If you don't like them, don't work them. If you can't tell the difference, then what is the difference?
On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 7:32 AM, Gian Luca Cazzola <glcazz...@alice.it> wrote: > Are we sure that this, remote radio, is really again ham radio and a > radio shack? > > I don’t want be offensive to anybody, but I think that our community, > including our associations and the contest committees, should ask ourself > this question and take decisions consequently. > > This kind of operating, as using 5 -10 - 20kw amplifier or ultra automated > stations in contests, for contests or dx-ing is like drugs doping … I think. > > It’s only my opinion or other think the same? > > Ian IK4EWX > > > > > Il giorno 17 mag 2017, alle ore 14:12, Jeff <k...@comcast.net> ha > scritto: > > > > I’m not awake yet. After a cup of coffee I read through the Remote Rig > RC-1216H doc’s and now see that you DO get some KPA500 monitoring > information with this setup. Can the KPA500 and my SteppIR be monitored > with one 1216H ? If so for $300 it’s starting to look like a good way to > go, as I can’t do any control functions on my BigIR remotely, just control > it’s frequency. I would also like to have a way to retract the antenna > fully.... > > > > 73 Jeff kb2m > > > > From: Barry Baines > > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 11:43 PM > > To: Jeff > > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] iphone remote control for the KPA500 > > > > Jeff: > > > > On May 16, 2017, at 8:03 PM, Jeff <k...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > Is anyone working on an iPhone remote control APP for the KPA500? > > > > Not a problem today if you use the Remote Rig RC-1216H to control the > KPA500 (available through HRO). It uses a web interface which looks just > like the KPA500 front panel; the amplifier interface utilizes the RS232 > serial connection, so I control my KPA500 with my iPad or MacBook running > Safari or Chrome. Likewise, I use a second Remote Rig 1216H to control my > Green Heron Rotor Controller (RT-21), so I can manage my antenna pointing > with the iPAD/iPhone/MacBook with ease. > > > > See: http://www.remoterig.com/wp/?page_id=1010#tabs-3 > > > > Note that the RC-1216H can manage various amplifiers and antenna > rotators. Unfortunately, the firmware does not support the KAT500 or the > Alpha 9500. > > > > The RC-1216H is an excellent device for managing compatible devices when > operating remotely; e.g. my shack is in SE Georgia and I’m in New England, > Texas, etc. > > > > > > At this point the only devices that I must use a Windows OS is with the > KAT500 and the Antenna Genius 8x2 antenna switch. The antenna switch > allows me to select which transceiver (K3 or Flex) is active on a given > port. The Antenna Genius has a LAN connection, so I can access it > relatively easily remotely and run the windows software from wherever I am. > > > > I use a serial-to-ethernet converter to interface with the KAT500 so > that the computer at my location can control the KAT500 at the shack > without a PC in the shack. > > > > Lastly, I use the West Mountain Radio 5-port R4005i to turn on/off > devices using a web interface that it has. The allows me to remotely > activate the Flex6700, control preamps and other accessories, etc. So > again, it can all be done with an iPhone/iPad/MacBook or any web-capable > device. > > > > To the extent that I can run a shack without running Windows and a PC, > the happier I am. > > > > FWIW, > > > > Barry Baines, WD4ASW > > (Currently in Mercer, PA enroute to Hamvention…) > > > > > > > > I move my KPA-500 with me when I travel from my winter home to my > summer home. When down south for the winter I use the KPA500 with my FLEX > 6500 that has a wonderful iPhone remote control APP. It would be nice to > be able to control the KPA500 via iPhone also... > > > > 73 Jeff kb2m > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > http://www.avg.com > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 bbai...@mac.com > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 glcazz...@alice.it > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 jimk...@gmail.com -- Jim K0XU j...@rhodesend.net ______________________________________________________________ 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
