Remote Rig questions

[PHILIP GRAITCER]

As of today, I am the lucky owner of two K3s and of a wonderful salt water QTH. I would like to remote the seaside K3 to my city QTH using the Remote Rig options available on the Elecraft website but have these two questions:

1. What do folks general use for disconnecting the remote antenna and remote power supplies?

2. I am a Mac user, and although I have delved deeply into the manuals, it appears that the over internet setup is PC based. Has anyone done this with a Mac, or will be obliged to borrow a PC or install Parallels. And does Parallels have the right drivers to make this work.

Thanks!

Phil, W3HZZ
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[Jim Rhodes-2]

The actual setup can mostly if not all done via a browser interface. If you
use a K3 on both ends your computer is accessed via the same software as
you use for direct connection. The two boxes just fool the computer into
thinking it is controlling the radio directly. Actually no computer is
needed for operation in this mode. Speakers and mike plug into the box at
the control point.

As for switching I use mine in reverse. I control my home station when I am
away from home. So I just use a serial relay control box that gives me 8
relays to switch things which I control via remote operation of my shack
PC.. There are ethernet controlled switches available that allow you to
switch AC power or low level circuits via an internet connection, but I
have not really looked into them.

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 11:23 AM, Philip Graitcer <[hidden email]> wrote:

> As of today, I am the lucky owner of two K3s and of a wonderful salt water
> QTH. I would like to remote the seaside K3 to my city QTH using the Remote
> Rig options available on the Elecraft website but have these two questions:
>
> 1. What do folks general use for disconnecting the remote antenna and
> remote power supplies?
>
> 2. I am a Mac user, and although I have delved deeply into the manuals, it
> appears that the over internet setup is PC based. Has anyone done this with
> a Mac, or will be obliged to borrow a PC or install Parallels. And does
> Parallels have the right drivers to make this work.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Phil, W3HZZ
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[K5WA]

Phil,

I've got the same issues facing me as you do in point number 1.  If I read
the documentation correctly, in addition to the K3 control link (RS232), the
RemoteRig has 4 "channels" of discreet I/O for ON/OFF applications such as
opening/closing an antenna switch or turning on a relay to power a power
supply.  Secondly, in addition to the RS232 channel controlling the rig,
there is a secondary RS232 channel that can be used for rotor control, amp
control or whatever.  I built a PLC based antenna control system to handle
my 20 antennas and 4 rotators for which I plan to use via this RS232 link
since my system can control all of these antennas via a single RS232
connection.

I have not gotten beyond initial planning yet with my K3/0 and RemoteRig but
I believe I will be going down this path with the above as a basis.  I wish
someone made a "bullet-proof" antenna disconnect box triggered via 12VDC
which would save me from building one.  I've had a couple of lightning
events in the past 3 years and they are VERY expensive to recover from.

I can't offer an opinion on your second point since I'm a PC kinda guy.  ;-)

Good luck with the project!

Bob K5WA  


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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:23:21 -0500
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As of today, I am the lucky owner of two K3s and of a wonderful salt water
QTH. I would like to remote the seaside K3 to my city QTH using the Remote
Rig options available on the Elecraft website but have these two questions:

1. What do folks general use for disconnecting the remote antenna and remote
power supplies?

2. I am a Mac user, and although I have delved deeply into the manuals, it
appears that the over internet setup is PC based. Has anyone done this with
a Mac, or will be obliged to borrow a PC or install Parallels. And does
Parallels have the right drivers to make this work.

Thanks!

Phil, W3HZZ

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[JBaumgarte]

Bob, Phil and others,
 
Wow, guess I should have done more studying.  I am running the RRC  boxes
with my 2 K3's, but I have a PC based system and a couple of Green Heron  Go
Everywhere boxes to run everything else--two 4 Squares, Beverage switch, 2  
rotor controllers, and a 6 pack.  Obviously, with this I have to keep my  
power supply and a computer running.  The idling PS doesn't seem to draw  
much, but . . . . .   It does work great, however, and its great to  have access
to my contest station from back home!  Setting up the RRC boxes  was no
slam dunk (for me), but received great support from the factory.
 
John, N0IJ
 
 
In a message dated 1/16/2013 17:08:08 Central Standard Time,  
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Phil,

I've got the same issues facing me as you do in point  number 1.  If I read
the documentation correctly, in addition to the  K3 control link (RS232),
the
RemoteRig has 4 "channels" of discreet I/O for  ON/OFF applications such as
opening/closing an antenna switch or turning on  a relay to power a power
supply.  Secondly, in addition to the RS232  channel controlling the rig,
there is a secondary RS232 channel that can be  used for rotor control, amp
control or whatever.  I built a PLC based  antenna control system to handle
my 20 antennas and 4 rotators for which I  plan to use via this RS232 link
since my system can control all of these  antennas via a single RS232
connection.

I have not gotten beyond  initial planning yet with my K3/0 and RemoteRig
but
I believe I will be  going down this path with the above as a basis.  I wish
someone made a  "bullet-proof" antenna disconnect box triggered via 12VDC
which would save  me from building one.  I've had a couple of lightning
events in the  past 3 years and they are VERY expensive to recover from.

I can't offer  an opinion on your second point since I'm a PC kinda guy.  
;-)

Good luck with the project!

Bob K5WA    


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As of today, I am the lucky owner of two  K3s and of a wonderful salt water
QTH. I would like to remote the seaside  K3 to my city QTH using the Remote
Rig options available on the Elecraft  website but have these two questions:

1. What do folks general use for  disconnecting the remote antenna and
remote
power supplies?

2. I am  a Mac user, and although I have delved deeply into the manuals, it
appears  that the over internet setup is PC based. Has anyone done this with
a Mac,  or will be obliged to borrow a PC or install Parallels. And does
Parallels  have the right drivers to make this work.

Thanks!

Phil,  W3HZZ

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