Or for those who own a Navigator or similar interface, do not need the
new KXV3A interface board. They may already have a single USB connection
to the radio. Using the setup I have now, It took less than 30 minutes
to remote control my K-Line via my iPhone 6 plus yesterday, now if
someone just comes up with a iWatch app.
73s Jim, W4ATK
On 7/20/2015 6:55 AM, Walter Underwood wrote:
Special driver. Sigh, more Windows-only ham software. A Telnet connection could
be used by hamlib.
wunder
K6WRU
CM87wj
http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
On Jul 20, 2015, at 1:53 AM, Dr. William J. Schmidt, II <b...@wjschmidt.com>
wrote:
Yes you can use it one of two ways... in TCP mode, there is a small driver
loaded on your PC that creates a pseudo RS232 port on the computer that all
your existing software connects to. Your software thinks it's talking to your
radio via RS232... but really that is an emulation that gets ported over the
Ethernet to the radio (where the Ethernet to RS232 server is) and deconstructed
into RS232 (RXD and TXD) with DTR and RTS for keying. Your computer can be
right next to your radio or half way around the world and the radio will never
know the difference. Latency is not a problem.
Second mode is WEB server where the radio is emulated in web pages in the
onboard web server (eg web page looks like the radio). You can change any
parameter in the setup or knob on the radio that you could via RS232.
No security is provided. Nor is there with the FLEX, Ten-tec, or any other
radio that has an Ethernet connection currently. I just use a Netgear firewall
and VPN through it securely.
Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ
Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC
Staunton, Illinois
Owner – Operator
Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ
Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.
Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com
email: b...@wjschmidt.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Pierfrancesco Caci [mailto:p...@tippete.net]
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 12:35 AM
To: b...@wjschmidt.com; 'Paul Christensen'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/K3s Ethernet Interface
On 19 July 2015 23:40:51 CEST, "Dr. William J. Schmidt, II"
<b...@wjschmidt.com> wrote:
I have a prototype Ethernet interface running inside my K3 right now...
simple replacement for the KIO3 board. I posted a couple of times
suggesting it but was completely ignored so I build my own. It's just
a pic
with Ethernet capabilities and replaces the functions of the KIO3
completely
and more. It will be available commercially soon...
Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ
PJ2/K9HZ
Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch - K9ZC
Staunton, Illinois
Owner - Operator
Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ
Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.
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email: b...@wjschmidt.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
Paul
Christensen
Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2015 2:24 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3/K3s Ethernet Interface
This inquiry is directed to both the Elecraft leadership team as well
as
K3/K3s owners who may have an interest in native Ethernet connectivity.
In
searching through the list archives, I noted that some K3 owners had
previously expressed an interest in an Ethernet option - and some
owners
have been disappointed that the new K3s and KIO3B board does not
include
Ethernet connectivity.
A bit of background: for the past few months, N4CC and I have been
operating
a remote Internet station that's located near the FL/GA state line.
Our
setup includes a K3 and RemoteRig at the remote site and either a K3 or
K3-mini at the control locations. Since the installation, we've
experienced
almost no operating trouble and any issues that have developed are
managed
remotely though direct and back-door network access points.
Last week, I made some internal changes to the K3 and also added an
external USB data interface device for RTTY. What's apparent is that
cable
management is getting way out of control. To gain inside access to the
K3
almost requires a meditation exercise before going in. Consider that a
PR6
is mounted to the back of the K3. The rear of the K3 is an absolute
rat's
nest of cabling. With the RemoteRig and PR6, It was bad enough before
the
inclusion of the external USB sound car/interface, but now it's
bordering on
ridiculous. Moreover, RemoteRig does not allow clean access to the
K3's
ACC DB-15 connector for other purposes such as FSK keying. Sure, the
connector can be opened to access pins, but it requires a wiring
break-out,
leading to yet a further rat's nest of cabling.
To help deal with the cabling issues, I am replacing the external PR6
with
the new KXVB3 board. Next, a KIO3B board will be added when it's
available
to existing K3 owners. That should eliminate the external sound card
interface and clear up much of the cabling mess, but not all of it.
The Holy Grail is an Ethernet interface that includes (optional)
integrated
RemoteRig hardware - just one interface board [e.g., KIO3E(thernet)
board]
that manages K3 Ethernet connectivity with or without RemoteRig
attributes.
Don't need Ethernet? Then don't get the board. Since the RemoteRig
hardware
is mature and consumes little circuit board space and DC current,
perhaps it
would be worth opening up a discussion with RemoteRig's designer since
Elecraft already has a close relationship with Microbit. I know rear
panel real estate is a concern, so it won't be easy to add yet another
connector without adversely affecting other connectivity. Thoughts?
Paul, W9AC
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William,
What does it need on the control computer side? Will it be totally transparent
to existing applications, k3util, fldigi, hamlib and so on?
Does it require a specific operating system?
Does it supports firmware uploads to the radio?
Pf
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