[Elecraft] RemoteRig Units
> "After many years and many stations. I still believe this blows away any > other remote setup (even though no panadapter)." After nearly four years of trying many RRC settings, I've given up on the RRC's CW capability. Periodic RRC firmware updates have been of no help. It's not the manner in which CW is generated, but that very brief packet loss results in missed character elements. That same packet loss does not affect CW with a pair of synchronized Winkeyer USB devices when used with K1EL's WKRemote software. His software generates paddle commands as complete characters rather than real-time dits and dahs. The result is that the transmission of each formed letter is delayed by the time it takes to create a character, but one can still hear the receiver between keyed elements. So, break-in is not lost. CW keyboard, Winkeyer message buttons, and macro commands are not delayed and are transmitted in real time. I have access to several pinging tools including Ping Plotter software. Pings are clean to and from the site without packet loss and excessive jitter. For some reason, packets are lost in the RRC. It occurs enough to be distracting to the station on the other end of a QSO. My feeling is that it's better to live with slight character latency than have garbled characters. So far, the synchronized Winkeyers have been 100% reliable for CW. Paul, W9AC __ 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] RemoteRig Units
I did purchase from Elecraft, and the jumpers were all installed. I was up and running in minutes. Thanks to all who responded. 73 de Brian/W3BW On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 8:23 AM Gerry Hull wrote: > The advantage of buying from Elecraft is the RRC units are preconfigured > for K3 twins and the internal jumpers are all configured. > > After many years and many stations. I still believe this blows away any > other remote setup (even though no panadapter). > > I use surplus Digi Portsever II IP to serial servers to give me up to 16 > serial ports that appear as local on the remote station. You can do this > for $50. > > 73, > > Gerry W1VE > K3 + RRC Remote from VY1AAA, VE4EA, VE9XX, K2LE, K1IR and others... > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 10:38 PM Barry Baines via Elecraft < > elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > >> Brian: >> >> > On Sep 16, 2019, at 10:13 PM, Brian F. Wruble >> wrote: >> > >> > I may need to buy another unit for my K3. I just discovered that they >> are >> > no longer sold through the Elecraft website. Is that correct? >> > >> > Do I buy directly from RemoteRig? Are they available anyplace else? >> >> The Elecraft website still lists the Remote Rig units (RRC-1258MKII) for >> use with the K3/0-mini with pricing but there aren’t images showing what >> the products look like. I was also able to add the Remote Rig 1258MKII >> to the website’s ‘cart’ so presumably that means they are still available. >> >> An alternative source is Ham Radio Outlet. The last time I looked, they >> were selling the entire line of Remote Rig products. However, RRC-1258MKII >> units purchased through HRO would require the user installing the proper >> internal jumpers to work with Elecraft whereas the version offered by >> Elecraft are preconfigured for their products. HRO also offers the >> RC-1216H that provides a web-based interface to remotely manage the KPA-500 >> as well as certain rotors such as the Green Heron RT-21. I purchased two >> RC-1216H devices - one to control my KPA-500 and the second to control my >> Orion rotor through the Green Heron controller. I just wish they expanded >> their product’s capability to also manage the KAT500! >> >> Hope this helps, >> >> Barry Baines, WD4ASW >> Keller, TX >> (Currently in Boston, MA) >> >> >> > >> > Tnx. 73 de Brian/W3BW >> > -- >> > >> > *Brian F. Wruble, C.F.A. >> >The Conch Republic >> > "We seceded where others failed." >> > __ >> > 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 bbai...@mac.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 ge...@w1ve.com > > -- *Brian F. Wruble, C.F.A. The Conch Republic "We seceded where others failed." __ 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] RemoteRig Units
Brian: > On Sep 16, 2019, at 10:13 PM, Brian F. Wruble wrote: > > I may need to buy another unit for my K3. I just discovered that they are > no longer sold through the Elecraft website. Is that correct? > > Do I buy directly from RemoteRig? Are they available anyplace else? The Elecraft website still lists the Remote Rig units (RRC-1258MKII) for use with the K3/0-mini with pricing but there aren’t images showing what the products look like. I was also able to add the Remote Rig 1258MKII to the website’s ‘cart’ so presumably that means they are still available. An alternative source is Ham Radio Outlet. The last time I looked, they were selling the entire line of Remote Rig products. However, RRC-1258MKII units purchased through HRO would require the user installing the proper internal jumpers to work with Elecraft whereas the version offered by Elecraft are preconfigured for their products. HRO also offers the RC-1216H that provides a web-based interface to remotely manage the KPA-500 as well as certain rotors such as the Green Heron RT-21. I purchased two RC-1216H devices - one to control my KPA-500 and the second to control my Orion rotor through the Green Heron controller. I just wish they expanded their product’s capability to also manage the KAT500! Hope this helps, Barry Baines, WD4ASW Keller, TX (Currently in Boston, MA) > > Tnx. 73 de Brian/W3BW > -- > > *Brian F. Wruble, C.F.A. >The Conch Republic > "We seceded where others failed." > __ > 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 bbai...@mac.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] RemoteRig Units
HRO used to sell them too. I think they still do. On 9/16/2019 8:13 PM, Brian F. Wruble wrote: I may need to buy another unit for my K3. I just discovered that they are no longer sold through the Elecraft website. Is that correct? Do I buy directly from RemoteRig? Are they available anyplace else? Tnx. 73 de Brian/W3BW __ 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] RemoteRig Units
I may need to buy another unit for my K3. I just discovered that they are no longer sold through the Elecraft website. Is that correct? Do I buy directly from RemoteRig? Are they available anyplace else? Tnx. 73 de Brian/W3BW -- *Brian F. Wruble, C.F.A. The Conch Republic "We seceded where others failed." __ 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
