[Elecraft] Windows 10 and LP-Bridge

[Barry LaZar]

Jerry,
     I have Win4K3 running with HRD and CW Skimmer, and some times, a few 
other things.  I would argue that you do not want to give up the 
spectrum display with waterfall. Experience here has shown just how 
valuable it can be. Marrying up Win4K3 with HRD as I infer you are 
suggesting would disallow having the spectrum display. I have HRD as a 
logging program with the add window open as well as a connection to one 
of the DX clusters, but I have Win4k3's clublog window taking spots from 
Skimmer, also. I usually don't miss DX opportunities this way. However, 
while contesting, I will run N1MM+ as a substitute for HRD with a 
connection to my Winkeyer. The total lash up can be a little complex, 
but it is effective and smooth.

     As an aside: I think I would put up the tower and run transmission 
lines to the shack if the run was less than about 200 feet. Good, low 
loss cable is expensive these days, but it would represent a much lower 
level of effort than you are suggesting, and possibly cheaper in the 
end.

     I'm not sure to what you are referring about being busy. If it is 
Win4K3, you can run the interface window such that it has less showing, 
but the spectrum display stays as before; it's a setting.

     To demonstrate how well all of this works I now have DXCC, mixed, 
phone, and CW with an endorsement for 150 mixed, And, all of this was 
done with just a KX3, KXPA100, and a few wires in the back yard.


73,
Barry
K3NDM


------ Original Message ------
From: ae4pb at carolinaheli.com
To: w3fpr at embarqmail.com; ae4pb at carolinaheli.com; "'Tom'" 
<tomb18 at videotron.ca>; "'Barry LaZar'" <k3ndm at comcast.net>
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Sent: 10/13/2015 11:28:57 AM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Windows 10 and LP-Bridge

>Oops.. I just thought it was dead because all of the videos are dead 
>links
>and the youtube channel appears to have been deleted.
>
>
>I currently own the Ham Radio Deluxe suite. I was looking at using the
>Win4k3 to replace the radio control part and use the rest of HRD. I'm
>wondering if it would be best to customize HRD or go with Win4k3? I'm 
>still
>researching things. At this point I'm looking to modify the HRD radio
>control interface (it's highly modifiable) but it's really a daunting 
>task.
>The interface  is ok but too busy. I was hoping to hear from other hams 
>how
>they use/modify HRD..etc..
>
>I don't want to get buried too far in projects that keep me off the air 
>but
>don't mind the occasional distraction.
>
>At the end of it all I may end up using Win4k3 if I am not able to get 
>HRD
>to do what I want. I'm not sure how to properly leverage HRD as I seem 
>to
>operate primarily in the logging software which includes the DX 
>cluster. I
>see the Radio control screen as mainly a place to setup and store
>configurations per band/mode/situation(DX/contest..etc) than something 
>to
>run full time. Maybe I'm missing something ?
>
>One thing I'm considering is to remote my rig to my shop. Then I could 
>have
>a tower in the back yard without long feedlines (that contribute to 
>signal
>loss). Slowly looking at that. The Raspberry Pi hardware looks perfect 
>as
>the bridge platform.
>
>
>
>Jerry Moore
>CDXA, INDEXA, SKCC, Fists
>AE4PB, K3S - S.N. 010324
>http://www.qrz.com/db/AE4PB
>An Amateur is - Considerate, Loyal, Progressive, Friendly, Balanced, 
>and
>Patriotic.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Don Wilhelm [mailto:w3fpr at embarqmail.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 10:53 AM
>To: ae4pb at carolinaheli.com; 'Tom'; 'Barry LaZar'
>Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Windows 10 and LP-Bridge
>
>Jer,
>
>Win4K3suite is alive and well, and unless something has happened in the 
>last
>few days, Tom va2fsq is actively supporting it.
>In fact, that is the same Tom who answered about using comOcom earlier 
>this
>morning.
>
>73,
>Don W3FPR
>
>On 10/13/2015 10:23 AM, ae4pb at carolinaheli.com wrote:
>>  I'm thinking Win4k3Suite isn't supported anymore. All of the video
>>  links on their site are dead.
>>
>>  Is anyone using Ham Radio Deluxe and is willing to share any
>>  customizations ? I'm about to delve into that and don't want to
>>  re-invent the wheel if someone has already done a bunch of it.
>>  Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>>  Jerry Moore
>>  CDXA, INDEXA, SKCC, Fists
>>  AE4PB, K3S - S.N. 010324
>>  http://www.qrz.com/db/AE4PB
>>  An Amateur is - Considerate, Loyal, Progressive, Friendly, Balanced,
>>  and Patriotic.
>>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
>>  Tom
>>  Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 8:01 AM
>>  To: Barry LaZar
>>  Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>>  Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Windows 10 and LP-Bridge
>>
>>  Hi Barry,
>>  No, com0com is a software null modem cable used to connect two pieces
>>  of software via a virtual port pair. It has no logic for operating a
>>  k3. The reason it works for you is that you are using Win4k3Suite,
>>  which has a built in router that performs k3 command routing. win4k3
>>  has functionality that replaces lpbridge, and it uses com0com only as 
>>a
>connector.
>>  73 Tom
>>
>>  Sent from BlueMail
>>
>>
>>
>
>