KX3 Connected to Raspberry Pi?

[James Bennett]

Has anyone on the list successfully connected a KX3 to a Raspberry Pi and been able to get rig control working? If so, what software application did you use and did you have to do anything "funky" to make it work?

I am trying to get WSPR and my KX3 talking but something isn't working, as I keep getting a "rig control error" in WSPR.

Jim / W6JHB



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[ve3ibw]

Yes, I have been successful in getting the RPi B+ and RPi2 (both Wheezy
Raspian and Jessie Raspian) to connect to the KX3 with the Elecraft
supplied cables and two different USB sound cards (Griffin iMic and
Creative Labs).  Plug and play for me.  The device you need to look for is
something like /dev/ttyUSB0.

I don't do WSPR, but I do do WSJT-X and FlDigi.  Both work fine on the
RPi.  I wanted the latest versions of these apps, so I built from source.
WSJT-X was tough.  FLDigi was a snap.  But, what is in the RPi repos will
likely be good enough for most.

Google is your best friend when it comes to debugging issues you may find
on the RPi.  Lots of other Hams have come before you and asked the same
questions.

good luck !!

regards,
Brian
VE3IBW

On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 1:22 AM, James Bennett <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Has anyone on the list successfully connected a KX3 to a Raspberry Pi and
> been able to get rig control working? If so, what software application did
> you use and did you have to do anything "funky" to make it work?
>
> I am trying to get WSPR and my KX3 talking but something isn't working, as
> I keep getting a "rig control error" in WSPR.
>
> Jim / W6JHB
>
>
>
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I forget about WSPR, but as JT9 etc uses Hamlib for rig control, just
guessing, but did you build the Hamlib rig control library and get all
that installed and working?

You can use the command line or an app called "Grig" (no doubt others
too) to test Hamlib.

73.

Dave G0WBX

---- Original Message ----

Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 22:22:55 -0800
From: James Bennett<[hidden email]>
Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 Connected to Raspberry Pi?

Has anyone on the list successfully connected a KX3 to a Raspberry Pi and been able to get rig control working? If so, what software application did you use and did you have to do anything "funky" to make it work?

I am trying to get WSPR and my KX3 talking but something isn't working, as I keep getting a "rig control error" in WSPR.

Jim / W6JHB



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