[Elecraft] Remote AC power switch?

[Barry Baines]

Jim:

The problem with Teamviewer is that if the PC at the ham station hangs up, you’ve lost control.

I suggest taking a look at using the West Mountain Radio R4005i which provides five ports for powering equipment (each with its own ’soft fuse’) and is TCP/IP accessible through a web browser.  I use three of these at my ham location in Georgia to control various devices, including powering on/off Flex Radios. My K3 is controlled through Remote Rig and a K3/0-Mini. 

See:  http://www.westmountainradio.com/product_info.php?products_id=rr_4005i 

West Mountain Radio also offers a  ‘PWR AC Controller’ that can power 120VAC devices (up to 15A) using the 12 VDC from the 4005i to turn on/off power to the AC device.

See: http://www.westmountainradio.com/product_info.php?products_id=pwr_ac

Thus, I can control both DC and AC devices without issues.  The web interface can be remotely accessed (through port forwarding);  one can define the HTTP port as well as the TCP/IP local address, as well as define a login name and password for each R4005i.  Since the 4005i is web-accessible, I can access each 4005i independently via web browser on a PC/Mac, tablet, or smart phone as well as reconfigure the 4005i as necessary.  

Hope this helps,

Barry, WD4ASW
Westborough, MA

> On Sep 13, 2016, at 11:04 AM, Jim Miller <jim at jtmiller.com> wrote:
> 
> For those of you implementing remote operation: what are you using for an
> IP accessed power switch? I need one port to control station A/C power and
> another to toggle the K3s power control line on the ACC connector.
> 
> Since I plan on using Teamviewer to control this I could also use a USB
> controlled switch instead.
> 
> Suggestions welcome.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> jim ab3cv
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