[Elecraft] K4 Remote Lives and Breathes!

[David Gilbert]

That makes sense.

Dave   AB7E



On 12/14/2023 11:23 AM, Mark Musick wrote:
> Dave,
> That is not what that configuration is about.
> What this is for is for those remote stations that have a K4 and have many remote operators.
> We have a local remote station here in Indy that has a K4 and several of the Remote operators have K4s. Now they can operate remotely from home as if they were at the remote site.
>
> 73,
> Mark, WB9CIF
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 17:44
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> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 Remote Lives and Breathes!
>
>
>
> I thought that what people really wanted was the promised app that would let users remotely control the K4 from their desktop or other device.
>
> Buying two K4s seems like a very financially inefficient way to go. Bidirectionality doesn't sound like a practical plus.
>
> Dave   AB7E
>
>
> On 12/14/2023 9:19 AM, Rick Tavan wrote:
>> Many ops have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of K4 Remote.
>> Although it's not yet available for general release, several field
>> testers have been exercising it. (K4-to-K4, not K4/0 or PC-based VK4
>> although those are in progress inside Elecraft.) I've made over a
>> thousand remote contacts with it, mainly CW contesting but also DXing,
>> ragchews, SSB and FT8, and can say
>> this:
>>
>> *THE HARD STUFF IS DONE!*
>>
>>
>> I have K4 radios at a mountain QTH and a valley QTH and either one can
>> connect to and use the other. It feels almost like local, better than
>> K3 Remote with microBit RRCs. Some features and "corner cases" remain
>> and Elecraft programmers are hard at work on them.
>>
>> Some highlights:
>>
>>      - Cabling changes required: *ZERO* - leave both stations in their local
>>      configuration. You do need a way to turn on a remote K4. I'm using N6TV
>>      "K-ON" dongles and remote power switches. I think you can also do it from a
>>      connected KPA1500 and KPA1500 Remote. No need to leave anything powered on
>>      when not in use.
>>      - It's *dead simple* to connect - just specify an IP address on the
>>      client (control) K4 and set up one port forward on the LAN router at the
>>      server (remote radio) site. Passwords will prevent unwanted intrusion.
>>      (Compare to over 100 parameters that have to be set up between pairs of
>>      RRCs - and they only work one-way!)
>>      - Connection takes about a second.
>>      - It's bi-directional - any K4 anywhere can control any other K4
>>      anywhere. No hardware asymmetry.
>>      - CW sidetone and Voice monitor are local, so unaffected by latency.
>>      - Use the keyer inside the client K4 or an external keyer.
>>      - Plays nicely with loggers like N1MM. They see the local K4 and don't
>>      realize it's controlling a remote radio.
>>      - You can update the firmware in both radios from the K4 at either site.
>>      - ... and more
>>
>> I've been an avid remote op for a decade now and this is better than I
>> expected, like K4 itself well worth the wait. Hang in there, folks,
>> it's really coming. Really.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> /Rick N6XI
>>
>> --
>>
>> Rick Tavan
>> Truckee and Saratoga, CA
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