[Elecraft] will utility programs run on Apple Ipad os ?

[Barry Baines]

Bill:



> On Nov 8, 2019, at 3:17 AM, Nr4c <nr4c at widomaker.com> wrote:
> 
> How do you plan to connect the iPad to the radio?  The K3 typically connects thru a RS232 or USB port.  Neither are available on an iPad. 


Is your question direct at me?  in your reply,   I’m the ’to’ addressee and Howard is the ‘info’ addressee so I’m presuming that your query is meant for me. 

As I indicated, there isn’t a way to connect the iPad directly to an Elecraft device.  The only examples I provided are 1) adding a web interface to the KAT500 in order to control it through the RR-1216H and 2) using an iPad App that interacts with a PC.  Of course, there are other ways to control a PC remotely with an iPAD such as by using TeamViewer or VNCViewer. 

I can’t speak for Howard, but his query is presumably based upon a desired result without necessarily coming up with a solution on how it would be done.  I’d be thrilled if Remote Rig offered more options for the RR-1216H to control the KAT500 or even the K3.  A web interface attached to the device in question through RS-232 gets around a number of issues, including serial-to-ethernet conversion, avoiding the need to run Windows PC programs (Elecraft utilities of various flavors), and opens the door for using smartphones, tablets, MacOS computers, etc. to access Elecraft devices. Given that I run my HF station remotely for the vast amount of time that I use it, making it easier to access it without having to run Windows either in the shack or where I’m located significantly enhances and simplifies the management of my remote system.  The K3/IO-mini certainly enhances the remote capability of controlling a K3, but it is only one part of the station architecture that an operator has to manage for full remote functionality.

I’m presuming that when the K4 is released that it will be the start of a pathway for Elecraft to provide simplified remote access as well.  That said, there are presumably scads of existing Elecraft devices in service that their owners would benefit from new product offerings that provide a web interface.  


73,

Barry, WD4ASW
Keller, TX


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> ...nr4c. bill
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>> On Nov 7, 2019, at 10:08 PM, Barry Baines via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Howard:
>> 
>> I’m not aware of a iOS program that manages Elecraft equipment directly.  If you do a search on the App Store app found on the iPad, you can look at a program developed by KS7D that apparently interfaces with a PC that in turn accesses the Elecraft gear.  However, it hasn’t been updated in over a year and it isn’t clear to me how compatible it is with iOS13.x.
>> 
>> In the case of the KPA500, an alternative might be to use the Remote Rig RR-1216H to attach to the serial port of the KPA500 and then access the RR-1216H through a web interface.  I use the RR-1216H to manage the KPA500 and a second one to manage my Green Heron controller while operating remotely.  The RR-1216H has a configuration specifically for the KPA500; as far as I know there isn’t a configuration for the KPA-1500. The RR-1216H can be accessed with any web browser platform such as the iPhone, iPad, Android, etc.
>> 
>> At this point the only ’true’ iPad app for controlling a transceiver and amplifier remotely is SmartSDR for IOS for the Flex-6000 series and their PGXL amplifier.  I would expect that after the K4 is released, ’someone’ may develop a similar capability for the new Elecraft transceiver and associated equipment.
>> 
>> 
>> Hope this helps,
>> 
>> Barry Baines, WD4ASW
>> Keller, TX
>> 
>>> On Nov 7, 2019, at 2:34 PM, Howard Sherer <hms4 at lehigh.edu> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Will any of the K3, KPA and KAT utility programs and remote programs run on
>>> the new Apple Ipad os ?
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