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Flex-1500 & Hardrock50

Keith Flint
Keith Flint Member
edited April 2020 in FLEX Series (Legacy) Radios
Is there any of you using the new Hardrock50 amplifier out there? Mine seems to work OK with the QSK module installed, even in CW mode. Is there a band-change cable available for PowerSDR 2.7.2 ?

Answers

  • John
    John Member ✭✭
    edited June 2018
    I don't believe their is a way to do this. I may be wrong if someone has developed a system
  • Keith Flint
    Keith Flint Member
    edited December 2016
    Thanks.
  • John
    John Member ✭✭
    edited June 2018
    Perhaps someone has done this but there is no direct connection on the flex1500. It may be possible to adapt the hardware in one way or another, but then the software would need to be adapted as well, to reflect this.
  • Jim Veatch
    Jim Veatch Member
    edited May 2015
    Yes you can connect the HR50 to the PC with a USB cable. The amp appears as a Comm Port in the system. In PowerSDR setup, enable CAT commands on that port and select "Enable Kenwood CAT Commands". Then the HR50 will track band/freq changes in PowerSDR.

    73,
    Jim WA2EUJ
  • n2dyt
    n2dyt Member
    edited March 2017
    Just wondering. Can you enable more than one CAT port in the 1500?  Say you also want to use any of the digital programs at the same time. I use VSP Manager.
    Greg - N2DYT
  • Tim - W4TME
    Tim - W4TME Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited December 2016
    Yes, with DDUtil

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