OK, sounds like you're off and running on your quest to get remote control. Your recent reply suggests you have questions about other aspects of remote control than just K3 power control. Here's what I do; there are dozens of other options:
I use a remote power switch (webpowerswitch.com) to control ham shack devices. It presents a Web page for access - very nice. Stuff I often control, like the rotor controller and the DC PS, are accessible to a normal log-in ID on the switch. I also set up an admin ID which has sole access to stuff that I usually leave turned on - a local computer, the modem and the router. I occasionally (very rarely) need to power cycle those devices but I don't want them turned hard off accidentally because then I can't get back in via the Internet. (Learned that by experience. Fortunately, I found a neighbor who was willing to go in to the house and restart it all!) I have two band decoders, one for each rig when I'm local and operating SO2R. When operating remote, however, only Rig A is accessible. I move the Rig B decoder over in parallel with the Rig A decoder, giving me a choice of two different amps. I also have a remotely controlled DC relay board (Velleman K8090) that controls power to band decoders and switches band segments on my 80M rotary dipole. I have some other chores in mind for the remaining four relays. That board is controlled by a program that must run locally, so I access it via Chrome Remote Desktop to the local, always-on computer. My antenna switching is via band decoders driven by the ACC connector band data lines. The decoders drive a Six Pak antenna relay box through a diode matrix that lets me use various multi-band antennas. The decoders also drive bandpass filters but those are irrelevant when I operate remotely because I'm SO1R in that case. The local, always-on computer is a $200 surplus Dell OptiPlex runnning Win XP that almost never fails, hardware or software, and self-reboots when powered up after a power failure. It also supports the server sides of KPA500 Remote, KAT500 Remote and PstRotatorAz. I run the corresponding client sides on a computer at the control site. The Alpha 87A control program has no client-server support, so I access it, like the DC relay board, directly via Remote Desktop. (There is a third-party client-server control app for the 87A but I haven't made it work yet.) Lots of options - it's a challenging but rewarding exercise in system integration. GL & 73, /Rick N6XI On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 11:47 PM, Bert Rollen <rol...@comcast.net> wrote: > Thanks, Rick, > > > > It looks like I have several easy solutions for orderly shutdown of the > K3, the easiest by the remote K3/mini. I am becoming aware of some options > that will help on the power supply, as well as remote antenna disconnect > also. > > > > Now, if I can just find time to get it all done! > > > > 73, > > > > Bert – K4AR > > > > *From:* Rick Tavan N6XI [mailto:rta...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 20, 2015 7:53 PM > *To:* Bert Rollen <rol...@comcast.net> > *Subject:* Re: [Elecraft] Remote shutdown of K3? > > > > There is a line on the ACC connector that, when toggled, controls power > on/off. The RemoteRig interface boxes manage it transparently; you just tap > the power button on the control K3 or K3/0 and the remote K3 turns on or > off. You can also DIY with homebrew interfaces. > > > > 73, > > > > /Rick N6XI > > > > On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 8:57 PM, Bert Rollen <rol...@comcast.net> wrote: > > So, how does one remotely start up and shut down a K3 (and the rest of the > station?) > > > > Bert > > > > > > > < > https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=116628572&authType=name&authToken= > cHsm&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&trk=ppro_viewmore> Bert Rollen, PMP > > <mailto:rol...@comcast.net> rol...@comcast.net > > 865-599-6074 > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 N6XI > Truckee, CA > -- Rick Tavan N6XI Truckee, 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
