[Elecraft] Remotely controlling a K2

[Barry McWilliams]

Here's a configuration that may work.  It incorporates a K2 radio 
control program running on your Mac and a means to control you Mac via 
the Internet from your Windows operating system PCs.  (You've got the 
audio part figured out.)

1) Install a K2 control program on you Mac.  This will allow you to 
control the frequency, mode and other parameters of your K2.  Here are 
two possible programs.

    a)  David's (W4SMT) program that he mentioned here on the reflector 
earlier today. (I don't know where it's available. This is the first 
I've heard about his work ... sounds interesting.)

    b) A program from NI5V ->  
(http://www.machamradio.com/software/ni5v/mack2/index.html)

2) Install on you Mac a VNC (Virtual Network Computer) "server" that 
allows you to capture your Mac's screen and keyboard.  With this,  you 
can control your Mac, and thus it's applications from another computer 
via the internet.

    Here's a link to a free VNC servere for OSX ->
        http://www.redstonesoftware.com/products/vine/server/index.html

3) Finally, you need a VNC "viewer" that runs on the Windows PCs to 
connect to the above VNC "server",  control you Mac and run K2 control 
program.
    Here's a link to a VNC "viewer" that run on Windows ->
          http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/winvncviewer.html

Here's the schematic ...

  Windows -> VNC Viewer -> internet -> VNC server -> K2 control program

Hope this gives you some ideas,

Barry, WK2S