[Elecraft] K3 & RemoteRig

[Rick Tavan N6XI]

1) Yes. There are a 9-pin connector and a USB-Mini connector on the front
panel of the Control-RRC that can connect to your computer COM or USB port.
Then your computer "sees" the remote radio as if it were local. I think
these two connectors are "either-or;" you can't use them both concurrrently.

2) I haven't found any local mic monitor using a real K3-real K3
connection. You can turn up the monitor on the remote K3 using the local
K3's MIC control and then hear yourself, but the delay is aggravating.

3) Not sure what you want here. You should be able to turn down the volume
of the remote K3 with the AF Gain control of the Mini. If that makes the CW
sidetone too quiet, there is a control for that in one of the RRC menus;
not convenient but at least it's there.

4) Dunno;  never tried that.

73,

/Rick N6XI

Sorry, no answers to your other questions.

On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Paul Christensen <w9ac at arrl.net> wrote:

> Still getting used to a recently installed RemoteRig used with my K3 and
> K3-mini.  A few questions:
>
> 1) Since the K3's RS-232 port is wired directly to RemoteRig, is there a
> way to access control of the RS-232 port for firmware upgrades, SDR-IQ
> control, etc.?  As it is, LP-Bridge doesn't appear to apply here since the
> K3 is not connected as a PC COM port;
>
> 2) Any means to monitor mic audio on the K3 mini while transmitting?  I've
> tried bringing up MON audio, but nothing heard.  I thought perhaps the K3
> mini would inject local mic monitor audio into the receive audio.
>
> 3) K3 mini speaker audio is extremely loud and the CW sidetone is even
> louder.  However, receive audio and sidetone in headphones is excellent.
> It's as if there's a gain structure problem just ahead of the speaker amp.
> Any way to easily reduce speaker amp gain after the AF control?
>
> 4) Consider a situation where two K3 minis are each trying to access a K3
> at the remote site.  When one of the K3 minis connects to the remote site,
> will the other K3-mini's display read "busy" or in some way let the user
> know that the K3 is being tied up by another user?  Or, must we rely on the
> green PWR/connect light on RemoteRig?
>
> Tnx!
>
> Paul, W9AC
>
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Rick Tavan N6XI
Truckee, CA