[Elecraft] K3/0 Mini - Local Connection

[iain macdonnell - N6ML]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 11:19 AM David Bondy <david at g4nrt.com> wrote:
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> I read some discussion on this a while ago but could not find if it was ever resolved.
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> If I wanted to connect my K3/0 Mini locally to my K3, can it be done just by a cable (or cables) without having to use a pair of RemoteRig 1258MKIIs?
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> My K3 is in a rack a little distance away from my ideal operating position and the K3/0 Mini sits nicely on my desk but it seems a bit of a faff to have to use the two RR boxes connected via an ethernet cable.
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> Anyone know whether there was ever a plan for a ‘local’ remote connection?

This used to work, back in the K3/0 non-mini days. You'd connect the
two using a null-modem cable, and invoke "terminal mode" with a long
press (~5 seconds) of the MENU button. The manual for the "mini" is a
bit vague, but it looks like its connection to the RRC box is TTL, not
RS232, so to connect that to a K3 directly might require a level
converter interface.

73,

    ~iain / N6ML