[Elecraft] K3 Linux rig control

[Matt Zilmer]

This isn't a direct answer to your question, Bill.  It does address
the Linux issue to some extent.

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 here and have Fldigi up and running under
Wine.  I'm working on getting MSDMT going now.  Tht is a software
modem / terminal program  used for Army MARS message transfer on HF.

With Fldigi, everything is working fine and it is as stable as Fldigi
gets.  This setup runs using a Creative Labs EMU 0202.  I have to run
the program via sudo because otherwise Fldigi can't get access to the
sound unit.

M110A is set up differently (for the present), so I can't run it as
su.  So the EMU sound unit isn't visible, though the COM port works
fine.  I'm slowly working this out.

For just plain old rig control, you might try DM780 by itself under
wine.  it only requires a COM port to operate the K3.  You have to set
up the COM port under the dos_devices folder withing ~/.wine, I
believe.  There are different web pages describing the "how to" for
serial ports under wine.

73,
matt
W6NIA / AAR9CD

On Wed, 03 Jun 2015 07:21:29 -0400, you wrote:

>I am looking for Linux software to control the K3. Currently I use an 
>old version of HRD - which basically does what I want. HRD is a no go 
>under Wine. I am totally uninterested in logging apps and similar - only 
>desire rig control.
>
>At this point I am running Linux Mint 17 on one machine and Win 10 
>Preview on another.  Win 10 is filled with features - as in bloatware - 
>that I do not need nor want. However, there are a few programs that I 
>run that are Windows only types and have no serious clones available for 
>Linux. HRD is one of these.
>
>Any suggestions? My goal is to run only a single system - Linux or 
>Windows. It makes it too fiddly to run two full systems. Dual boot and 
>VMware solutions have been explored and dismissed. Rig control would go 
>a long way toward making the change to Linux only.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bill W2BLC K-Line
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