Elecraft K3-Remote Owner's Manual User Manual

ELECRAFT K3-Remote INCLUDING THE K3/0-MINI AND K3/0 CONTROL HEADS OWNER’S MANUAL Revision D, April 3, 2014 Copyright © 2014, Elecraft, I

10 2. Connect your computer and power to one of the RRC-1258 units (see Figure 4). Figure 4 3. Launch the Microbit Setup

11 Figure 7 4. Click on the Setup tab to open the window shown in Figure 6. Figure 6 5. Click on the Get button to open

12 7. Disconnect the USB cable between and connect both the RRC-1258 control site unit with the CW knob and the computer to

13 9. Check or enter the following data in the Radio Settings window. Note that some are selected using drop-down menus: Pr

14 Configuring Your Network Router (Port Forwarding) The network router used at the remote site must be configured for port

15 2. Locate the port forwarding page. On the Linksys router, this is under Applications and Gaming. With other routers, li

16 Remote Site Setup The Remote K3 must have firmware version 4.48 or later installed. 1. Apply power to the K3 and confi

17 Control Site Setup for K3/0-Mini The power supply is included only if you purchased the complete RRIGSET. If you purchas

18 Control Site Setup Using a K3/0 The power supply is included only if you purchased the complete RRIGSET. If you purchase

19 Control Site Setup using a K3 (K3/10 or K3/100) 1- The control site K3 must have firmware version 4.48 or later install

2 Contents Introduction ...

20 Operation through the RRC-1258MKII System When you press the POWER switch on the K3 or K3/0 front panel to turn the unit

21 VOX Operation The only difference in operating VOX thru the RRC-1258 is both RRC-1258 devices must be configured to allow

22 Updating K3/0, K3/0-Mini and K3 Firmware From time to time, new features may be made available to K3/0, K3/0-Mini and K3

23 Customer Service and Support Technical Assistance You can send e-mail to [email protected] and we will respond quick

24 Appendix A – Cable Sets RRMINICBL Cable Set E980263, Quantity 1: E980267, Quantity 2: RRMTCBL Cable Set E980169, Quanti

25 E980211, Quantity 1: E850511, Quantity 1: RRK3CBL Cable Set E980210, Quantity 1: E980211, Quantity 1: E850512, Q

26 Appendix B – Cable Schematics Cables whose schematics are not shown here are wired straight through, pin to pin. E85051

27 E980263: (K3/0-Mini to RemoteRig Interface Cable)

3 Customer Service and Support ...

4 Introduction On behalf of our entire design team, we’d like to thank you for choosing the Elecraft K3 Remote system. The E

5 In the Box What is included in your shipment depends upon the configuration and options that you selected when ordering.

6 Setup and Operation The following instructions cover both the K3/0-Mini and the original K3/0 Control Head. Only the K3/0-

7 If Windows fails to automatically install the FTDI drivers, you may download and manually install the Virtual Com Port (VC

8 Setting up Your RemoteRig RRC-1258 MKII System The K3/0, K3/0-Mini or a K3 in terminal mode may be used at the control si

9 Some text will appear in the window with a blinking cursor at the end. Type ipconfig /all then hit Enter. A stream of data