‰ NOW 35 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2016 QST PAGE 56‰ BAND VOLTAGE NOT CI V, ELECRAFT AND YAESU BCD BAND DATA, AND KENWOOD RS 232. NO SPECIAL SETUP IS NEEDED. JUST CONNECT THE APPROPRIATE INTERFACE CABLE BETWEEN YOUR TRANSCEIVER AND THE ALS 1306, AND THE AMPLIFIER WILL SENSE THE BAND DATA INFORMATION AND TRACK YOUR TRANSCEIVER. INCIDENTALLY, ICOM BAND VOLTAGE DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN 15 AND 17 METERS, OR 12 AND 10 METERS, SO THE ALS 1306 BAND INDICATION MAY NOT CORRESPOND TO THE ICOM BAND SELECTED. IT DEPENDS ON WHETHER THE PREVIOUS BAND IS BELOW OR ABOVE 15/17 OR 12/10 METERS. THE ALS 1306 USES THE SAME FILTERS FOR 15 AND 17 METERS, AND FOR 12 AND 10 METERS, SO THE AMPLIFIER WILL OPERATE FINE EVEN IF THE INDICATION IS WRONG ON THESE BANDS. FINALLY, A PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SIMULTANEOUSLY USE THE ALS 1306 RS 232 KENWOOD INTERFACE AND OTHER RS 232 DEVICES. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU MIGHT ALSO WANT TO USE THE RS 232 BAND INFORMATION WITH A COMPUTER LOGGING PROGRAM OR A CONTROLLER TO AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH A BAND PASS FILTER OR ANTENNA SWITCH. IN THESE CASES, THE ALS 1306/KENWOOD BAND TRACKING INTERFACE DOES NOT WORK. MFJ IS WORKING ON A FIRMWARE UPDATE TO ADDRESS THIS. AS I HAVE AN ELECRAFT K3, I ACQUIRED THE AMERITRON DB DB15HE CABLE. AFTER RECEIVING THE CABLE, I FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT OPTIMUM FOR MY APPLICATION. WHILE THE DB DB15HE PROVIDES THE ELECRAFT BCD BAND DATA INFORMATION TO THE ALS 1306, IT ALSO PROVIDES DIRECT ‰ END OF 35 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