Many of us remote operators have interfaced most watt meters that have an RS232 port to be web based.
The investment can be as basic as a Raspberry PI, USB/RS232 adapter and the cable that goes with the wattmeter. Using the NodeRed hardware integration tool it will give you a web based access to the watt meter (and most other devices). I can see live RF transmission data such as RF power on my iPhone, Macbook, PC or anything else that has a web browser on it. There is a group on groups.io that has 95% of the hard work done for you and you don't need to reinvent the wheel. Just bolt it on the car. :) I have used it with my W2 and my LP100a. Very handy. Mike va3mw On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 2:49 PM Dan Brown <daniel.h.br...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Steve — To your point - they’re aimed at different uses. > > I’ve got a W2 - quite happy with it. It’s perfect for what it does. Stays > in line, let’s me know what’s going on between the rig and the antenna, and > I can use it remotely — which is how I generally operate — even if remotely > is just one part of the house to another. > > Would love to see a refresh and modernization - of the software if nothing > else. Maybe build the controller part on an ESP32 type platform. Make it > WiFi or Bluetooth connected… Who knows. Possibilities are endless. > > > > -- > daniel.h.br...@gmail.com > > > On Jan 14, 2022, at 5:25 PM, Steve Masticola via Elecraft < > elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > > > > Bob, I own a Bird 43 and a few slugs. Problems for station use: It's > not autoranging, doesn't directly measure SWR, and it's a bit cumbersome to > leave on a shelf top. I tried yesterday and I didn't have a good place for > it where it wouldn't be in the way of something. > > > > 73, -Steve WX2S > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to daniel.h.br...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to va...@portcredit.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
