Re: [Dx4win] DX4Win - Elecraft K3 - Remote Rig
I use a Kenwood 480 with remoterig and happens to me also. I believe the problem is that when dx4win looses cat control, deactivate the cat control (com port). Cat control via internet looses some packets from time to time. Dx4win thinks that lost the cm port and deactivate it. I use the same setup with writelog also. When writelog looses the cat control the freq freezes, writelog continues to work and after some seconds finds again the radio. Some others users complain about the same: Dx4win pop up a message every time it looses the CAT control - com port. Writelog behaviour would be much better to have. ...73 de Kostas SV1DPI (One of SZ1A-EP6T) Στις 18/2/2018 3:10 πμ, ο John, K9EL έγραψε: I am using a K3/0 remote over the Internet to a K3.DX4Win keeps losing the connection to the K3/0 on my laptop. Sometimes it stays connected for 20 minutes, sometimes an hour. I cannot figure out what is going on. The laptop is connected to the Remote Rig box via USB. Just wondering if anyone ever had an issue with staying connected to Remote Rig boxes. 73, John K9EL __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to sv1...@otenet.gr This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX4Win - Elecraft K3 - Remote Rig
Interesting problem. Are either of you using a Static or Dynamic IP? Also, have you prioritized this port connection in your router? Is there other router activity going on in your home like WiFi cameras, IP phones and WiFi mouse/keyboard and such? What is the back haul distance between remote and ham equipment John Pritt > On Feb 20, 2018, at 00:35, Kostas SV1DPI wrote: > > I use a Kenwood 480 with remoterig and happens to me also. I believe the > problem is that when dx4win looses cat control, deactivate the cat control > (com port). Cat control via internet looses some packets from time to time. > Dx4win thinks that lost the cm port and deactivate it. > > I use the same setup with writelog also. When writelog looses the cat control > the freq freezes, writelog continues to work and after some seconds finds > again the radio. > > Some others users complain about the same: Dx4win pop up a message every time > it looses the CAT control - com port. Writelog behaviour would be much better > to have. > > ...73 de Kostas SV1DPI > (One of SZ1A-EP6T) > > Στις 18/2/2018 3:10 πμ, ο John, K9EL έγραψε: >> I am using a K3/0 remote over the Internet to a K3.DX4Win keeps losing >> the connection to the K3/0 on my laptop. Sometimes it stays connected for >> 20 minutes, sometimes an hour. I cannot figure out what is going on. The >> laptop is connected to the Remote Rig box via USB. >> >> >> Just wondering if anyone ever had an issue with staying connected to Remote >> Rig boxes. >> >> >> 73, John K9EL >> >> >> __ >> DX4WIN mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net >> Message delivered to sv1...@otenet.gr >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > __ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net > Message delivered to radiot...@nycap.rr.com > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX4Win - Elecraft K3 - Remote Rig
John and Kostas, I also have a K3/0 mini and I am glad to hear this problem happens to other users. (No, not really!) My case is a little different. I never have a problem with DX4WIN at the control site losing connection to the K3 at the remote site. Stays connected -- rock solid for hours on end. I think I set the poll rate at only 2000 ms and set max tries to 3. My problem is with N1MM+. It loses connection quite frequently -- about once or twice an hour on a good day. That will typically throw me out of run mode and I must right click on the band map to Reset Radios. I figured that N1MM+ is somehow polling the radio differently than DX4WIN. There is a setting to slow the polling 50% and 100% versus normal, but the same thing happens on all three settings. N1MM+ does not have a way to increase Max Tries -- so that may be the problem. I have recently sent my issue to the N1MM+ reflector with no response. Another ham in our local contest club mentioned that he once had the same issue and his problem ended up being RF getting into the computer cables. He cured it by adding toroid filters to the cables. Since DX4WIN works fine, I am not sure that is the answer to my problem. But it could be yours -- think about if there is any chance RF is getting into the pc. Let me know what you find out. 73, Dave, N4QS -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kostas SV1DPI Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 11:35 PM To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DX4Win - Elecraft K3 - Remote Rig I use a Kenwood 480 with remoterig and happens to me also. I believe the problem is that when dx4win looses cat control, deactivate the cat control (com port). Cat control via internet looses some packets from time to time. Dx4win thinks that lost the cm port and deactivate it. I use the same setup with writelog also. When writelog looses the cat control the freq freezes, writelog continues to work and after some seconds finds again the radio. Some others users complain about the same: Dx4win pop up a message every time it looses the CAT control - com port. Writelog behaviour would be much better to have. ...73 de Kostas SV1DPI (One of SZ1A-EP6T) Στις 18/2/2018 3:10 πμ, ο John, K9EL έγραψε: > I am using a K3/0 remote over the Internet to a K3.DX4Win keeps losing > the connection to the K3/0 on my laptop. Sometimes it stays connected for > 20 minutes, sometimes an hour. I cannot figure out what is going on. The > laptop is connected to the Remote Rig box via USB. > > > > Just wondering if anyone ever had an issue with staying connected to > Remote Rig boxes. > > > > 73, John K9EL > > > > __ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net > Message delivered to sv1...@otenet.gr > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to n...@vci.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX4Win - Elecraft K3 - Remote Rig
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Re: [Dx4win] DX4Win - Elecraft K3 - Remote Rig
