Don, It is not a good idea to just "remove the power" from the K3 - just like a computer, it needs to power down gracefully and store some things for the next time it is powered up.
The K3 does feature a Remote Power On input that can be used to turn it on. To turn it off remotely, one can use the PS0; command (see the K3 Programmer's reference). A dedicated controller *could* be designed to serve in place of the computer at the remote end, although that would take too much effort IMHO for a one-off installation. A computer is probably the easiest implementation, although as you aptly pointed out, it may need to be reset if it hangs for some reason. In my experience, if the computer is not doing a write function at the time the "plug is pulled", it will come up again without incident or damage - so your solution for the computer may be workable. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/5/2011 4:52 PM, Don Nelson wrote: > On 7/5/2011 2:27 PM, Alan Bloom wrote: >> Yes, you do need a computer at the operating end. However it is really >> nice not to need one at the radio end. If the computer crashes you >> really don't want to have to drive to the mountaintop to reset it. Also >> having a computer running 14/7 can waste a lot of power. The computer >> at the operating position can be turned off when you aren't using it. >> >> Alan N1AL >> > If you put an IP addressable power strip on the mountain top, you can > remotely turn the computer/radio/etc. on and off at will. This can save > power. This can give you a remote method for resetting the computer. > This can be another way of turning off the radio. > > Don, N0YE > ______________________________________________________________ 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
