[Elecraft] OT: Pigremote availability

Thu Jan 4 13:26:49 EST 2018

Thank you for your reply, Nick.

I did locate one for sale and have gone that direction.

Sorry, you are having trouble with the parts. I know what it's like designing something then one of the main parts either becomes obsolete or cost rise sharply.

Thank you for your time,
73 de Tim, KQ8M

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Nick Garner
Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2018 1:18 PM
To: Elecraft Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: Pigremote availability

Hi Tim,
Just saw your other message direct to me.  I'll reply here for anyone else that may be curious.

I have all of the individual components that go into making a PigRemote except for a pretty important one, the audio codec board.  When I first designed PR I decided to not put the audio codec, and it's related circuitry, directly on the PR motherboard for certain reasons I'll spare you the details of.  The price for manufacturing that board has gone up drastically since I last ordered, probably because I always deal in relatively small quantities and board fab shops like to address something called a burden rate when accepting jobs.

I'm not sure when I'll have that critical component so I can't make any guarantees on when I might be able to get one to you.  It'd probably be faster to ask this group if anyone has one for sale.  The PR was primarily designed to interface with the K3 and KX3 so there should be more than a handful out there.  Whether or the owners want to part with them, not sure.  :)

On a side note, I do have a prototype PR that works with the K3 USB connection and it's the size of a deck of cards.  I should revisit that to see about making it a product offering.

73,
Nick
N3WG

On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 8:51 AM, Walter Underwood <wunder at wunderwood.org>
wrote:

> It might be worth asking for an RF exposure limit, then doing the 
> station evaluation worksheet from the FCC.
>
> Links to worksheet here:
>
> http://www.arrl.org/rf-exposure
>
> From the Medtronic patient letter (I’d get an official, current one 
> for your model of pacemaker, of course):
>
> Maintain a distance of at least 6 inches between your heart device and:
>
> ♦ Antennas of cellular phones, amateur radios, ham radios, walkie 
> talkies of 3 watts or less. Maintain a distance of at least 12 inches 
> between your heart device and:
> ♦ Antennas of amateur radios, ham radios, marine radios, walkie 
> talkies, citizens band (CB), of 3-15 watts Maintain a distance of at 
> least 2 feet between your heart device and:
> ♦ Antennas of amateur radios, ham radios, marine radios, walkie 
> talkies of
> 15-30 watts
> Maintain a distance of at least 3 feet between your heart device and:
> ♦ Antennas of commercial and government dispatch radio equipment of 
> 30-50 watts Maintain a distance of at least 6 feet between your heart 
> device and:
> ♦ Antennas of commercial and government dispatch radio equipment of 
> 50-125 watts
>
> http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/Pacemaker/EMC%
> 20Worksite%20Letter.pdf
>
> “Stay away from RF” isn’t very useful advice in a world full of wi-fi 
> and cell phones. ARRL has info on pacemakers and RF exposure, 
> including specs from Medtronic.
>
> http://www.arrl.org/pacemaker
>
> FCC FAQ on pacemakers and cell phones:
>
> https://www.fcc.gov/engineering-technology/electromagnetic-compatibili
> ty-
> division/radio-frequency-safety/faq/rf-safety#Q22
>
> wunder
> K6WRU
> Walter Underwood
> CM87wj
> http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
>
> > On Jan 4, 2018, at 8:40 AM, John Lemay 
> > <john at carltonhouse.eclipse.co.uk>
> wrote:
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > Hope you make a full and speedy recovery.
> >
> > It is your aerial which radiates your transmitted signal - therefore 
> > operating the radio from a different room is unlikely to help you, 
> > it
> might
> > even put you in a higher RF field.
> >
> > However, if you are able to use the internet to remotely operate a
> friends
> > radio across town, that could be a way forward.
> >
> > John G4ZTR
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> > [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of KQ8M
> > Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2018 15:34
> > To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Pigremote availability
> >
> > I see the Pigremote is out of stock. Is there any idea when they may
> become
> > available again? I will be using it with my K3.
> >
> >
> >
> > I just had a heart transplant along with a new pacemaker and the 
> > docs
> want
> > me to stay away from the transmitter till everything shakes out so I 
> > am hoping to control my rig from another room. Itching to get back 
> > on the
> air.
> > I have been in the hospital since Nov 20th.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you for any help.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73 de Tim, KQ8M
> >
> > Kq8m at kq8m.com
> >
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