Al, the ethernet port is, as you say, bi-directional. The K4 can communicate with other K4's to control them, or it can be the radio under external control by either another K4 or an app on an iPad or a PC.
As far as boot time duration I don't have a real answer for that yet. Quicker than a tube rig is a pretty safe bet. ;). Brian. On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 11:10 AM Al Lorona <alor...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Thanks for posting that, wunder. > > It was bound to happen... a radio whose font size will *force* me to wear > my glasses while operating it. >>sigh<<. > > Here's a reeeeeally dumb question: Is the Ethernet bi-directional? We know > that the radio can be talked to (controlled) by some external thing. But > can it talk to the outside world, using its screen and mouse? Can it > initiate communications with some external thing? > > How long does it take to boot when you turn it on? Is it like the old days > when we had to wait for filaments to heat? > > Al W6LX > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 -- ______________________________________________________________ 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
