Re: [Elecraft] KPA500/KAT500 Remote Software

[Chris Hallinan]

Heh, I thought this post died a silent death ;)

Thanks for the reply, Rick.  But each of your answers has that "Windows"
word in it.
I don't currently own a Windows machine, and I don't want to.  Yes, I have
had to run a Windows VM for certain tasks because that's the only option
(K3 Utility, etc.) And I will say that VMWare for MAC has come a long way,
and you can get almost hardware speeds running Windows VMs on a MAC.  But I
don't have any desire to run the Windows OS.  And worse, there are known
issues running hardware devices like multiple USB serial ports using a
Virtual Machine.  I want to use my MACs natively.

MacLoggerDX is excellent for anyone who hasn't looked lately.  And the
support is awesome.

Heck, I'd port the utilities to OS X myself if I could get access to the
source code.  I'd put it up on github for all to contribute.  I'm a big fan
of open source.

73 de K1AY
Chris

On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 11:42 PM, Rick Tavan  wrote:

> KAT500 Remote and KPA500 Remote are excellent control programs. There are
> three ways to access them remotely:
>
>1. Run them on a Windows machine at the radio site and access them via
>a remote desktop app such as Chrome Remote Desktop which runs natively on
>either Windows or Mac. The Windows machine at the radio site can be very
>inexpensive and, since it isn't used for general computing, can be very
>reliable. I do this sometimes and it works fine. My Windows server is an
>Intel NUC that's sized about 4"x4"x2". You can find cheaper, though.
>2. Run them as server apps on a Windows machine at the radio site and
>access them from a Windows machine running the same apps as clients. I do
>this most of the time and it works great. I do it from both a "real"
>Windows machine and from a virtual Windows machine running under VMware
>Fusion on a MacBook Pro. But beware that, although Fusion on the Mac can be
>made to work, it's a complex environment. I needed three professionals to
>help me get it working, including two on the Fusion team at VMware! (It was
>my son, who doesn't work at VMware, who finally figured out a fatal
>trackpad driver problem.)
>3. Run them on a local Windows machine or virtual Windows OS at the
>control site with remote serial ports at the radio site. This is the
>minimal hardware solution but it does require Fusion with the same caveat
>as above.
>
> Remote control is a lot of fun if you can enjoy or at least tolerate the
> system integration!
>
> 73,
>
> /Rick N6XI
>
>
> Rick Tavan
> Truckee, CA
>
> On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 9:58 AM, Chris Hallinan 
> wrote:
>
>> Any solutions for MAC out there?
>>
>> http://www.elecraft.com/k2_remote.htm#k3remote
>>
>> I use MacLoggerDX for logging and basic rig parameter feedback for the log
>> and I love it.  But I need a good remote solution on the KAT500, KPA500
>> and
>> yeah, my K3.
>>
>> 73 de K1AY
>> Chris
>>
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Re: [Elecraft] KPA500/KAT500 Remote Software

[Rick Tavan]

KAT500 Remote and KPA500 Remote are excellent control programs. There are
three ways to access them remotely:

   1. Run them on a Windows machine at the radio site and access them via a
   remote desktop app such as Chrome Remote Desktop which runs natively on
   either Windows or Mac. The Windows machine at the radio site can be very
   inexpensive and, since it isn't used for general computing, can be very
   reliable. I do this sometimes and it works fine. My Windows server is an
   Intel NUC that's sized about 4"x4"x2". You can find cheaper, though.
   2. Run them as server apps on a Windows machine at the radio site and
   access them from a Windows machine running the same apps as clients. I do
   this most of the time and it works great. I do it from both a "real"
   Windows machine and from a virtual Windows machine running under VMware
   Fusion on a MacBook Pro. But beware that, although Fusion on the Mac can be
   made to work, it's a complex environment. I needed three professionals to
   help me get it working, including two on the Fusion team at VMware! (It was
   my son, who doesn't work at VMware, who finally figured out a fatal
   trackpad driver problem.)
   3. Run them on a local Windows machine or virtual Windows OS at the
   control site with remote serial ports at the radio site. This is the
   minimal hardware solution but it does require Fusion with the same caveat
   as above.

Remote control is a lot of fun if you can enjoy or at least tolerate the
system integration!

73,

/Rick N6XI


Rick Tavan
Truckee, CA

On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 9:58 AM, Chris Hallinan  wrote:

> Any solutions for MAC out there?
>
> http://www.elecraft.com/k2_remote.htm#k3remote
>
> I use MacLoggerDX for logging and basic rig parameter feedback for the log
> and I love it.  But I need a good remote solution on the KAT500, KPA500 and
> yeah, my K3.
>
> 73 de K1AY
> Chris
>
> --
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[Elecraft] KPA500/KAT500 Remote Software

[Chris Hallinan]

Any solutions for MAC out there?

http://www.elecraft.com/k2_remote.htm#k3remote

I use MacLoggerDX for logging and basic rig parameter feedback for the log
and I love it.  But I need a good remote solution on the KAT500, KPA500 and
yeah, my K3.

73 de K1AY
Chris

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