[Elecraft] Questions re K3 Remote

[Mitch Wolfson DJØQN]

Ted,

You will find some answers on the data usage on the RemoteRig Forum, for 
example:
<http://www.remoterig.com/forum/index.php?topic=897.msg3611#msg3611>

You can tweak the connection to use less bandwidth, e.g. changing your 
CODEC to one requiring less bandwidth, changing serial speeds down to 
9600, etc. Your mileage will vary!

Your real problem would be hosting a radio on a 3G or 4G network. These 
networks do not provide an external IP number, but give you an internal 
number not visible from outside of your network. This problem, called 
"double NAT", means that you can not reach the radio RRC at all.

There are two work-arounds, both of which can be complex or expensive:
1) Pay your provider for a true external IP address. If this is offered, 
it is usually for a business account and costs much more than a consumer 
account (depends upon country and provider)
2) Setup a VPN at the radio site

There are a number of ways to access the Elecraft and other accessories 
(rotators, etc.) as well. The P3 can be accessed through some available 
software, but I suspect this may be an issue if using 3G/4G networks, 
from both a bandwidth and data usage standpoint.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN

On 21.03.2014 14:04, Dauer, Edward wrote:
> A couple of questions for anyone who might know either the answers or where I could find them . . .
>
> 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.)
>
> The station is a K3-KAT500-KPA500 (and a P3).
>
> Two questions:
>
> (1) Any way to estimate the data usage per hour of operation before I invest in the remote?  (I operate CW only, with heavy usage during contests.) Would the data transmission rate accommodate rapid CW QSOs in pileups etc?
>
> (2) Would the K3 have to be operated "barefoot," and with only its internal ATU?  That is, would info about the KPA-500 and KAT-500 be available somehow, remotely?  I would have serious misgivings about trying to operate a 500-watt amp in the line without being able to meter its behavior.
>
> Thanks for whatever guidance might be offered . . .
>
> Ted, KN1CBR
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 4:37 PM, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft <
> eric at elecraft.com> wrote:
>
>> We have updated the K3Remote page with the K3/0-mini. See:
>> http://www.elecraft.com/K3-Remote/k3_remote.htm
>>
>> We are also adding more K3/0-Mini info to that page and it will be further
>> updated in the next 15-30 minutes.
>>
>> The ordering information is located in the K3Remote and K3/0 section of
>> our order page. See:
>> http://www.elecraft.com/elecraft_prod_list.htm#k3remote
>>
>> 73,
>> Eric
>> elecraft.com
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