig...

Страница 67: ...imately 1 line per second until you get to the end of the scrolling 8 lines Release the Hold button to stop scrolling Hold it again to resume scrolling To use the keyboard instead to Scroll Alt F to e...

Страница 68: ...Scroll up down 1 line per press On Freeze Scroll Page up down Scroll up down 1 page per press On Freeze Scroll Tap button or Alt F or ESC Back to real time receiving Off Transmitting For Elecraft QCX...

Страница 69: ...non interfaced rig no CAT connection or CAT does not support transmitting characters use a stereo cable with 3 5mm connectors from the SideKar Decoder Edition Key Out port on the right side to your ri...

Страница 70: ...igher levels are more suitable when not running on a battery To adjust the brightness press Alt B Each press of Alt B will go to the next level of brightness from off to bright The brightness selected...

Страница 71: ...ically used by the logging function to record the date and time of each QSO With the SideKar Decoder Edition on in the normal receiving mode press Alt D o Enter the Date in yyyymmdd format o Enter the...

Страница 72: ...BOARD ALWAYS SUPPORT THE BATTERY HOLDER BY HOLDING IT DOWN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BATTERY HOLDER AND PRYING THE BATTERY UP BY TWISTING A SMALL SCREWDRIVER BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY HOLDER Twi...

Страница 73: ...t the screwdriver between the battery and the holder to pop the battery out Do NOT lift or pull the battery up It might pull the battery holder off of the PC board Hold the battery holder down while t...

Страница 74: ...not connected Help For help in remembering SideKar Decoder Edition commands press F11 or ALT H A summary of the features and commands will be shown Press Page Up or Page Down to scroll through the lis...

Страница 75: ...KX End Panels SideKar Decoder Edition is compatible with SideKX end panels There is no need to remove them KXPA100 The KXPA100 works a little differently than the PX3 with regards to other devices in...

Страница 76: ...o KXPA100 adapter cable setup used as described in the aforementioned KX3 amplifier set up section The KX2ACBL adapter is needed because the KX2 has only one ACC port Start with the KX2 connected to t...

Страница 77: ...ition User Manual rev 1 0 Page 77 of 88 You will no longer be controlling the amplifier using the PA mode On Off from the KX2 menu Note Pressing the ATU button on the KX2 will still tune the KXPA100 a...

Страница 78: ...de is a PIC microcontroller It is a computer on a chip complete with CPU memory and EEPROM Firmware running on the microcontroller controls the presentation and all functions of the SideKar Decoder Ed...

Страница 79: ...SideKar Decoder Edition 2 I m using a USB wireless keyboard but it does not work Make sure it is a 2 4 GHz wireless keyboard and not a Bluetooth keyboard 3 Elecraft The SideKar Decoder Edition is con...

Страница 80: ...O B Text Decode ON hold Data Text button o For CW Mode CW tap Mode 1 button Data MD not applicable Text Decode ON hold Data Text button 4 Elecraft When I send using a keyboard or a paddle the rig is s...

Страница 81: ...the 3 5mm connector QCX and QCX Mini have the CAT port installed already Nothing further is needed NOTE The QCX and QSX must always be connected to the FT Q port on the SideKar Decoder Edition NOT th...

Страница 82: ...SideKar Decoder Edition User Manual rev 1 0 Page 82 of 88...

Страница 83: ...Alt E Toggle between Echoing seeing sent characters or not Alt F Freeze display Alt H Display Help Alt I Increment the contest serial number Alt K Toggle between US and UK Keyboards Alt L Go to Log f...

Страница 84: ...Same as F12 edit message or macro F12 then F1 to F10 Edit text messages macros 1 10 F12 then Alt F1 to AltF10 Edit text messages macros 11 20 F1 to F10 Send text messages macros 1 10 Alt F1 to Alt F10...

Страница 85: ...aracter Up Arrow Go up one row Down Arrow Go down one row Left Arrow Go left one character Right Arrow Go right one character Insert Toggle mode insert or replace Summary of Logging Commands TAB or up...

Страница 86: ...SideKar Decoder Edition User Manual rev 1 0 Page 86 of 88 Firmware Revision History Version Changes 2 0 0 Initial production release...

Страница 87: ...backlight brightness 70 displaying decoded Text 63 F firmware revision haistory 86 firmware updates 78 firmware version 25 freezing the display 66 G grab go 48 H Help 74 I installation 6 Desktop 15 El...

Страница 88: ...utton 46 P pushbuttons 26 Q quick qsy 62 R reserved characters 46 rig macros creating and sending 38 editing 43 naming 42 sending 43 S scrolling back 66 SideKar serial number 70 starting up 25 summary...

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