I use KAT500 Utility remotely by running it on a small, inexpensive server computer at the remote station and displaying and controlling it via Chrome Remote Desktop. (There are several equivalent remote desktop programs.) Note that you can not run KAT500 Utility and KAT500 Remote Server at the same time because they both use the one serial port into the KAT500 device.
This arrangement has been completely satisfactory for me because the settings I make with Utility endure for many months, only occasionally changing in response to antenna changes. In fact, since I am there at the remote site when changing antennas, I rarely need to operate Utility remotely. But I certainly can. KAT500 Remote is the control point in use when actually operating on the air with KAT500. 73, /Rick N6XI On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 5:25 PM W2HX <w...@w2hx.com> wrote: > Ok, I've done some homework and have a good understanding of the KAT500 > and the KAT Utility which seems to have all the functions I am looking for. > > Next question. If I want to control the KAT500 over ethernet, my > understanding is I need to use the Remote server and client applications. > However, it seems the remote client application seems to not have the full > functionality of the KAT Utility program. Does anyone know if the full > functionality of the Utility program can be available in a remote > situation? Or is there where I veer into the note-red territory? > > > 73 Eugene W2HX > Subscribe to my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@w2hx/videos > > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> > On Behalf Of W2HX > Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2023 5:20 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecraft] KAT500? > > Hello there. I am not currently an owner of any elecraft product, but I am > seriously considering a KAT500 for use with older analog radios. I hope > this is the right place to ask because the elecraft website page for > subscribing to this list (https://elecraft.com/pages/community) only > mentions "KX1/K1/K2/K3/KX3/P3/KPA500" but here goes. > > I am interested in the native capabilities of the remote control software > I looked on the elecraft website and only found this manual which only > covers installation of the software: > https://ftp.elecraft.com/KAT500/Remote%20Software/KAT500-Remote.pdf > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to rta...@gmail.com > -- -- Rick Tavan Truckee and Saratoga, CA ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
