[Elecraft] Elecraft - Re Network Enabled Radio & Accessory Interface (Was USB Ports and Things)

[Mike Walkington]

Hi,

I second this idea. I've been working on this one in my mind for ages.
Mostly with the idea of being able to remotely operate my radio from
anywhere in the house over a wireless network from a laptop.  Secondly with
the idea that I wouldn't need a dedicated computer at the radio end.
Thirdly, that if done well, all the radio/equipment interfaces would become
multiplatform, ie run off any comprehensive system/application.

Cheers
Mike VK1KCk
K2#2599


Message: 38
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 08:27:17 -0700
From: Brian Lloyd <brian-wb6rqn at lloyd.com>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] USB ports and things - with corrections
To: lyle johnson <kk7p at wavecable.com>
Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
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On Jun 4, 2007, at 7:24 AM, lyle johnson wrote:

> You can buy PCMCIA or Cardbus to Parallel port adapters for $60 or  
> less.  But they don't work with many computers.  None of my Dells  
> that lack legacy ports will recognize any of the available cards  
> (or at least the three that I located and bougfht); my Dells with  
> legacy ports recognize and use all of them with no problems, so  
> there is a BIOS issue you must contend with.
>
> Sorry to be the bearer of bad news,

This is an interesting problem with a common thread. Much software  
has been written to make [mis]use of various interfaces on "standard"  
hardware. The use of a parallel port to control something is typical.

What we really need is a general purpose device that interfaces on  
the network and may be easily addressed by software. In most systems  
software has easy access to the network so it seems to me to make  
sense to put our various bits of I/O into a bit of kit that speaks IP  
and plugs into an ethernet.

73 de Brian, WB6RQN
Brian Lloyd - brian HYPHEN wb6rqn AT lloyd DOT com