K3 - remote control head
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I wonder if the K3's (K3/0) front panel will ever be available as a
stand alone device similar the Kenwood TS-480? No big box behind the panel, just a line to the transceiver - which is operated remote from where it is mounted on the side of my desk. It is very handy to be able to move that control panel all over my desk. This is similar to the Yaesu 857D and the Icom 706 and 7000 series. It is not rocket science - just another purchase for the K3. Bill W2BLC -- IN GOD I TRUST (but, NOT a single politician) ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Bill,
I wonder if the Elecraft K3 has the I/O signals to easily implement a remote head. This is a feature which has been requested in the past and I think that Elecraft even had a prototype at one time but it died a death - could be wrong on this last point. I too have hoped for this feature as implemented with the Orion II but Elecraft has supplied so much it is churlish for me to look for more. God, an improved AGC for CW, P3 SVGA adapted for data modes - it is hard to keep up with Elecraft. They are such an unusual company in their close links to the customer base and willingness to oblige when they can. We are a fortunate bunch to have chosen their product. The hot keys software is supposed to implement some of what I want in a remote control head but the confession is that I have not tried this yet. Interaction with Micro keyer II or Wintest is my worry but I understand this is not supposed to be a problem. 73 Doug EI2CN -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Bill Sent: 27 July 2012 01:44 To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - remote control head I wonder if the K3's (K3/0) front panel will ever be available as a stand alone device similar the Kenwood TS-480? No big box behind the panel, just a line to the transceiver - which is operated remote from where it is mounted on the side of my desk. It is very handy to be able to move that control panel all over my desk. This is similar to the Yaesu 857D and the Icom 706 and 7000 series. It is not rocket science - just another purchase for the K3. Bill W2BLC -- IN GOD I TRUST (but, NOT a single politician) ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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How about: <http://www.elecraft.com/K3-Remote/k3_remote.htm> ? Uses
an Ethernet connection between the remote and the transmitter. Mark AD5SS On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:44 AM, Doug Turnbull <[hidden email]> wrote: > Bill, > I wonder if the Elecraft K3 has the I/O signals to easily implement a > remote head. This is a feature which has been requested in the past and I > think that Elecraft even had a prototype at one time but it died a death - > could be wrong on this last point. I too have hoped for this feature as > implemented with the Orion II but Elecraft has supplied so much it is > churlish for me to look for more. God, an improved AGC for CW, P3 SVGA > adapted for data modes - it is hard to keep up with Elecraft. They are > such an unusual company in their close links to the customer base and > willingness to oblige when they can. We are a fortunate bunch to have > chosen their product. > > The hot keys software is supposed to implement some of what I want in a > remote control head but the confession is that I have not tried this yet. > Interaction with Micro keyer II or Wintest is my worry but I understand this > is not supposed to be a problem. > > 73 Doug EI2CN Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Mark, Yes the remoting capabilities are great but a simple pod such as TenTec uses is what some of us would like. A good friend EI9KF is using a K3/0 with similar interface boxes and it is a pretty nifty arrangement. Thanks. 73 Doug EI2CN -----Original Message----- From: Mark Bayern [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: 27 July 2012 13:14 To: Doug Turnbull Cc: Bill; [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - remote control head How about: <http://www.elecraft.com/K3-Remote/k3_remote.htm> ? Uses an Ethernet connection between the remote and the transmitter. Mark AD5SS On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:44 AM, Doug Turnbull <[hidden email]> wrote: > Bill, > I wonder if the Elecraft K3 has the I/O signals to easily implement a > remote head. This is a feature which has been requested in the past and I > think that Elecraft even had a prototype at one time but it died a death - > could be wrong on this last point. I too have hoped for this feature as > implemented with the Orion II but Elecraft has supplied so much it is > churlish for me to look for more. God, an improved AGC for CW, P3 SVGA > adapted for data modes - it is hard to keep up with Elecraft. They are > such an unusual company in their close links to the customer base and > willingness to oblige when they can. We are a fortunate bunch to have > chosen their product. > > The hot keys software is supposed to implement some of what I want in > remote control head but the confession is that I have not tried this yet. > Interaction with Micro keyer II or Wintest is my worry but I understand this > is not supposed to be a problem. > > 73 Doug EI2CN ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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In reply to this post by Bill Clarke
If what you are looking for is a multi-function remote tuning knob consider
using the Shuttle Pro 2 by Contour Design at http://retail.contourdesign.com/ I've used this device in that role in my mobile contesting setup to control the K3 which is in the rear of the vehicle and the operator is in the front passenger seat. The Shuttle Prov 2 has a nice set of 15 buttons and a tuning knob. The buttons on the Shuttle Pro can be mapped to any function keys supported by the software you are using and also supports macros which combine multiple function keys. There is a brief description on this page of my website http://www.no5w.com/CQxK3RemoteKit.html describing how I am using it with CQ/X. Of course the above approach requires an intermediary in the form of software running on a PC. If what you are interested in is a standalone remote that connects (essentially) directly to the K3, an Android smartphone can serve as the display and controlling device and can be interfaced wirelessly to the K3 over Bluetooth via a small PIC-based board (Android IOIO) from SparkFun Electronics https://www.sparkfun.com. Some details of the interface and of a prototype are available at http://www.no5w.com/CQxK3-AndroidInterface.html. It should be noted that this is a work in progress. I believe there are others who have carried this idea even further so look around and see what you can find. 73/Chuck/NO5W ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
Re: K3 - remote control head
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In reply to this post by Mark Bayern
It should be technically feasible to use the "high-speed" protocol
that was developed for the RemoteRig solution to implement a remote control head that talks over a serial connection to the K3. It'd essentially be a K3/0 in a compact package, suitable for moving around the desk, or mounting on a vehicle dashboard. The RR boxes wouldn't be necessary for such short distances - just RS232 (although it'd need to get power from somewhere too). 73, ~iain / N6ML On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 5:13 AM, Mark Bayern <[hidden email]> wrote: > How about: <http://www.elecraft.com/K3-Remote/k3_remote.htm> ? Uses > an Ethernet connection between the remote and the transmitter. > > Mark AD5SS > > On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:44 AM, Doug Turnbull <[hidden email]> wrote: >> Bill, >> I wonder if the Elecraft K3 has the I/O signals to easily implement a >> remote head. This is a feature which has been requested in the past and I >> think that Elecraft even had a prototype at one time but it died a death - >> could be wrong on this last point. I too have hoped for this feature as >> implemented with the Orion II but Elecraft has supplied so much it is >> churlish for me to look for more. God, an improved AGC for CW, P3 SVGA >> adapted for data modes - it is hard to keep up with Elecraft. They are >> such an unusual company in their close links to the customer base and >> willingness to oblige when they can. We are a fortunate bunch to have >> chosen their product. >> >> The hot keys software is supposed to implement some of what I want in a >> remote control head but the confession is that I have not tried this yet. >> Interaction with Micro keyer II or Wintest is my worry but I understand this >> is not supposed to be a problem. >> >> 73 Doug EI2CN > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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