Dave, That is not what that configuration is about. What this is for is for those remote stations that have a K4 and have many remote operators. We have a local remote station here in Indy that has a K4 and several of the Remote operators have K4s. Now they can operate remotely from home as if they were at the remote site.
73, Mark, WB9CIF -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of David Gilbert Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 17:44 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 Remote Lives and Breathes! I thought that what people really wanted was the promised app that would let users remotely control the K4 from their desktop or other device. Buying two K4s seems like a very financially inefficient way to go. Bidirectionality doesn't sound like a practical plus. Dave AB7E On 12/14/2023 9:19 AM, Rick Tavan wrote: > Many ops have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of K4 Remote. > Although it's not yet available for general release, several field > testers have been exercising it. (K4-to-K4, not K4/0 or PC-based VK4 > although those are in progress inside Elecraft.) I've made over a > thousand remote contacts with it, mainly CW contesting but also DXing, > ragchews, SSB and FT8, and can say > this: > > *THE HARD STUFF IS DONE!* > > > I have K4 radios at a mountain QTH and a valley QTH and either one can > connect to and use the other. It feels almost like local, better than > K3 Remote with microBit RRCs. Some features and "corner cases" remain > and Elecraft programmers are hard at work on them. > > Some highlights: > > - Cabling changes required: *ZERO* - leave both stations in their local > configuration. You do need a way to turn on a remote K4. I'm using N6TV > "K-ON" dongles and remote power switches. I think you can also do it from > a > connected KPA1500 and KPA1500 Remote. No need to leave anything powered on > when not in use. > - It's *dead simple* to connect - just specify an IP address on the > client (control) K4 and set up one port forward on the LAN router at the > server (remote radio) site. Passwords will prevent unwanted intrusion. > (Compare to over 100 parameters that have to be set up between pairs of > RRCs - and they only work one-way!) > - Connection takes about a second. > - It's bi-directional - any K4 anywhere can control any other K4 > anywhere. No hardware asymmetry. > - CW sidetone and Voice monitor are local, so unaffected by latency. > - Use the keyer inside the client K4 or an external keyer. > - Plays nicely with loggers like N1MM. They see the local K4 and don't > realize it's controlling a remote radio. > - You can update the firmware in both radios from the K4 at either site. > - ... and more > > I've been an avid remote op for a decade now and this is better than I > expected, like K4 itself well worth the wait. Hang in there, folks, > it's really coming. 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