Re: [Elecraft] K4 Remote Question
I've tried that (with 10 dB sticks on my wifi cameras) and it didn't really help. That router already had high gain antennas (not the mesh style, they're apparently only available with internal antennas, sadly). To 'translate' from a wired only device into wifi, an extender (with it's own router) can help, but as I've said is not the cure. A pure wire to wifi dongle may (then the device is just another network user for the router to figure out). My OpenSpot (original) is one of the devices wired to a node, the IRLP computer is another (each node has two ports, one of which can be connected to a switch too if you need more ports). That way the mesh just handles the data without extender conflicts. What shocks me the most is the sheer volume of 'toys' connected at any given moment, often upwards of 30 and I live alone! Cameras, printers, computers, bluray, weather station, smart tv... it adds up very quickly. 73, Rick NK7I On 9/9/2020 10:39 AM, Raymond Sills via Elecraft wrote: Hi Rick: And... perhaps another answer for Wi-Fi "extension" is to use a better antenna. Some routers permit you to add an outboard antenna, which could be a gain antenna, so you would then have a better connection for your LAN. Or, you might situate the routers so they have a better path. All that is in the traditions of ham radio! 73 de Ray K2ULR KX3 #211 -Original Message- From: Rick Bates, NK7I To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wed, Sep 9, 2020 1:24 pm Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 Remote Question Just be judicious in the use of wifi extenders, they are half duplex and since they share the same channel of wifi, cause conflicts, which drags down the entire network. Some can be configured to hear on one band and transmit on another, which helps, a little. My answer was to replace the network with a mesh net, then connecting devices into the nodes directly as needed. That is MUCH more efficient and the LAN speed shot back up to where it should be. 73, Rick NK7I __ 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 rick.n...@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
Re: [Elecraft] K4 Remote Question
I'd always say use wired ethernet (with shielded cable) in or near the shack, a WiFi router or access point there is fine for things like your phone and tablets, but for radios, logging/controlling PC's etc. it's way too unreliable when you start operating. It's so annoying when your WiFi router crashes and reboots in the middle of a contest or even just disconnects intermittently whenever you transmit on a certain band, etc. If you must use wireless, I'd recommend having a WiFi bridge or access point as far away from your transmitting equipment, coax etc. as possible and use cables from there to the rest of the shack. 73, Thomas OZ5TN (aka M0TRN, AF7BE) On Wed, 9 Sep 2020, 17:31 Pete Meier via Elecraft, wrote: > The K4 has an eithernet port for remote operations. As I understand it the > K4 doesn’t have WIFI . > My internet router is not close to my shack so direct CAT 5/6 wiring is > not practical. > I know there are wired to wireless adapters available. 300 Mbps seems the > typical speed to the router. > > So my question is 300 Mbps sufficient for the K4 to send it’s data to a > remote device for full control? > > Pete WK8S > __ > 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 tho...@horsten.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
Re: [Elecraft] K4 Remote Question
Hi Rick: And... perhaps another answer for Wi-Fi "extension" is to use a better antenna. Some routers permit you to add an outboard antenna, which could be a gain antenna, so you would then have a better connection for your LAN. Or, you might situate the routers so they have a better path. All that is in the traditions of ham radio! 73 de Ray K2ULR KX3 #211 -Original Message- From: Rick Bates, NK7I To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wed, Sep 9, 2020 1:24 pm Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 Remote Question Just be judicious in the use of wifi extenders, they are half duplex and since they share the same channel of wifi, cause conflicts, which drags down the entire network. Some can be configured to hear on one band and transmit on another, which helps, a little. My answer was to replace the network with a mesh net, then connecting devices into the nodes directly as needed. That is MUCH more efficient and the LAN speed shot back up to where it should be. 73, Rick NK7I __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K4 Remote Question
Just be careful with mesh networks. Some of them, apocryphally, don't play nice with modern hotspots. I do not know of my own experience because I don't have a mesh network but I've seen forums with messages to that effect. So if you're running your OpenSpot3 (to name the first recently-announced one I could think of) you might be in trouble switching to a mesh network. On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 1:24 PM Rick Bates, NK7I wrote: > Just be judicious in the use of wifi extenders, they are half duplex and > since they share the same channel of wifi, cause conflicts, which drags > down the entire network. Some can be configured to hear on one band and > transmit on another, which helps, a little. > > My answer was to replace the network with a mesh net, then connecting > devices into