It's a cool product, Fred. Answers below: /Rick N6XI
Rick Tavan Truckee, CA On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 2:51 PM, Fred Jensen <k6...@foothill.net> wrote: > Thinking of replacing my Pigknob [which doesn't work when I'm running > remote] with a KPod. Couple of questions: > > 1. If I'm reading the product description correctly the only connection > between the K3 and KPod is a cable to the RJ-45 jack on the bottom edge of > the Front Panel under the RIT/XIT? > Correct, if your K3 is appropriately configured. IIRC, there is a necessary mod to provide adequate power that isn't in all earlier K3's. I run my K*Pod with a single cable. N.B. It's a "special" cable with no connection between the Pins 1, not a standard 6-conductor RJ45 cable. > > 2. Is that cable supplied with the KPod? > IIRC, Yes. > > 3. Will the KPod control the remote radio via RemoteRig RRC-1258? > Yes, I do it all the time. I'm using a full K3 as the remote control head. Can't answer for K3/0 or K3/0 Mini. > > 4. Assuming #3 is a Yes and I'm operating a remote K3, where are the > macros stored? > They're stored on the remote K3. The eight buttons on K*Pod launch 16 macros (Tap vs. Hold) stored on the radio. In your case of operating a shared station, you might want to coordinate macro definition with the station owner. Check out the manual, downloadable from Elecraft. /Rick > > OK, that's more than a couple, sorry. TIA > > 73, > > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW > Sparks NV DM09dn > Washoe County > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 rta...@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 arch...@mail-archive.com
