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== Getting Started with Elecraft Transceiver Control ==


 1. run '''Commander''', and click the '''Config''' button on its '''Main window''' to open its '''Configuration window'''

 1. in Commander's Configuration window, select the '''General tab''' and then set the '''Radio''' panel's '''Model''' selector to '''K2''', '''KX2''', '''K3''', '''KX3''', or '''K4'''

  a. the '''K2''', '''KX2''', '''K3''', '''KX3''', and '''K4''' can be connected to your computer with an [[SerialCable|RS232 cable]]; in Commander's Configuration window select the '''Ports tab''', and in its '''Primary CAT Serial Port''' panel
 
   i. designate the '''serial port''' that is connected to your radio interface; if you employ a USB-to-serial-port adapter, [[PreventUSBPortPowerDown| configure Windows to not automatically power down the USB port]].

   i. select the '''baud rate''',''' parity''', '''word length''',''' '''and '''stop bits''' that match your radio's settings

   i. if an external interface is being used and it derives its power from the serial port's '''DTR''' and/or '''RTS''' modem control signals, set the selectors for these signals to '''On'''

   i. when controlling an Elecraft K3 or KX3, if an external interface controlled by the serial port's '''DTR''' and/or '''RTS''' modem control signals will be used to effect switching between RX and TX, then in the '''PTT''' panel on the Configuration window's '''General''' tab, check the '''Suppress CAT''' box

  a. the '''K4''' can alternatively be connected to your computer via a local area network; in the '''Radio''' panel on the '''General''' tab of Commander's Configuration window,

   i. check the '''Communicate via TCP''' box

   i. populate the '''IP Address''' box from the K4's '''IP Address''' menu item

 1. on the Configuration window's General tab,
  a. check the '''Continuous Frequency and Mode Interrogation box'''

  a. set the '''Continuous Frequency and Mode Interrogation interval''' to 200 ms ('''note''': the microprocessors in Elecraft transceivers can handle command intervals much shorter than 200 ms, allowing Commander to more smoothly track frequency, mode, and meter changes; after everything is working correctly, try reducing the '''Command interval''' to 100 ms, and then to 50 ms)

 1. On Commander's Main window
  a. the '''VFO panel''' should reflect changes you make to your radio's frequency via its front panel

  a. the '''Mode panel''' should reflect changes you make to your radio's mode via its front panel

  a. Modifying the VFO panel's frequency display contents and striking the Enter key will change the radio's primary VFO to the specified frequency; see [[http://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/Help/ChangingFrequency.htm#Changing%20frequency%20via%20the%20VFO%20panel|Changing Frequency]] for information about the other ways you can change transceiver frequency from the VFO panel

  a. Clicking the Mode panel's buttons should change your transceiver's mode; see [[http://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/Help/Changing%20Mode.htm|Changing Mode]] for additional information

  a. Clicking the '''Bandspread''' button will display a Bandspread window; see [[http://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/Help/ChangingFrequency.htm#Changing%20frequency%20via%20the%20Bandspread%20window|Bandspread Window]] for additional information.

=== Additional Topics ===
 * [[TransceiverControl|Getting Started with Transceiver Control]]
 * [[TransceiverConnection|Connecting a Transceiver to a PC]]
 * [[FrequencyControl|Changing Frequency]]
 * [[ModeControl|Changing Mode]]
 * [[Memories|Using Memories]]
 * [[FrequencyDependentDevices|Using Frequency-dependent devices]]
 * [[http://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/Help/CommandSequences.htm|Using User-defined Command Sequences]]
 * [[LPBridge|Using Commander with LP-Bridge]]
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