Jack: The way I manage my KPA500 remotely is via a Remote Rig RC-1216H which provides a web-based interface to manage the KPA500.
See: http://www.remoterig.com/wp/?page_id=636 <http://www.remoterig.com/wp/?page_id=636> Ham Radio Outlet carries this product. See: http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-013985 <http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-013985> The price has gone up since I purchased mine (I have two-the other remotely interfaces with my Green Heron azimuth controller) The web page looks like the front panel of the KPA500, allowing you to do everything remotely that you can do at the amplifier, including seeing what power output and SWR is being measured by the amplifier. You can turn on/off the amp, place in Standby/Operate, set band switches, etc. I’ve found this approach to be very effective and relatively easy to setup. The advantage of this approach are several: 1. Manage your amp from your current location with any device that has a web browser (iPad, iPhone, Mac, PC, Android device etc.). No need for a PC in the shack itself to manage the amplifier using Elecraft KPA500 software. My preference is to avoid running PCs in the shack when I’m not there because PCs do hang up and consume power. If something goes wrong, it could be months before I’m back at the shack. I’ve been unsuccessful in getting “Wake on LAN” to work. Thus, I manage my station without the necessity of having a PC running in the shack. Using Maestro along with a smartphone/tablet is a nice way to manage everything. If you’re using SmartSDR 2.0 for iOS, you can manage both the Flex and the KPA500 on the same device. 2. The amp can still be interfaced with the Elecraft K3 (if you have one) for auto band switching and communication through the KPA500’s ACC port while using the RS232 port for remote access. 3. Independent verification of KPA500 status. You will probably need to setup Port Forwarding for the RC-1216H, manually specifying a Local IP address for the RC-1216H on your local network and then defining a TCP Port (other than Port 80, the default for web browser connections) to make it specific for that device. You’ll then need to setup DDNS so that you can access the LAN from the outside network. Depending upon the router you use, you may have that ability built into the router. Once configured, all you need to do is specify on your browser your ham shack WAN address (using either the DDNS address or the actual IP assignment for your location) followed by a colon and the TCP Port for the RC-1216H (e.g. hamshack.dyndns.org:90 <http://hamshack.dyndns.org:90/>) Keep in mind that the 1216H interfaces to the KPA500 through the RS-232 port. If you intend to connect to the KPA500 through RS-232 to other devices (such as a PC), you’ll have to either 1) reconnect manually the RS232 cable to the appropriate connection), or provide a means for passing RS232 between the KPA500 and more than one device, such as via software on a PC In my case, I use the KPA500 RS232 port just for RC-1216H. If I need to access a PC for KPA500 firmware upgrades for example, I use a temporary cable connection. I use the KPA500 with the K3 series so I can’t speak to specific setup/operation with the Flex-6xxx series. I have a Flex but since I’m not physically at the ham shack, have yet to download/setup SmartLink under v2.0 and the new firmware. I hope to do that next weekend when I’m back at the shack in SE Georgia. For the past three years I’ve operated remotely using my Elecraft K3/KPA500/KAT500 using the K3/0-Mini, so I’ll be interested to see how well the Flex WAN capability functions when the ham shack has relatively slow internet (at best 1.2 Mbps upload, 20 Mbps download). Hope this helps, Barry, WD4ASW (Currently in Columbia, SC) > On Jul 28, 2017, at 1:49 PM, k...@gmx.com wrote: > > Hello, > This is my 2nd attempt to get this into the digest. > Is there a way to remotely cause the KPA500 to switch > between OPERATE and STANDBY? > > With the new Flex 2.0 Software, the entire flex > radio can be operated over IP. Ultimately, there > ought to be a way to allow the KPA500 to switch Standby/Operate > over IP in tandem with the Flex SDR 2.0 software. > > Next question, and this may be too hard to do. Is there a > way for a remote operator to ascertain the KPA500's SWR/Pwr > remotely over IP, so I won't have to beam an IP camera to the > Elecraft front panel? > > Thanks much, > Jack > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 arch...@mail-archive.com
