[Elecraft] K3s and RemoteRig

[Rick Tavan]

I don't think you're missing anything, Fred. You're describing what you do
at the control site whereas much of the thread has concerned the radio
site. There are differences that I alluded to in my long post but did not
detail.

At my control site I use an SO2R box to route mic, key, phones, and PTT
lines either to the local K3 or to the Control RRC, which looks to the SO2R
box like another radio. This eliminates cable swapping on the Control side.

(I also use an SO2R box at the radio site for real SO2R when I'm there. I
omitted that in my long post for simplicity. And, finally, my control site
switching makes it theoretically possible to conduct SO2Q operation with
active radios at two different QTHs! That isn't legal for any contest I
know of but would sure be a lot of fun. I intend to try it when I free up
some desk space at my control QTH!)

73,

/Rick N6XI

On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 11:40 AM, Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
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Rick Tavan
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