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KE8G

K3 & RemoteRig

Hello All,
I have a question for those of you who might be operating remotely.

Currently, I have 2 K3s; one remote & the other at the control site. I am a 100% CW guy and was wondering if someone has found a way to set the CW WPM other than using the CW knob on the RemoteRig unit? Is there something within the RemoteRig software, that I just can't find?

I really like the ability of the visual on the K3 when changing the WPM speeds, that I miss not having it available to me.

Any ideas?

73 de Jim - KE8G
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Mitch Wolfson, DJØQN / K7DX

Re: K3 & RemoteRig

Jim,

Some software allows you to use the K3's internal keyer. For example,
TRX-Manager has a checkbox "CW internal". So this is software related.

Alternatively, you can use a local external keyer instead of the one
built into the RRC. Go to pages 88, 89 and 228 of the RemoteRig manual
for details.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN

On 22.11.2013 19:08, Jim - KE8G wrote:

> Hello All,
> I have a question for those of you who might be operating remotely.
>
> Currently, I have 2 K3s; one remote & the other at the control site. I am a 100% CW guy and was wondering if someone has found a way to set the CW WPM other than using the CW knob on the RemoteRig unit? Is there something within the RemoteRig software, that I just can't find?
>
> I really like the ability of the visual on the K3 when changing the WPM speeds, that I miss not having it available to me.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> 73 de Jim - KE8G
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Iain MacDonnell - N6ML-2

Re: K3 & RemoteRig

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On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Jim - KE8G <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Hello All,
> I have a question for those of you who might be operating remotely.
>
> Currently, I have 2 K3s; one remote & the other at the control site. I am a 100% CW guy and was wondering if someone has found a way to set the CW WPM other than using the CW knob on the RemoteRig unit? Is there something within the RemoteRig software, that I just can't find?
>
> I really like the ability of the visual on the K3 when changing the WPM speeds, that I miss not having it available to me.

If you're sending CW through the RemoteRig units, you're not using the
K3's internal keyer, so changing its speeed would be irrelevant (as
would the WPM displayed).

73,

~iain / N6ML
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KE8G

Re: K3 & RemoteRig

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Hi Iain,
Yes, I agree.... What I miss when keying through the RemoteRig, is that ability. It seems when trying to adjust the WPM with the CW knob on the RemoteRig, that the speed is not smooth. I can turn it clockwise for a bit and not much seems to change, then all of a sudden, it jumps quite a bit in speed.

As I said, I miss the ability to have that visual, as when just using the K3 without the RemoteRig.

73 de Jim - KE8G

---- iain macdonnell - N6ML <[hidden email]> wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Jim - KE8G <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > Hello All,
> > I have a question for those of you who might be operating remotely.
> >
> > Currently, I have 2 K3s; one remote & the other at the control site. I am a 100% CW guy and was wondering if someone has found a way to set the CW WPM other than using the CW knob on the RemoteRig unit? Is there something within the RemoteRig software, that I just can't find?
> >
> > I really like the ability of the visual on the K3 when changing the WPM speeds, that I miss not having it available to me.
>
> If you're sending CW through the RemoteRig units, you're not using the
> K3's internal keyer, so changing its speeed would be irrelevant (as
> would the WPM displayed).
>
> 73,
>
> ~iain / N6ML

Milt -- N5IA

Re: K3 & RemoteRig

Jim and Iain,

IMHO the cure for perfect control of the keying speed is to use a Winkeyer
for your paddle connection and then connect the Winkeyer to pins 4 & 8 of
the I/O RJ-45 jack on the rear of the RRC Control unit. Make the proper I/O
and Keyer settings in the RRC Control setup and you're there.

As I understand the manner of transferring keying from your RRC Control to
the RRC Remote such that the vagaries of your Internet connection does NOT
affect the keying of the Remote K3, the direct control and transfer of data
has to be changed. The result is absolutely perfect keying on the Remote K3
so long as your Internet connection is NOT losing packets. It truly is a
superb application. Having to give up the internal keyer capabilities of
the K3, and the resultant display, is a very minor negative vs the truly
remote operation that the Remote Rigs provide.

This is, as said above, IMHO. Just a satisfied, new, short time user, and
YMMV.

Mis dos centavos, de Milt, N5IA

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim - KE8G
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 9:41 AM
To: iain macdonnell - N6ML
Cc: Elecraft
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 & RemoteRig

Hi Iain,
Yes, I agree.... What I miss when keying through the RemoteRig, is that
ability. It seems when trying to adjust the WPM with the CW knob on the
RemoteRig, that the speed is not smooth. I can turn it clockwise for a bit
and not much seems to change, then all of a sudden, it jumps quite a bit in
speed.

As I said, I miss the ability to have that visual, as when just using the K3
without the RemoteRig.

73 de Jim - KE8G

---- iain macdonnell - N6ML <[hidden email]> wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Jim - KE8G <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > Hello All,
> > I have a question for those of you who might be operating remotely.
> >
> > Currently, I have 2 K3s; one remote & the other at the control site. I
> > am a 100% CW guy and was wondering if someone has found a way to set the
> > CW WPM other than using the CW knob on the RemoteRig unit? Is there
> > something within the RemoteRig software, that I just can't find?
> >
> > I really like the ability of the visual on the K3 when changing the WPM
> > speeds, that I miss not having it available to me.
>
> If you're sending CW through the RemoteRig units, you're not using the
> K3's internal keyer, so changing its speeed would be irrelevant (as
> would the WPM displayed).
>
> 73,
>
> ~iain / N6ML

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