the nodes directly as needed. That is MUCH more efficient > and the LAN speed shot back up to where it should be. > > 73, > Rick NK7I > > > On 9/9/2020 10:18 AM, Fred Jensen wrote: > > 300 Mbps is massive overkill. My K3 and computer is on the other end > > of the house from the router and wiring is pretty much out of the > > question. I use a little WiFi dongle from IO Gear on the RRC-1258, > > I've got a couple, I think they came from Amazon. We use TeamViewer > > for all the station automation at W7RN, it consumes several times the > > BW of the remote radio but still tiny compared to 300 Mbps. > > > > 73, > > > > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW > > Sparks NV DM09dn > > Washoe County > > > > On 9/9/2020 8:29 AM, Pete Meier via Elecraft wrote: > >> The K4 has an eithernet port for remote operations. As I understand > >> it the K4 doesn’t have WIFI . > >> My internet router is not close to my shack so direct CAT 5/6 wiring > >> is not practical. > >> I know there are wired to wireless adapters available. 300 Mbps seems > >> the typical speed to the router. > >> > >> So my question is 300 Mbps sufficient for the K4 to send it’s data to > >> a remote device for full control? > >> > >> Pete WK8S > >> > > > > __ > > 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 rick.n...@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 r...@wc3t.us -- 72, Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737 Northampton County RACES, EPA-ARRL Public Information Officer for Scouting Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 (40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W) Grid: *FN20is* __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K4 Remote Question
Just be judicious in the use of wifi extenders, they are half duplex and since they share the same channel of wifi, cause conflicts, which drags down the entire network. Some can be configured to hear on one band and transmit on another, which helps, a little. My answer was to replace the network with a mesh net, then connecting devices into the nodes directly as needed. That is MUCH more efficient and the LAN speed shot back up to where it should be. 73, Rick NK7I On 9/9/2020 10:18 AM, Fred Jensen wrote: 300 Mbps is massive overkill. My K3 and computer is on the other end of the house from the router and wiring is pretty much out of the question. I use a little WiFi dongle from IO Gear on the RRC-1258, I've got a couple, I think they came from Amazon. We use TeamViewer for all the station automation at W7RN, it consumes several times the BW of the remote radio but still tiny compared to 300 Mbps. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 9/9/2020 8:29 AM, Pete Meier via Elecraft wrote: The K4 has an eithernet port for remote operations. As I understand it the K4 doesn’t have WIFI . My internet router is not close to my shack so direct CAT 5/6 wiring is not practical. I know there are wired to wireless adapters available. 300 Mbps seems the typical speed to the router. So my question is 300 Mbps sufficient for the K4 to send it’s data to a remote device for full control? Pete WK8S __ 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 rick.n...@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
Re: [Elecraft] K4 Remote Question
300 Mbps is massive overkill. My K3 and computer is on the other end of the house from the router and wiring is pretty much out of the question. I use a little WiFi dongle from IO Gear on the RRC-1258, I've got a couple, I think they came from Amazon. We use TeamViewer for all the station automation at W7RN, it consumes several times the BW of the remote radio but still tiny compared to 300 Mbps. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 9/9/2020 8:29 AM, Pete Meier via Elecraft wrote: The K4 has an eithernet port for remote operations. As I understand it the K4 doesn’t have WIFI . My internet router is not close to my shack so direct CAT 5/6 wiring is not practical. I know there are wired to wireless adapters available. 300 Mbps seems the typical speed to the router. So my question is 300 Mbps sufficient for the K4 to send it’s data to a remote device for full control? Pete WK8S __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K4 Remote Question
This is far beyond sufficient :) Wayne N6KR > On Sep 9, 2020, at 8:29 AM, Pete Meier via Elecraft > wrote: > > The K4 has an eithernet port for remote operations. As I understand it the K4 > doesn’t have WIFI . > My internet router is not close to my shack so direct CAT 5/6 wiring is not > practical. > I know there are wired to wireless adapters available. 300 Mbps seems the > typical speed to the router. > > So my question is 300 Mbps sufficient for the K4 to send it’s data to a > remote device for full control? > > Pete WK8S > __ > 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 n...@elecraft.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
[Elecraft] K4 Remote Question
The K4 has an eithernet port for remote operations. As I understand it the K4 doesn’t have WIFI . My internet router is not close to my shack so direct CAT 5/6 wiring is not practical. I know there are wired to wireless adapters available. 300 Mbps seems the typical speed to the router. So my question is 300 Mbps sufficient for the K4 to send it’s data to a remote device for full control? Pete WK8S __ 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
