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General discussion forum / DXLab + RRC-1258 + K3/100 - settings?
« on: 2017-04-19, 21:16:48 »
With RRCs in Mode 14 a K3/0-mini can control a K3 very well. Likewise, DXlab will interface with the two Elecraft products flawlessly. I would like to be able to eliminate my K3/0-mini and control the K3 with just a laptop running DXlab on Win7 and using an FTDI adapter. I was told that all I had to do was change both RRC boxes to Mode 4. In doing that I found the following undesirable results. DXlab (with Commander) does not instruct the RRCs to turn on the K3. The only way I can get the K3 turned on is by setting the Control RRC's Auto Connect option to Yes which should not be necessary. Then, when I close DXLab the K3 stays on, which is the second undesirable result. Other than those two major problems I find that DXLab and RRC alone will adequately control the K3.
I am looking for advice from anyone who might be using the RRC boxes and DXLab to remotely control a K3. Do you use Mode 4 in both boxes? Did you have to create a switch command to turn on the K3? I do not find that 'PS1; sent by Commander will turn on the K3, although several other created commands work fine. The only useful on/off I am able to achieve is with the K3/0-mini's power switch. And I want to be able to eliminate the K3/0-mini.
I am looking for advice from anyone who might be using the RRC boxes and DXLab to remotely control a K3. Do you use Mode 4 in both boxes? Did you have to create a switch command to turn on the K3? I do not find that 'PS1; sent by Commander will turn on the K3, although several other created commands work fine. The only useful on/off I am able to achieve is with the K3/0-mini's power switch. And I want to be able to eliminate the K3/0-mini.