Yes that is where i started. With one of those outboard boxes a couple of years ago. I found it easy to condense the whole thing into the K3. The part I'm working in now is the VOIP integration so that with just a single connection, you can be completely remote.
Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com email: [email protected] > On Jul 20, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Gerry Hull <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is plenty of Ethernet-to-RS-232 hardware around if you want to roll > your own. > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/RS232-RS485-to-TCP-IP-Ethernet-Serial-Device-Server-NEW-/301230345289?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4622ba4c49 > > $19, connect via TCP, TCP Server, or UDP, UDP server. > > I find surplux Moxa Serial servers on ebay. I got a 24-port 1U RS232 box for > $50... Drivers are available for Windows or Linux. > > 73, Gerry W1VE > > Gerry Hull, W1VE | Hancock, NH USA | +1-603-499-7373 > AKA: VE1RM | VY2CDX | VO1CDX | 6Y6C | 8P9RM > > > >> On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 8:53 AM, Pierfrancesco Caci <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 20 July 2015 07:53:04 CEST, "Dr. William J. Schmidt, II" >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >Yes you can use it one of two ways... in TCP mode, there is a small >> >driver loaded on your PC that creates a pseudo RS232 port on the >> >computer that all your existing software connects to. Your software >> >thinks it's talking to your radio via RS232... but really that is an >> >emulation that gets ported over the Ethernet to the radio (where the >> >Ethernet to RS232 server is) and deconstructed into RS232 (RXD and TXD) >> >with DTR and RTS for keying. Your computer can be right next to your >> >radio or half way around the world and the radio will never know the >> >difference. Latency is not a problem. >> > >> >Second mode is WEB server where the radio is emulated in web pages in >> >the onboard web server (eg web page looks like the radio). You can >> >change any parameter in the setup or knob on the radio that you could >> >via RS232. >> > >> >No security is provided. Nor is there with the FLEX, Ten-tec, or any >> >other radio that has an Ethernet connection currently. I just use a >> >Netgear firewall and VPN through it securely. >> > >> > >> >Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ >> >PJ2/K9HZ >> > >> >Owner - Operator >> >Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC >> >Staunton, Illinois >> > >> >Owner – Operator >> >Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ >> >Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. >> >Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com >> > >> >email: [email protected] >> > >> William, >> The fact that you mention a "driver" makes me think this will be limited to >> a certain OS. Please correct me if I'm wrong. >> You didn't answer my question about firmware updates to the K3. Will it be >> possible to use k3util in the normal way, for doing upgrades, saving and >> restoring config, doing the calibration? >> How will network latency and packet loss affect critical operations like >> firmware uploads? >> Pf ik5pvx >> >> -- >> Pierfrancesco Caci >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