John, In my case, I am using RemoteRig boxes at both the remote and control sites. I have a Static IP at the remote site and I forward two or three ports that the two boxes use to communicate. I am not sure if I prioritized the port connections in the routers at each end. Will have to check. No, I do not have Wifi cameras and other equipment actively engaged at either end. No Wifi mouses/keyboard. (I use Bluetooth.) Not sure what you mean by backhaul distance. The remote site is about 10 miles from my home (control site). Latency is normally not an issue. I regularly operate major contests with full control of the remote K3 and all accessories. Audio streaming is normally excellent. Dave, N4QS -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John pritt Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 7:39 AM To: Kostas SV1DPI Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DX4Win - Elecraft K3 - Remote Rig Interesting problem. Are either of you using a Static or Dynamic IP? Also, have you prioritized this port connection in your router? Is there other router activity going on in your home like WiFi cameras, IP phones and WiFi mouse/keyboard and such? What is the back haul distance between remote and ham equipment John Pritt > On Feb 20, 2018, at 00:35, Kostas SV1DPI wrote: > > I use a Kenwood 480 with remoterig and happens to me also. I believe the > problem is that when dx4win looses cat control, deactivate the cat control > (com port). Cat control via internet looses some packets from time to time. > Dx4win thinks that lost the cm port and deactivate it. > > I use the same setup with writelog also. When writelog looses the cat control > the freq freezes, writelog continues to work and after some seconds finds > again the radio. > > Some others users complain about the same: Dx4win pop up a message every time > it looses the CAT control - com port. Writelog behaviour would be much better > to have. > > ...73 de Kostas SV1DPI > (One of SZ1A-EP6T) > > Στις 18/2/2018 3:10 πμ, ο John, K9EL έγραψε: >> I am using a K3/0 remote over the Internet to a K3.DX4Win keeps losing >> the connection to the K3/0 on my laptop. Sometimes it stays connected for >> 20 minutes, sometimes an hour. I cannot figure out what is going on. The >> laptop is connected to the Remote Rig box via USB. >> >> >> Just wondering if anyone ever had an issue with staying connected to >> Remote Rig boxes. >> >> >> 73, John K9EL >> >> >> __ >> DX4WIN mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net >> Message delivered to sv1...@otenet.gr >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this >> email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > __ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net > Message delivered to radiot...@nycap.rr.com > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to n...@vci.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX4Win - Elecraft K3 - Remote Rig
My laptop is connected to the Remote Rig box on the K3/0, so certainly there is no RF issue there. But if ultimately DX4Win must detect connectivity back to the K3 itself, RF could be an issue. In my case, it is not RF as the connection to the rig drops whether I am transmitting or not. I will have to study exactly how the Remote Rig boxes work and then figure out a solution. It is a pain to constantly lose the rig connection, and sometimes I am connected for 5 minutes and sometimes for hours. I will increase the Max Tries to 6 and set the poll rate to 1000 and see if that helps. The K3/K3-0 are about 2000 miles apart and both on Comcast. Neither end has a fixed IP, but neither IP has changed for months. 73, John K9EL -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of N4QS, Dave Perry Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 8:48 AM To: 'Kostas SV1DPI' ; dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DX4Win - Elecraft K3 - Remote Rig John and Kostas, I also have a K3/0 mini and I am glad to hear this problem happens to other users. (No, not really!) My case is a little different. I never have a problem with DX4WIN at the control site losing connection to the K3 at the remote site. Stays connected -- rock solid for hours on end. I think I set the poll rate at only 2000 ms and set max tries to 3. My problem is with N1MM+. It loses connection quite frequently -- about once or twice an hour on a good day. That will typically throw me out of run mode and I must right click on the band map to Reset Radios. I figured that N1MM+ is somehow polling the radio differently than DX4WIN. There is a setting to slow the polling 50% and 100% versus normal, but the same thing happens on all three settings. N1MM+ does not have a way to increase Max Tries -- so that may be the problem. I have recently sent my issue to the N1MM+ reflector with no response. Another ham in our local contest club mentioned that he once had the same issue and his problem ended up being RF getting into the computer cables. He cured it by adding toroid filters to the cables. Since DX4WIN works fine, I am not sure that is the answer to my problem. But it could be yours -- think about if there is any chance RF is getting into the pc. Let me know what you find out. 73, Dave, N4QS -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kostas SV1DPI Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 11:35 PM To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DX4Win - Elecraft K3 - Remote Rig I use a Kenwood 480 with remoterig and happens to me also. I believe the problem is that when dx4win looses cat control, deactivate the cat control (com port). Cat control via internet looses some packets from time to time. Dx4win thinks that lost the cm port and deactivate it. I use the same setup with writelog also. When writelog looses the cat control the freq freezes, writelog continues to work and after some seconds finds again the radio. Some others users complain about the same: Dx4win pop up a message every time it looses the CAT control - com port. Writelog behaviour would be much better to have. ...73 de Kostas SV1DPI (One of SZ1A-EP6T) Στις 18/2/2018 3:10 πμ, ο John, K9EL έγραψε: > I am using a K3/0 remote over the Internet to a K3.DX4Win keeps losing > the connection to the K3/0 on my laptop. Sometimes it stays connected for > 20 minutes, sometimes an hour. I cannot figure out what is going on. The > laptop is connected to the Remote Rig box via USB. > > > > Just wondering if anyone ever had an issue with staying connected to > Remote Rig boxes. > > > > 73, John K9EL > > > > __ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net > Message delivered to sv1...@otenet.gr > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to n...@vci.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to k...@comcast.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ___