[Elecraft] K2 and Remoterig

[Eugene Balinski]

Wayne et al,

   Any testing on-going with Remoterig and the K2 ?

Thanks,

Gene K1NR




On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:48:14 -0700
 Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
> David Windisch wrote:
> 
> > Can you say in advance whether the Remoterig "twinning"
> (no computer
> > required at client or host site) concept will be
> supported by the K3?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> The next release of K3 firmware will allow you to connect
> two K3s  
> together, with one acting as a "terminal" only, the other
> as the  
> "remote" radio. You can do this either with the RemoteRig
> control  
> boxes, which do not use a computer, or just with a "null
> modem" cable  
> going from one K3's RS232 jack to the other's. (A "null
> modem" cable  
> can be made with as few as three wires.)
> 
> The "terminal" K3 does not put out RF or audio -- that is
> handled  
> cleanly over the network by the RemoteRig hardware. The
> terminal K3  
> just sends switch/knob/potentiometer events to the remote
> K3. This  
> means it can be a completely stripped-down K3, like a
> K3/10 with no  
> options. If remoting K3s turns out to be very popular, we
> may in the  
> future offer a K3 that's front-panel-only to be used just
> as a  
> controller. The KX3 could also, in theory, be used to
> control most K3  
> functions, although it has far fewer controls, so it
> wouldn't be a  
> complete emulation.
> 
> Virtually the entire K3 user interface is supported by
> the new remote- 
> control protocol. It really feels like you're using the
> remote K3  
> itself, including a 100% accurate emulation of the remote
> K3's LCD  
> (flashing icons, etc.). Over a long-distance network
> there might be  
> noticeable latency in the use of some controls. But with
> a direct  
> connection or a LAN, there's barely any lag.
> 
> You can manually go in/out of terminal mode, or let the
> RemoteRig box  
> do it for you.
> 
> Additional details will be provided when the RemoteRig
> boxes become  
> available. They're doing extensive testing.
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
>
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