[Elecraft] [K3] Remote Rig number difference?

[KY7K]

Larry,

I would call Elecraft and ask them directly, but I think the 1256 may be a typo in the earlier documents or a earlier model. The latest K3 remote manual (apr 2014) on the webside only mentions the 1258.

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> On Dec 22, 2014, at 5:23 PM, Larry - K1UO <k1uo at tds.net> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Mitch..  I went to the website you provided but I don’t find the RRC 1256 units shown anywhere.  The webswitches are called 1216 units.  The 1256,s listed in Elecraft manuals appear to look like 1258 units..  Maybe the 1258's are just newer units with newer features?
> 
> regards
> Larry  K1UO
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Mitch Wolfson DJØQN
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 6:37 PM
> To: Larry - K1UO ; Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Remote Rig number difference?
> 
> The 1258's are the RemoteRig RRC's required for remote operation, the
> 1256's are Webswitches, a completely different product line. I use the
> 1258's for my K3 remote control, as well as a 1256 for my rotor, raising
> and lowering my mast and turning my SPE 2K-FA on and off.
> 
> All this information is available on the RemoteRig web site at
> http://www.remoterig.com/ and you can received detailed answers to any
> questions you may have on the RemoteRig forum at
> http://www.remoterig.com/forum/index.php
> 
> 73,
> Mitch DJ0QN
> 
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> On 22.12.2014 16:41, Larry - K1UO wrote:
>> What is the difference between the Remote Rig number for the K3 – Twins on the RRC Website RRC-1258 MKII’s  and the Remote Rig units for remoting the K3’s that are designated RRC-1256 in all the Elecraft literature?
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