[Elecraft] Elecraft / IC-7610 comparison

[Dave New, N8SBE]

Graziano,

Wayne explained to me at Hamvention that the K4 is running Linux.

That gets my stamp of approval.

73,

-- Dave, N8SBE

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft / IC-7610 comparison
From: "Graziano Roccon (IW2NOY)" <graziano at roccon.com>
Date: Tue, May 21, 2019 5:45 am
To: Alan <n1al at sonic.net>
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net

Hello,

this is not good for K4. These products are thought to be manage by
operative systems and drivers (like Windows or Mac or Linux), this is
not the case of the K4 that have a custom "OS" and can't manage that
kind of devices.
Maybe you can use more complicated and expensive devices thought to be
used with RJ-45 ports, where this device use a DHCP and give an ip
address to the RJ-45 port creating a private network between the RJ-45
and the device, afterwards the device can access the WIFI network with
his wifi adapter and work like a bridge between the two network. In this
way, maybe, you can connect the K4 to the wifi in a more "natural" way.

Like this one for example:
https://www.amazon.com/Vonets-VAR11N-300-Multi-Functional-Wireless-Portable/dp/B01199OGK0/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1_sspa?keywords=vonets+VAR11+N-300&qid=1558431899&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull-spons&psc=1

Best regards, Graziano Roccon IW2NOY / W2NOY