[Elecraft] K3: Power On/Off software control?

[Richard Thorne]

Lyle:

If I had a choice between the two I would go with wake on serial port 
activity.   I'd rather not have to come up with a way to control a relay 
via remote to turn the radio on/off.

Thanks for the info.

Rich - N5ZC


 

Lyle Johnson wrote:
>> ...hmmm... If it can 'wake' on serial activity it wasn't really off.
>> It is probably too early to know but are we talking micro-amps or 100s
>> of mills while in 'sleep'?
>
> If the radio is OFF and you use the contact closure provision on the 
> rear panel, it is indeed OFF.
>
> If you use the alarm function, it is sleeping and drawing current. I 
> don't recall the number offhand, but I think it is in the range of 50 
> to 300 mA.
>
> A "wake on serial port activity" would necessarily be in a similar 
> range, which is part of the reason it doesn't yet -- and may not -- 
> exist.
>
> 73,
>
> Lyle KK7P
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