K3s and MFJ1234 for camping

[Kenneth Christiansen]

Hi to the group

I have camped for many years and years ago set up my station for remote operation and had some fun. The setup was complicated and I changed computers and other station equipment and have not used it remotely for about the last five years. I bought the MFJ1234 about a month ago and now have it set up and working. I was able to set up 15 macros on the MFJ1234  and now have only the one connection to the K3s and can leave it hooked up while using both local and remote control. The only problem I see is I need to change the MIC SEL from rP.L b1 A5 to Line I n for remote control. I have not found a way to set up a macro to do that. That would be my first wish is if someone knows how to set up a macro to make that change if I forget to do it before I leave home.

The other option would be to get the K3 UTILITY program to run on the MFJ1234. I was able to download the program to the MFJ1234 but can not figure out how to install it and make it run. I have already been able to set up configuration files on my Windows 10 computer for both setups and think I could do the same thing using the RASPBERRY PI remotely. Does anyone else know if the K3 UTILITY will run on the RASPBERRY PI and if so how do I install it and  make it work?

This was complicated to set up but works much better than what I used several years ago. I can work 7 bands from 160 to 10 meters both SSB and CW using it. I can work CW without that last step but I would like to be able to fix my problem if I forget to do it before I leave the house. All I have to take with me is my iPhone.

Thanks for any advice.

Ken   W0CZ

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[Rick Tavan-2]

I'm using a RemoteRig RRC-1258 pair in my remote setup, not an MFJ1234. I
parallel the mic output of the RRC with the station local mic line, plugged
into the K3 MIC connector, and it seems to work for what little SSB I do.
I've not made any measurements of interfering ambient noise, but haven't
heard any complaints.

73,

/Rick N6XI

On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 2:23 PM Kenneth A Christiansen <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi to the group
>
> I have camped for many years and years ago set up my station for remote
> operation and had some fun. The setup was complicated and I changed
> computers and other station equipment and have not used it remotely for
> about the last five years. I bought the MFJ1234 about a month ago and now
> have it set up and working. I was able to set up 15 macros on the MFJ1234
> and now have only the one connection to the K3s and can leave it hooked up
> while using both local and remote control. The only problem I see is I need
> to change the MIC SEL from rP.L b1 A5 to Line I n for remote control. I
> have not found a way to set up a macro to do that. That would be my first
> wish is if someone knows how to set up a macro to make that change if I
> forget to do it before I leave home.
>
> The other option would be to get the K3 UTILITY program to run on the
> MFJ1234. I was able to download the program to the MFJ1234 but can not
> figure out how to install it and make it run. I have already been able to
> set up configuration files on my Windows 10 computer for both setups and
> think I could do the same thing using the RASPBERRY PI remotely. Does
> anyone else know if the K3 UTILITY will run on the RASPBERRY PI and if so
> how do I install it and  make it work?
>
> This was complicated to set up but works much better than what I used
> several years ago. I can work 7 bands from 160 to 10 meters both SSB and CW
> using it. I can work CW without that last step but I would like to be able
> to fix my problem if I forget to do it before I leave the house. All I have
> to take with me is my iPhone.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Ken   W0CZ
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
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Rick Tavan
Truckee and Saratoga, CA
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