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dd5fz:
Hi,

I am interested in remote controlling the Elecraft K3 and have a few questions...

1) Are the audio codecs mono or stereo? The K3 with a secondary RX produces two audio streams, so a purely mono codec would be a disadvantage.

2) Are there any plans to fully support the entire K3 remote protocol <http://www.elecraft.com/manual/K3_Programmer%27s_Ref_C9.pdf> to enable full control of the rig? The typical Kenwood protocol would only control a subset of the K3's functions.

3) If one needs to control several pieces of equipment, e.g. rig, rotor, PA, power meter, power supplies and antenna switches, simultaneously what might be the best way of doing this using the RRC-1258MkII & WEB-Switch 1216E?

4) Does anyone have any experience with digital modes using the FSK input (PSK31 & RTTY) and decoding the audio after it has been transported over the internet?

vy 73 de DD5FZ

sm2o:
Hi

1/Today it's only a mono codec.

2/ The remotrig boxes is transparent to the protocols in use. If you use Elecraft protocol both in radio and in PC it's just transfered as it is.

3/ If you use elecraft there is one RS232 port left which can be used for a PA or rotator

4/ Lot of people working PSK or RTTY with the Remoterig boxes, The Internet via is far better than the radio via so it's no problem.

73 de mike

dd5fz:
Thanks for the answers. 3 More questions:

1) Are there any plans for stereo codecs and/or boxes with more than two RS-232 ports?


2) Do you think that it would be feasible to sensibly to run two RemoteRig links over the same ADSL connection (Radio QTH: 6M down/500k up, Control QTH: 18M/1M, both with fastpath) simultaneously?

Something like this:

* RRC-1258MkII #1

* TX audio with 8k Lin16
* RX audio (main) with 8k Lin16
* Radio control
* CW keying
* FSK keying
* PA control
* RRC-1258MkII #2

* RX audio (secondary) with 8k Lin16
* Rotor control
* ??? control
* WEB-Switch 1216E (or similar)

3) Are there any (real) disadvantages when setting both RS-232 ports to transparent? I think not, but want to be sure.

sm2o:
Hi

1/ Not in the near future, production is order for several month already, but maybe later.

2/ Yes it's possible, 512kbit/s will handle two RRC even with Codec 2.

3/ I not sure what you mean ?

73 de mike

ve3qf:

Hi Mike
   I am also very interested in using the RemoteRig for my K3. It is unfortunate that the audio, at present, is "mono" and not "stereo". With the second receiver in the K3, it is very advantageus to have 2 audio streams with the main receiver audio going to the left speaker and the sub-receiver audio going to the right speaker or a mixture.
   Will stereo audio be available in the future? Is the hardware wired now for stereo? If not, will it be possible to add/modify in the future?
   I am just about ready to order now if stereo audio will be available in the future. Is there any indication when/if this might take place? I am willing to wait for this feature and, if possible, add it later.
   A second audio channel could also be useful to communicate with the remote station during setup or trouble shooting.

73
   Tony VE3QF

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