[Elecraft] K3/0 Forum?

[George K5KG]

K1KNQ and I have recently set up W1YL with a K3/0-Mini using and 
remotehams.com, and the RCForb software.  In this installation, the 
K3/0-Mini is directly connected to a Windows 7 machine via two virtual 
comm ports.

W1YL is able to connect to any number of remote stations using the 
RCForb software, and has been successful in making a number of CW Qsos 
using W8RJ as the remote stn.  In W1YL's case, she is located in an 
apartment with good broadband service, but no way to put up an outside 
antenna, so the remote set up is a good solution for her.

The only documentation that we had available for doing this installation 
was what we found on remotehams.com.  The K3/0-Mini's manual was of 
limited help.  In W1YL's case, she had never used a K3, and was totally 
unfamiliar with how to operate the K3/0-MIni and its many "tiny and 
confusing" controls.  We provided her with copies of some of the more 
relevant pages from a K3 manual, but what really brought her up speed 
were several training sessions on how to connect to a remote station and 
use the K3/0 and its many controls.

It has been an interesting journey.

73, George, K5KG


On 10/11/2015 4:56 PM, Ed Gray W0SD wrote:
> The lack of a good manual and no diagram for the K3/0 is 
> way......below the normal Elecraft standards.  It is especially bad if 
> in addition to remote rig you sometimes want to use the USB cable and 
> remote hams.  There just is no documentation as to what is going on!
>
> Ed W0SD
>
> On 10/11/2015 3:30 PM, David Christ wrote:
>> I don’t know about a separate forum, but I am going to start looking 
>> at a remote installation for when we move into a retirement community 
>> and will want to know where the information is to be found.
>>
>> David K0LUM
>>
>>
>>> On Oct 11, 2015, at 3:16 PM, jlbates4 <jlbates4 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I was wondering why the K3/0 or K3/Remote Ops doesn't have a 
>>> dedicated forum.
>>> Just a thought...
>>>
>>> The reason I ask is that I would really like a better manual for the 
>>> K3/0.
>>> I have a lot of questions - simple things, like how do I control the 
>>> LCD
>>> display or adjust the LED brightness?  Is there a "local" menu 
>>> system that
>>> allows for K3/0 configuration?
>>>
>>> 73 de K8OI
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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George Wagner, K5KG
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