[Elecraft] K3: Remote Control Questions

[Larry Phipps]

Speaking of remote control, does the K3 have a watchdog timer to stop 
transmission after 3 minutes or some adjustable delay?

Larry N8LP



wayne burdick wrote:
>
> 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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