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Gerard Jendraszkiewicz

K3 remote

Hello,

Has anyone been able to remote control the K3 from a remote PC ? The
idea is to operate my station (K3) at home from a remote location (PC).
Care to share your ideas ?

Thanks
Jerry, KE9I

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W8ZN

Re: K3 remote

The simplest way I know is to have a remote PC connected to the K3 running radmin, pcanywhere, etc. to control the rig and use skype for the audio back and forth.

I've done this with both my K3 and TS2k. Some day, rig manufacturers will just put ethernet in the rigs and we will have native control!

Terry
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DH2SE

Re: K3 remote

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Hello Jerry,

I'm already doing this with my K3. It's easy to setup if you use e.g. HamRadio Deluxe (HRD). It's free of charge. Just install this programm at your PC which is located in the remote station shack. There is a possibility to run a so called IP-Server at tools -> IP server. Just switch it on and connect your K3 via a standard 1:1 serial cable to that PC. When you start HRD again, there is a message comming up where you can choose your transceiver (e.g. K3) and the baudrate which is used for the serial connection between PC and TRX. You have to set up the same baudrate as the K3 is set to in the config:RS232 menue. If the TRX is connected well, the frequency which is shown at the K3 display should also appear on your PC screen after the connection is established. To make sure that the keying works well, you have to setup the K3 in the menue config:PTT-key to DTR or RTS. HRD has to switch to the same setting once when started up. Now you maybe need to configure your internet router in the way that the port 7809 is routed to the said PC in both ways. To transfer the audio I would recommend a programm called ipsound instead of skype. It comes with the HRD-package. Just connect your K3 with two 1:1 audio cables to the soundcard of the PC and run the ipconfig programm. You have to make sure again, that the used port for the audio connection (default: 4444) is also routed in both ways to and from the internet. At the remote PC somewhere, just install HRD again and choose remote instead of a baudrate when the menue with the connection dialoque comes up. There you need to choose your TRX type again certainly. It works great!

Have fun.

vy 73 de Sascha, DH2SE

> Hello,

> Has anyone been able to remote control the K3 from a remote PC ? The
> idea is to operate my station (K3) at home from a remote location (PC).
> Care to share your ideas ?

> Thanks
> Jerry, KE9I

hb9ari@bluewin.ch

Re: K3 remote

DH2SE wrote:
> Hello Jerry,
>
> I'm already doing this with my K3. It's easy to setup if you use e.g. HamRadio Deluxe (HRD). It's free of charge. Just install this programm at your PC which is located in the remote station shack. There is a possibility to run a so called IP-Server at tools -> IP server. Just switch it on and connect your K3 via a standard 1:1 serial cable to that PC. When you start HRD again, there is a message comming up where you can choose your transceiver (e.g. K3) and the baudrate which is used for the serial connection between PC and TRX. You have to set up the same baudrate as the K3 is set to in the config:RS232 menue. If the TRX is connected well, the frequency which is shown at the K3 display should also appear on your PC screen after the connection is established. To make sure that the keying works well, you have to setup the K3 in the menue config:PTT-key to DTR or RTS. HRD has to switch to the same setting once when started up. Now you maybe need to configure your internet ro
ut

> er in the way that the port 7809 is routed to the said PC in both ways. To transfer the audio I would recommend a programm called ipsound instead of skype. It comes with the HRD-package. Just connect your K3 with two 1:1 audio cables to the soundcard of the PC and run the ipconfig programm. You have to make sure again, that the used port for the audio connection (default: 4444) is also routed in both ways to and from the internet. At the remote PC somewhere, just install HRD again and choose remote instead of a baudrate when the menue with the connection dialoque comes up. There you need to choose your TRX type again certainly. It works great!
>
> Have fun.
>
> vy 73 de Sascha, DH2SE
>
>
>
>> Hello,
>>
>
>
>> Has anyone been able to remote control the K3 from a remote PC ? The
>> idea is to operate my station (K3) at home from a remote location (PC).
>> Care to share your ideas ?
>>
>
>
>> Thanks
>> Jerry, KE9I
>>
>
>

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hb9ari@bluewin.ch

Re: K3 remote

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Hello,

From my side, i use HRD with good results: "server" running on the K3 side
and "client" on the other side. Using Skype for audio (waiting for
(future?) audio transfer
included in HRD. This config is ok for voice modes
but failed for data modes.(jitter, distortion etc in my conditions)
I've tried also Radmin, for data modes but it's a little more
bandwidth consuming.(i'm limited with a wireless internet access from
remote side), and practical use is not good for me; as data decoding is
done
on the K3 side, results are the same as with "local" use; but as
my "wireless access" is relatively slow and unstable depending
of users requests, the refresh rate on the remote PC is often too
long and unusable for QSO; just acceptable for RX only.
I think, but i've not tested yet, that with a good internet connection,
Radmin should be OK for data modes and voice modes with Skype.

73 QRO fr Rudolf, HB9ARI

Gerard Jendraszkiewicz wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Has anyone been able to remote control the K3 from a remote PC ? The
> idea is to operate my station (K3) at home from a remote location (PC).
> Care to share your ideas ?
>
> Thanks
> Jerry, KE9I
>
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hb9ari@bluewin.ch

Re: K3 remote

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Sorry, text was missing!
hb9ari

Sascha,

I will look to find "ipsound" and try your configuration; may be it can be
the solution for my "data" audio transfer!

Thank you for sharing your experience!

73 QRO de Rudolf, HB9ARI

DH2SE wrote:
> Hello Jerry,
>
> I'm already doing this with my K3. It's easy to setup if you use e.g. HamRadio Deluxe (HRD). It's free of charge. Just install this programm at your PC which is located in the remote station shack. There is a possibility to run a so called IP-Server at tools -> IP server. Just switch it on and connect your K3 via a standard 1:1 serial cable to that PC. When you start HRD again, there is a message comming up where you can choose your transceiver (e.g. K3) and the baudrate which is used for the serial connection between PC and TRX. You have to set up the same baudrate as the K3 is set to in the config:RS232 menue. If the TRX is connected well, the frequency which is shown at the K3 display should also appear on your PC screen after the connection is established. To make sure that the keying works well, you have to setup the K3 in the menue config:PTT-key to DTR or RTS. HRD has to switch to the same setting once when started up. Now you maybe need to configure your internet ro
ut

Mike Scott-7

Re: K3 remote

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Terry said:

>...Some day, rig manufacturers will just put Ethernet in the rigs and we
will have native control!

I have been thinking about this for a while. What an opportunity for
Elecraft to upgrade the K3 when they release a stand-alone (no PC attached)
band scope. Wouldn't it be great if that add-on device provided both a USB
and internet port to the K3...

Mike Scott

Tarzana, CA

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Don Ehrlich

Re: K3 remote

I would be first in line to buy one. That's for sure!

Don K7FJ

> I have been thinking about this for a while. What an opportunity for
> Elecraft to upgrade the K3 when they release a stand-alone (no PC
> attached)
> band scope. Wouldn't it be great if that add-on device provided both a USB
> and internet port to the K3...
>
> Mike Scott

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