Remote with K3

[Ronald Lodewyck]

  I am setting up to remote control the K3 over the Internet. With its
extensive software command set, the K3 is a great rig for remote
control.  However, I cannot find commands to control the level of either
Microphone Gain or Compression.  What am I overlooking?

In addition, I had hoped the K3 would have a built-in Watchdog Timer - a
menu settable maximum key-down time.  From a few seconds to at least ten
minutes.  This is essential for remote operation to prevent accidental
key-down - for example, if the computer crashes or sends an erroneous
command.  Both have happened here during local testing, so I feel a
watchdog timer is critical to safe remote operation of the station.  Is
there such a timer in the K3 which I have missed?

Thanks & 73,
Ron N6EE




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[Alan Bloom]

"MG" = mic gain.  "CP" = speech compression.  See K3 Programmer's
Reference manual.

Al N1AL


On Tue, 2010-09-07 at 15:39 +0000, Ron Lodewyck wrote:

> I am setting up to remote control the K3 over the Internet. With its
> extensive software command set, the K3 is a great rig for remote
> control.  However, I cannot find commands to control the level of either
> Microphone Gain or Compression.  What am I overlooking?
>
> In addition, I had hoped the K3 would have a built-in Watchdog Timer - a
> menu settable maximum key-down time.  From a few seconds to at least ten
> minutes.  This is essential for remote operation to prevent accidental
> key-down - for example, if the computer crashes or sends an erroneous
> command.  Both have happened here during local testing, so I feel a
> watchdog timer is critical to safe remote operation of the station.  Is
> there such a timer in the K3 which I have missed?
>
> Thanks & 73,
> Ron N6EE
>
>
>
>
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[Iain MacDonnell - N6ML-2]

Unfortunately, though, (AFAIK) there is no way to set the "line in"
level remotely. Selecting "line-in" for MIC-SEL and then using the
"MG" command does not do it.

    ~Iain / N6ML


On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Alan Bloom <[hidden email]> wrote:

> "MG" = mic gain.  "CP" = speech compression.  See K3 Programmer's
> Reference manual.
>
> Al N1AL
>
>
> On Tue, 2010-09-07 at 15:39 +0000, Ron Lodewyck wrote:
>> I am setting up to remote control the K3 over the Internet. With its
>> extensive software command set, the K3 is a great rig for remote
>> control.  However, I cannot find commands to control the level of either
>> Microphone Gain or Compression.  What am I overlooking?
>>
>> In addition, I had hoped the K3 would have a built-in Watchdog Timer - a
>> menu settable maximum key-down time.  From a few seconds to at least ten
>> minutes.  This is essential for remote operation to prevent accidental
>> key-down - for example, if the computer crashes or sends an erroneous
>> command.  Both have happened here during local testing, so I feel a
>> watchdog timer is critical to safe remote operation of the station.  Is
>> there such a timer in the K3 which I have missed?
>>
>> Thanks & 73,
>> Ron N6EE
>>
>>
>>
>>
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[K4SC]

Glentek http://www.glentekcorp.com/index.php/index2.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&Itemid=65 has an RS-232 to Ethernet controller made for this purpose which includes the timer.  I have one of these and it works well, although getting your computer and internet service lined up is not for wimps.

Chuck