[KAT500] Remote Installation

[rich kennedy]

Thanks Kurt, Nice photos!

Could you please take a moment and tell us folks on the Reflector a bit about the remote KAT500 setup.  I'm interested in the wireless connectivity - exactly what box is that atop the Power Supply (manufacturer?) and how about the Hi-Low tin box to the left - exactly what is the purpose there?  Finally, what is inside in the way of a wireless device and how is it controlled?  73, Rich, K3VAT
  

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Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:13:38 -0700 (PDT)
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Hi all,

It's been quiet on the KAT500 front lately. Finally the weather has been
agreeable enough for me to tidy up my hasty December installation.  Here are
some pictures after spring cleaning. If you think it's messy now, you should
have seen it before.

http://ab2tc.getmyip.com/img_0128.jpg
http://ab2tc.getmyip.com/img_0124.jpg
http://ab2tc.getmyip.com/img_0123.jpg
http://ab2tc.getmyip.com/img_0118.jpg
http://ab2tc.getmyip.com/img_0116.jpg

Ab2tc - Knut
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[ab2tc]

Hi,

Sure, the wireless connection is using a Lantronix WiFi serial server. I think they have only model, but I don't have the model number in my head. I'll look it up when I get home. It supports two serial ports as you can see in the pictures. Note that the serial connection over the Lantronix and is my sole control of the box (other than disconnecting the extension cord for power). No Aux bus. I don't find this terribly limiting. Maybe somebody can find a way to make a bridge between the Aux bus and a serial port.

The shiny box contains a homemade duplexer with a split frequency of 10MHz. It is currently used to feed an 80m and a 15m antenna from port 3 (the common port is on the back of the box and you can see the port 3 cable looping around to the back). It's working very nicely.

Knut - AB2TC

rich kennedy wrote

Thanks Kurt, Nice photos!

Could you please take a moment and tell us folks on the Reflector a bit about the remote KAT500 setup.  I'm interested in the wireless connectivity - exactly what box is that atop the Power Supply (manufacturer?) and how about the Hi-Low tin box to the left - exactly what is the purpose there?  Finally, what is inside in the way of a wireless device and how is it controlled?  73, Rich, K3VAT
  
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[Howard..K2HK]

What type of container is it that houses the setup?Howard..K2HK

> Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:56:22 -0700
> From: [hidden email]
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [KAT500] Remote Installation
>
> Hi,
>
> Sure, the wireless connection is using a Lantronix WiFi serial server. I
> think they have only model, but I don't have the model number in my head.
> I'll look it up when I get home. It supports two serial ports as you can see
> in the pictures. Note that the serial connection over the Lantronix and is
> my sole control of the box (other than disconnecting the extension cord for
> power). No Aux bus. I don't find this terribly limiting. Maybe somebody can
> find a way to make a bridge between the Aux bus and a serial port.
>
> The shiny box contains a homemade duplexer with a split frequency of 10MHz.
> It is currently used to feed an 80m and a 15m antenna from port 3 (the
> common port is on the back of the box and you can see the port 3 cable
> looping around to the back). It's working very nicely.
>
> Knut - AB2TC
>
>
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