That makes sense. Dave AB7E On 12/14/2023 11:23 AM, Mark Musick wrote:
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. Really. 73, /Rick N6XI -- Rick Tavan Truckee and Saratoga, CA ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home:http://m/ ailman.qth.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Felecraft&data=05%7C02%7C%7C6568d b7dfa6f400d624708dbfccc8209%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0 %7C638381727519770354%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQ IjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zcqh% 2FHbdtuXzWqIjXgHrw5JosaG0L%2FoABp30Zd7VtGw%3D&reserved=0 Help:http://m/ ailman.qth.net%2Fmmfaq.htm&data=05%7C02%7C%7C6568db7dfa6f400d624708dbf ccc8209%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C63838172751992657 6%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6 Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mb3yoMCfCfMlXbpPX14UCIAtv utcrz7UZh3Yv%2BRADOU%3D&reserved=0 Post:mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by:http://www/ .qsl.net%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7C6568db7dfa6f400d624708dbfccc8209%7C84df9 e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638381727519926576%7CUnknown%7CT WFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI 6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SVHoy2LmDqEOokCFN2We%2BgjQIoS%2BQ35yeEvR qcK0QGA%3D&reserved=0 Please help support this email list:http://w/ ww.qsl.net%2Fdonate.html&data=05%7C02%7C%7C6568db7dfa6f400d624708dbfcc c8209%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638381727519926576% 7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik 1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DTGvxCPM%2FJhwwShc46ID364B4 L8XWp45w0ZRz83BVSQ%3D&reserved=0 Message deliveredtoab7e...@gmail.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 tomarkmus...@outlook.com
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