[Elecraft] K3: Remote Control Questions

[wayne burdick]

On Apr 29, 2007, at 1:17 PM, Richard Thorne wrote:

> After listening to the BS7H pile on 20m's today I was reminded that 
> the receiver in my 480 is not all that great.  Even with the 500hz 
> crystal filter installed, there were all kinds of artifacts from 
> strong stations transmitting up a few khz.  So the K3 has grabbed my 
> attention.  A couple of questions that are key to remote operations:
>
> 1 - I understand that if I short two pins from the ACC connector on 
> the back I can turn the rig on/off.  When shorting those two pins is 
> it momentary or constant.

Momentary (at least 0.5 second). Or you can leave it on permanently, at 
least until you want to turn the rig off.


> IE if I can turn a relay on and off remotely will that relay need to 
> stay engaged to keep the rig on?  A little more info would be helpful. 
>  I would rather the rig could be turned on with a software command or 
> the wake on serial suggestion made earlier.

I can't guarantee this right now, but it's on the list.


>
> 2 - I use the sound card on my pc to send receive audio over the 
> internet.  Can I send ssb via the pc mono in on the back of the rig.  
> I would assume so since psk is done in ssb.

Yes.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


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