I’m not awake yet. After a cup of coffee I read through the Remote Rig RC-1216H doc’s and now see that you DO get some KPA500 monitoring information with this setup. Can the KPA500 and my SteppIR be monitored with one 1216H ? If so for $300 it’s starting to look like a good way to go, as I can’t do any control functions on my BigIR remotely, just control it’s frequency. I would also like to have a way to retract the antenna fully....
73 Jeff kb2m From: Barry Baines Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 11:43 PM To: Jeff Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] iphone remote control for the KPA500 Jeff: On May 16, 2017, at 8:03 PM, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote: Is anyone working on an iPhone remote control APP for the KPA500? Not a problem today if you use the Remote Rig RC-1216H to control the KPA500 (available through HRO). It uses a web interface which looks just like the KPA500 front panel; the amplifier interface utilizes the RS232 serial connection, so I control my KPA500 with my iPad or MacBook running Safari or Chrome. Likewise, I use a second Remote Rig 1216H to control my Green Heron Rotor Controller (RT-21), so I can manage my antenna pointing with the iPAD/iPhone/MacBook with ease. See: http://www.remoterig.com/wp/?page_id=1010#tabs-3 Note that the RC-1216H can manage various amplifiers and antenna rotators. Unfortunately, the firmware does not support the KAT500 or the Alpha 9500. The RC-1216H is an excellent device for managing compatible devices when operating remotely; e.g. my shack is in SE Georgia and I’m in New England, Texas, etc. At this point the only devices that I must use a Windows OS is with the KAT500 and the Antenna Genius 8x2 antenna switch. The antenna switch allows me to select which transceiver (K3 or Flex) is active on a given port. The Antenna Genius has a LAN connection, so I can access it relatively easily remotely and run the windows software from wherever I am. I use a serial-to-ethernet converter to interface with the KAT500 so that the computer at my location can control the KAT500 at the shack without a PC in the shack. Lastly, I use the West Mountain Radio 5-port R4005i to turn on/off devices using a web interface that it has. The allows me to remotely activate the Flex6700, control preamps and other accessories, etc. So again, it can all be done with an iPhone/iPad/MacBook or any web-capable device. To the extent that I can run a shack without running Windows and a PC, the happier I am. FWIW, Barry Baines, WD4ASW (Currently in Mercer, PA enroute to Hamvention…) I move my KPA-500 with me when I travel from my winter home to my summer home. When down south for the winter I use the KPA500 with my FLEX 6500 that has a wonderful iPhone remote control APP. It would be nice to be able to control the KPA500 via iPhone also... 73 Jeff kb2m --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com ______________________________________________________________ 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]
