Getting Started with Elecraft Transceiver Control
connect your Elecraft transceiver to your PC with an appropriate RS-232 cable; if you use one of your PC's USB ports, configure Windows to not automatically power down this port.
run Commander, and click the Config button on its Main window to open its Configuration window
in Commander's Configuration window, select the General tab and then set the Radio panel's Model selector to K2 or K3 or KX3
in Commander's Configuration window select the Ports tab and then
designate the serial port that is connected to your radio interface; if Windows has assigned your radio interface a serial port number greater than 17, reassign it a number less than 17
select the baud rate, parity, word length, and stop bits that match your radio's settings
if an external interface is being used and it derives its power from the serial port's DTR and/or RTS modem control signals, place these signals in the always on state
- on the Configuration window's General tab,
check the Continuous Frequency and Mode Interrogation box
set the Continuous Frequency and Mode Interrogation interval to 200 ms
- On Commander's Main window
the VFO panel should reflect changes you make to your radio's frequency via its front panel
the Mode panel should reflect changes you make to your radio's mode via its front panel
Modifying the VFO panel's frequency display contents and striking the Enter key will radio's primary VFO to the specified frequency; see Changing Frequency for information about the other ways you can change transceiver frequency from the VFO panel
Clicking the Mode panel's buttons should change your transceiver's mode; see Changing Mode for additional information
Clicking the Bandspread button will display a Bandspread window; see Bandspread Window for additional information.