Bill:


> On Nov 8, 2019, at 3:17 AM, Nr4c <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> How do you plan to connect the iPad to the radio?  The K3 typically connects 
> thru a RS232 or USB port.  Neither are available on an iPad. 


Is your question direct at me?  in your reply,   I’m the ’to’ addressee and 
Howard is the ‘info’ addressee so I’m presuming that your query is meant for 
me. 

As I indicated, there isn’t a way to connect the iPad directly to an Elecraft 
device.  The only examples I provided are 1) adding a web interface to the 
KAT500 in order to control it through the RR-1216H and 2) using an iPad App 
that interacts with a PC.  Of course, there are other ways to control a PC 
remotely with an iPAD such as by using TeamViewer or VNCViewer. 

I can’t speak for Howard, but his query is presumably based upon a desired 
result without necessarily coming up with a solution on how it would be done.  
I’d be thrilled if Remote Rig offered more options for the RR-1216H to control 
the KAT500 or even the K3.  A web interface attached to the device in question 
through RS-232 gets around a number of issues, including serial-to-ethernet 
conversion, avoiding the need to run Windows PC programs (Elecraft utilities of 
various flavors), and opens the door for using smartphones, tablets, MacOS 
computers, etc. to access Elecraft devices. Given that I run my HF station 
remotely for the vast amount of time that I use it, making it easier to access 
it without having to run Windows either in the shack or where I’m located 
significantly enhances and simplifies the management of my remote system.  The 
K3/IO-mini certainly enhances the remote capability of controlling a K3, but it 
is only one part of the station architecture that an operator has to manage for 
full remote functionality.

I’m presuming that when the K4 is released that it will be the start of a 
pathway for Elecraft to provide simplified remote access as well.  That said, 
there are presumably scads of existing Elecraft devices in service that their 
owners would benefit from new product offerings that provide a web interface.  


73,

Barry, WD4ASW
Keller, TX


> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> ...nr4c. bill
> 
> 
>> On Nov 7, 2019, at 10:08 PM, Barry Baines via Elecraft 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Howard:
>> 
>> I’m not aware of a iOS program that manages Elecraft equipment directly.  If 
>> you do a search on the App Store app found on the iPad, you can look at a 
>> program developed by KS7D that apparently interfaces with a PC that in turn 
>> accesses the Elecraft gear.  However, it hasn’t been updated in over a year 
>> and it isn’t clear to me how compatible it is with iOS13.x.
>> 
>> In the case of the KPA500, an alternative might be to use the Remote Rig 
>> RR-1216H to attach to the serial port of the KPA500 and then access the 
>> RR-1216H through a web interface.  I use the RR-1216H to manage the KPA500 
>> and a second one to manage my Green Heron controller while operating 
>> remotely.  The RR-1216H has a configuration specifically for the KPA500; as 
>> far as I know there isn’t a configuration for the KPA-1500. The RR-1216H can 
>> be accessed with any web browser platform such as the iPhone, iPad, Android, 
>> etc.
>> 
>> At this point the only ’true’ iPad app for controlling a transceiver and 
>> amplifier remotely is SmartSDR for IOS for the Flex-6000 series and their 
>> PGXL amplifier.  I would expect that after the K4 is released, ’someone’ may 
>> develop a similar capability for the new Elecraft transceiver and associated 
>> equipment.
>> 
>> 
>> Hope this helps,
>> 
>> Barry Baines, WD4ASW
>> Keller, TX
>> 
>>> On Nov 7, 2019, at 2:34 PM, Howard Sherer <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Will any of the K3, KPA and KAT utility programs and remote programs run on
>>> the new Apple Ipad os ?
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