[Elecraft] K3s and RemoteRig

[Fred Jensen]

Now you've gone and confused me again. [:-) My control radio is a K3 
[old, S/N 642].  I have a9PDT data switch that switches the K3 serial 
RS-232 CAT port from the RemoteRig [for remote operations] to my local 
computer [when running from home].  The K3 requires that I connect the 
mic and headphones to the RRC box for remote and to the K3 for local 
operation, which is mildly annoying.

The K3s and K3/0 [mini] provide an integrated USB connection, and 
Elecraft provides a nifty one-cable-to-three-cables mini-octopus that 
neatly connects all of these, achieving exactly the same functionwith 
the RemoteRig that I get, but with more appealing cables, fewer of them 
than I have, and you don't have to move mic and phones.  Helped a new 
remote user set up his K3/0-RemoteRig a couple of weeks ago.  Worked 
fine.  What am I missing?

73,

Fred ("Skip") K6DGW
Sparks NV USA
Washoe County DM09dn

On 8/14/2017 3:45 AM, Jim Rhodes wrote:
> Rick and Skip, you forget that the k3s has a direct UPS connection and 
> internal sound card that users often prefer to use as there is then 
> less cabling involved. This is not possible with remoterig as far as I 
> know. Wish it were.
>
> Jim Rhodes
> K0XU
>