K3/0 Mini - Local Connection

[David Bondy G4NRT]

I read some discussion on this a while ago but could not find if it was ever resolved.

If I wanted to connect my K3/0 Mini locally to my K3, can it be done just by a cable (or cables) without having to use a pair of RemoteRig 1258MKIIs?

My K3 is in a rack a little distance away from my ideal operating position and the K3/0 Mini sits nicely on my desk but it seems a bit of a faff to have to use the two RR boxes connected via an ethernet cable.

Anyone know whether there was ever a plan for a ‘local’ remote connection?

Thanks. David G4NRT / Z21NRT
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David:

> On Aug 19, 2020, at 2:17 PM, David Bondy <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I read some discussion on this a while ago but could not find if it was ever resolved.
>
> If I wanted to connect my K3/0 Mini locally to my K3, can it be done just by a cable (or cables) without having to use a pair of RemoteRig 1258MKIIs?

The issue is how to get all of the connections from the K3/0-Mini to the K3.  The “Elecraft K3-Remote Owner’s Manual” (Revision D, April 3, 2014) discusses two methods of installing the K3-Remote variants:

1. Via the RemoteRig 1258MKII approach that connects to your personal K3 at the ham shack and a second RemoteRig to the K3-Remote.  This is what I’ve done.

2.  Using the K3-Remote via a PC through a USB connection.  This is meant to provide access to on-line remote Ham rig services such as “Remote Hams’.  I have no idea what interface(s) are installed at these sites to their K3s.  

>
> My K3 is in a rack a little distance away from my ideal operating position and the K3/0 Mini sits nicely on my desk but it seems a bit of a faff to have to use the two RR boxes connected via an ethernet cable.

I don’t know whether the two Remote Rigs would work directly connected through a reverse cable, you’d probably have to connect both to a LAN where both devices would be assigned a local IP address (either static or dynamic).  

FWIW,

Barry Baines, WD4ASW
(Currently in Boston/Roslindale, MA)

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> Anyone know whether there was ever a plan for a ‘local’ remote connection?
>
> Thanks. David G4NRT / Z21NRT
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[Iain MacDonnell - N6ML-2]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 11:19 AM David Bondy <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I read some discussion on this a while ago but could not find if it was ever resolved.
>
> If I wanted to connect my K3/0 Mini locally to my K3, can it be done just by a cable (or cables) without having to use a pair of RemoteRig 1258MKIIs?
>
> My K3 is in a rack a little distance away from my ideal operating position and the K3/0 Mini sits nicely on my desk but it seems a bit of a faff to have to use the two RR boxes connected via an ethernet cable.
>
> Anyone know whether there was ever a plan for a ‘local’ remote connection?

This used to work, back in the K3/0 non-mini days. You'd connect the
two using a null-modem cable, and invoke "terminal mode" with a long
press (~5 seconds) of the MENU button. The manual for the "mini" is a
bit vague, but it looks like its connection to the RRC box is TTL, not
RS232, so to connect that to a K3 directly might require a level
converter interface.

73,

    ~iain / N6ML
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