Re: [Elecraft] KX2 as a remote front panel for another KX2, KX3, or K3S?

2017-12-22 Thread Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT
Jim, The critical timing is handled between the Pi and the radio. If network delays slow the display, that's generally not critical. You raised digital modes. I've spent a bunch of time ragchewing back in the day on AX.25. PSK-31 is good. My impression of FT-8 is that it isn't good for

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 as a remote front panel for another KX2, KX3, or K3S?

2017-12-22 Thread kevino z
I’d really like to be able to use my KX2 to control my KX3. Is that an option or is only the K series the lucky one? No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced ! > On Dec 21, 2017, at 20:42, Wayne Burdick

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 as a remote front panel for another KX2, KX3, or K3S?

2017-12-22 Thread Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT
For data modes (PSK-32, FT-8, etc.) you don't need to move the radio. Raspbian supports VNC natively. There are VNC clients for just about every operating system including Android and Windows. Sit in the living room with your laptop or tablet, jump across your network using VNC to get to

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 as a remote front panel for another KX2, KX3, or K3S?

2017-12-22 Thread James Bennett
Wayne, This sounds interesting. My station is located in a fourth bedroom, downstairs, at one end of the house. I use a K3/P3 mostly for CW operating and a KX3/PX3 connected to a Raspberry Pi for primarily for data modes. They share my meager array of wire antennae via two coax switches. With

[Elecraft] KX2 as a remote front panel for another KX2, KX3, or K3S?

2017-12-21 Thread Wayne Burdick
A number of KX2 owners have asked whether they could use the rig as a “terminal” to control a remote radio. This may be possible to a limited degree. This can already be done with a K3, K3S, or K3/0-Mini. All three can do 100% control of a remote K3 or K3S, including 1:1 display mapping. On