[Elecraft] K3 - K3/0 Installation

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    My experience is that the K3/0 makes the remote station completely transparent. It is just like being in front of the rig. I have the K3 plus a SoftRock/soundcard on the IF output using the SpectrumLab client server application to provide a realtime waterfall display. The complete system runs about 900 kbit per second the way I have it configured - the remote end of the link has a 1 Mbit capacity, the local end about 40 Mbit/sec. 
    What you will notice are dropped and delayed packets on both the audio and data side of the radio. If  the internet providers on either end of the link are having a bad day, you will notice it (for my carriers, it doesn't happen very often). 
    Installation was easy - follow the instructions. It is best to set up the K3, K3/0, and the remoterigs  in the same room the first time you do the configuration - builds your confidence that it is really working. I have had problems with older stock routers that have a limited number of port forwarding slots, I have had good success with the WRT-54 using DD-WRT. 
    I have operated several VHF and 10 meter contests using the K3/0. At 25 wpm CW, it works fine, either running or S&P. I haven't tried it any faster. Typical tracert and pings on my system show 12 or 13 hops and times of16 to 23 milliseconds. If you had to use a satellite link with their much larger delays, your results could be significantly different.
 
73, Mike, W3IP

--- On Sat, 3/9/13, Roger Huntley <snr.huntley at q.com> wrote:


From: Roger Huntley <snr.huntley at q.com>
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - K3/0 Installation
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Date: Saturday, March 9, 2013, 6:43 PM


Due to local CC&R's I am thinking of doing a remote station installation and
was wondering what the experience has been using the K3 and K3/0 in a remote
station application?  What was your opinion of the installation and was it
suitable for contest operating?  Would a normal DSL internet service be
sufficient?

Thanks,

Roger, W7VV

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