N1MM+ and other loggers

The N1MM+ integration lets N1MM+, or any logger that can control a Kenwood radio over TCP, follow and control the radio you are operating in the console. Band and mode tracking, frequency entry and the CW messages on N1MM+'s F-keys all work as if a Kenwood transceiver were plugged into your computer. LocalMate accepts the logger's connection; the console answers as a Kenwood TS-2000 and drives the real radio.

Turn it on

1. Start LocalMate and open the console's Tools → Integrations → N1MM+ tab. LocalMate must show Connected.
2. Check Accept N1MM+ connections. It is off by default.
3. Leave Port at 2001 unless another program uses it. This port is separate from the LocalMate port. Click Update after changing it.
4. Note the address under In N1MM+, normally 127.0.0.1:2001.

Set up N1MM+

1. In N1MM+, open Config → Configure Ports, Mode Control, Audio, Other….

2. On the Hardware tab, pick a free row. Set the radio to Kenwood and the port to TCP.

3. In the TCP Port field, enter the address and port together, exactly as shown in the console:

   127.0.0.1:2001

   Not just 127.0.0.1, and not the LocalMate port.

4. Click OK.

Connect to a station in the console. N1MM+'s entry window shows the radio's frequency and mode within a moment, and the Integrations page shows 1 N1MM+ client connected.

What works

• The entry window follows the radio's frequency and mode, including the console's band changes.
• Typing a frequency in the entry window tunes the radio; N1MM+'s band and mode buttons change it.
• N1MM+'s F-key messages are sent as CW through the station's keyer, at N1MM+'s speed setting.
• PTT from N1MM+ keys the transmitter.

N1MM+ sees one radio: the radio you are connected to. There is no second VFO or second radio for SO2R, and the connection drops when you disconnect from the station.

Other loggers

Any program that controls a Kenwood radio over a TCP connection can use the same setting: radio Kenwood, address 127.0.0.1, port 2001. Programs that only offer serial ports cannot connect.