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General discussion forum / RC-1216H For Sale

« on: 2016-10-04, 01:56:07 »

RC-1216H multi-function web based box.
$200 post paid USA

Gene, KB7Q
geneshea@gmail.com

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: Now RRC 1258 turns on the K3 with OUT0 and a one shot board

« on: 2012-05-08, 15:08:44 »

Ah, I see that Mike. The PS0; K3 power off command does put the K3 into a interesting state of a blank front panel until the connection between the two RCC boxes drops. Simple is better, especially if Elecraft is happy with that approach!

I can re-purpose the timer/relay module as a fail/safe key down timer and move on to the next part of my remote project.

Thanks,
Gene

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Now RRC 1258 turns on the K3 with OUT0 and a one shot board

« on: 2012-05-08, 01:11:15 »

I've been using a DTMF controller/phone call to turn my Elecraft K3 transceiver on for remote operating with my pair of RCC 1258 boxes. I was looking for a way to use the I/O ports available on the radio side Remoterig unit to do the same task and eliminate the phone call with SKYPE.

I see that OUT0 on the radio side box can be set to go low when the control box connects to it in the I/O menu as a "connect" selection. The only trouble is that the K3 only need to see a momentary closure between pins 12 or 5 and pin 8 on the ACC connector, not a steady closure - that would make turning the rig off via TRX-Manager problematic.

Thanks to an Internet search I found the ELK 960 timer/relay board. It can be set to operate as a one shot circuit with an adjustable time for momentary relay contact closure. Perfect and cheap too - when OUT0 goes low because the boxes are connected the ELK 960 closes it's relay once for a few seconds and the K3 fires up. The circuit board is $29 USD.

The board arrived today and it a couple of hours I had the board cabled up and enclosed in a box and tested. It works as it should once I changed jumper 5 from the stock setting.

Here are a few links:
http://download.homesecuritystore.com/downloadmanual.aspx?FileName=ELK-960_Spec.pdf

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004HN3C42?ie=UTF8&hvadid=12316314105&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvpone=25.95&hvpos=1t1&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvrand=1627464901386610668&ref=pd_sl_6e8e46oe8n_e&tag=googhydr-20

Anyhow, with the thought that somebody might find this useful, I stuck the information up here. You can probably tell I've been having great fun perfecting my remote station control.

I have retained the DTMF/phone set up as it does control AC power to the whole station as my fail/safe fall back to reset the Remoterig units and the DSL modem/router etc. in the event something (most likely the DSL modem) freezes up.

Best,
Gene, KB7Q
Bozeman, Montana

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: Com Port 1 - ready to tackle

« on: 2012-04-26, 08:19:32 »

Thanks Mike, I found the pin out drawings this afternoon.
Gene

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Com Port 1 - ready to tackle

« on: 2012-04-25, 23:26:30 »

I'm trying to get clear on how COM1 is wired, so I can add the next control feature to my set of Remoterig boxes which I'm hoping to be control of a Elecraft KPA500 amp with their utility program.

I think I understand the radio side box is wired so the cable to connect to a device should be:
pin2 ---> pin3
pin3 ---> pin2
pin5 ---> pin5
Yes?
So is COM1 on the control side box wired also like above or straight thru like COM2?
Thanks,
Gene, KB7Q

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: LP-Bridge and Comm2 on the control Remoterig box

« on: 2012-03-24, 04:50:21 »

EUREKA! The crappy 3G connection would get swamped when I tried to use LP-Bridge and start the K3 connection on the control side. I put both RCC boxes back on the same wired Ethernet network, jiggered the IP addresses back to the same network and off we go! Both N1MM Logger and TRX-Manager chatting away nicely with the K3 all via the USB port to Com2.

Sweet!
Gene, KB7Q

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: LP-Bridge and Comm2 on the control Remoterig box

« on: 2012-03-24, 04:04:27 »

Hi Mitch,
Thanks for the quick replay. Yes your assumptions are correct i.e. normal K3 remote mode, NOT K3 twins and CAT is passing nicely over Com2 both ways. I'm using the RCC front panel USB port for Com2.
FYI:
RCC Virtual Comport is mapped to com7 in the computer
RCC Com0 to com9
RCC Comq to 8
RCC COMFSK to 11

My goal is to get TRX-Manager and N1MM Logger accessing the remote K3 at the same time. I tried setting up the TRX-Sync (TIP #1) and I'm just missing an important point there somehow.

Tip #2 I understand and I'll have to rustle up the proper cable to give that a try. I'm hoping to save Com1 for rotor control down the road.
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Observation:
I'm using a fair 3G link on the control side of things for testing, and a good DSL at the rig end. When I go back to playing with LP-Bridge it kills the audio for a second as if it bhas a data overload, and then tells me "Can not connect to K3". I should probably find a second DSL connection at a friend's house and see how LP-Bridge acts on that or put both boxes back on the same wired network and see what happens.

Thanks for moving me along, I know I'm close!
Gene, KB7Q

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / LP-Bridge and Comm2 on the control Remoterig box

« on: 2012-03-23, 19:18:31 »

I've got my remoterig boxes up and running well. Now I'm trying to get LP-Bridge going to I can share access to the K3's serial port with both TRX-Manager and N1MM Logger at the same time. If I run my installation of LP-Bridge locally i.e. the laptop physically connected to the K3's RS232 port via an Edgeport USB --> serial adaptor LP-Bridge works as expected and is flawless.

However, when I try to use Comm2 on the control remoterig box with LP-Bridge it's  tells me it can't find the K3. Any single program I choose to run works dandy.  IDEAS?

Gene, KB7Q