[Elecraft] Questions re K3 Remote

[Edward R Cole]

I googled Teller County and see it is into the mountains back of 
Colorado Springs so unlikely that you have any chance of a straight 
shot for a UHF or mw control link.

Here in Alaska a lot of hams live in remote 'bush" country far from 
any wireless or wired service.  I hear that some are using a 
satellite-based link for both telephone and internet.  That might be 
a solution, but I am not sure the cost to you.  Certainly that was 
part of your question.

I do not know how to evaluate what the data bandwidth use would be 
for remote control of a K3.  Probably easiest if running a standard 
100w K3 as I suspect there is some monitoring of operating 
configuration using the remote control sw (again no expert - so hope 
some of them will step in with a reply for Ted).  I'd be interested 
in hearing any replies so hopefully they will be sent via the Elecraft list.

I currently have no need to run remoted, but some day I could find 
myself living where there are restrictions and remote operation could 
be a solution.  IP-based remote linking of commercial radio is 
gaining a lot of favor, so this not limited to ham radio.

73, Ed - KL7UW

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Ted, KN1CBR, said:

"My station location is at a weekend home in a remote part of Teller 
County, Colorado, about 100 miles from my weekday home in the city 
(Denver).? Being able to operate the Teller County station from my 
home in Denver (where no antennas are allowed, etc.) would be the 
perfect hamming existence, hence the attraction of the K3 Remote.

"However, the outback location is really outback - Internet is cell 
telephone link only so far as I know, and the contracts limit the 
data usage to 5 GB a month with substantial costs for overuse (there 
is but one carrier there with a cell tower that I can hit.) ?"


73, Ed - KL7UW
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