K3/0 etc remote control system

[David Windisch]

Hi, all concerned:

With much help from many sources, for which I am thankful, I now have an
operational remote control system: K3/0 to remoterig 1258 in Cincinnati OH
to 'net to remoterig 1258 to K3S to antenna in Dayton OH.

The remote system has worked fine so far. I've had a number of CW and SSB
Q's, mostly on 40M.

I tried to program the front-panel MESSAGE memories per the K3S user manual
instructions, and was unsuccessful, which got me to wondering if others have
found inoperative functions.

I look forward to any and all responses, tks.

Brgds,
Dave, N3HE






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Cincinnati OH
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[k6dgw]

You can send from the message memories pre-programmed into the remote
K3, however you cannot program them remotely as you found.  I'm not sure
about AD REC and AF PLAY, haven't tried them.  I don't believe you can
program macros into switches remotely either, but again, haven't tried
although I believe if the remote K3 is programmed [e.g. PF1=SPKR+PH],
then I think you can activate it from your control K3/0.  After thinking
thru how the K3/0-K3 interface works, these few functions make sense.

73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 2/22/2019 3:37 PM, David Windisch wrote:

> Hi, all concerned:
>
> With much help from many sources, for which I am thankful, I now have an
> operational remote control system: K3/0 to remoterig 1258 in Cincinnati OH
> to 'net to remoterig 1258 to K3S to antenna in Dayton OH.
>
> The remote system has worked fine so far. I've had a number of CW and SSB
> Q's, mostly on 40M.
>
> I tried to program the front-panel MESSAGE memories per the K3S user manual
> instructions, and was unsuccessful, which got me to wondering if others have
> found inoperative functions.
>
> I look forward to any and all responses, tks.
>
> Brgds,
> Dave, N3HE
>

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[Richard Ferch-2]

Dave,

I know this works with the DVK voice memories, because I have done exactly
that. However, you will not be able to program CW/digital message memories
as easily, because they have to be recorded using the K3's internal CW
keyer (from the paddle jack). You can't record them from the straight key
jack, which is the CW keying connection that the RRC uses.

There is an alternative way to program these messages using the K3 Utility,
but I don't know whether you can safely use the K3 Utility over a remote
connection for this purpose.

If you use radio control/logging software that has the capability to use
the Winkeyer in the RRC, that software probably has its own CW message
memories that you can use instead of the K3's message memories (for
example, the function key messages in N1MM+).

For similar reasons, the CW-to-Data feature (sending RTTY or PSK using a CW
paddle) is not likely to be possible using a remote connection.

73,
Rich VE3KI


N3HE wrote:

Hi, all concerned:

With much help from many sources, for which I am thankful, I now have an
operational remote control system: K3/0 to remoterig 1258 in Cincinnati OH
to 'net to remoterig 1258 to K3S to antenna in Dayton OH.

The remote system has worked fine so far. I've had a number of CW and SSB
Q's, mostly on 40M.

I tried to program the front-panel MESSAGE memories per the K3S user manual
instructions, and was unsuccessful, which got me to wondering if others have
found inoperative functions.

I look forward to any and all responses, tks.

Brgds,
Dave, N3HE
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[David Windisch]

Hi, all concerned:

The remote system is now installed and operating in the site pictured on my
QRZ page.
A 40M inverted-vee dipole at 120 ft apex height does play fairly well.
Better antennas and higher power are forthcoming <grin>
 
We had a long cold dark thunderstormy late session setting up the
SPECTRUM-provided ARRIS router properly.
SPECTRUM does not allow access to the router by WAN; only by LAN.
Next test will be to take a generic router to the site and see if we can set
it up for WAN access.

Tks for the responses to my question re inaccessible K3S functions.
I'll take that issue to the remoterig reflector.

Brgds,
Dave, N3HE





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Dave, N3HE
Cincinnati OH
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