V3.x and 100% remote use and my $0.02 on the upgrade.

David Hickman

David Hickman

VK7WH Winston

Dave, thanks for sharing your experience using V3. I have no home station and operate 100% remotely. Your post has given me some ideas to explore. Once again, thank you for your post. Winston VK7WH

John - K3MA

David, TU for the specifics.  I like it when people post from 1st hand experience rather than "I have a reliable friend whom told me".

KI4P

Thanks for the non raving post, great observation, I don't have a maestro, only iPad and iPhone, looking forward to learn more about different ways to operate, thanks again

Craig Williams

That would be great if V3 fixes the stuttering audio on my I devices. Looking forward to more input from V3 users on the subject.

W2ECK

kv5v

Craig, since you're having audio problems, I'm curious about the computer you're using to control the radio and which OS you're running.  (You haven't mentioned having a Maestro.)  FWIW, I'm using a 6400 which is optically isolated from the router.  The computer is a Gigabyte Brix with an Intel J1900 processor.  This 4" x 4" x 2" system delivers modest computing power and serves the radio very well.  Pauses occur rarely and only at startup, while the computer is loading the last pieces of W10.  The connection to the router (an ASUS RT-ACRH13) is by 11n WiFi.

Bill -VA3WTB

Nice post David, it sounds like performance has increased a lot in V3.

David Hickman

ping me for pointers.  It takes a bit of hardware in the backend to make it work. However, once done, it works well.  

I can even turn my radio, power, backup tuner through alexa   It will also auto turn things off after 8 hours, or an immediate system shutdown if there is a thunderstorm  in the area.

David Hickman

Start saving for a Maestro. That solved my lust problem for a new radio.  When I rag chew, I like to have a formal mike and buttons. When I do digital, computer only.

David Hickman

I solved my studdering problems by never running SSDR. I use an iPad or maestro when running digital.

Alot of the studdering problems are due to processing power. My remote use case involves an i5 running Kubuntu with a windoze 10 vm in vmware.

David Hickman

I am impressed. It made the upgrade cost tolerable for me.

David Hickman

Look for it tommorow. I will write it up tonight.

Ken - NM9P

David Hickman

I put something up.

David Hickman

So far ( only a couple of days on LTE) it seems to be improved.  I will know more starting sat when I get back on the road.

Steve

Thanks for the info, it was great.

Neal Pollack, N6YFM

David:  Where did you put it up?   What URL or location?
I would love to read about using FT8 on ipad or remote laptop also, just
like Paul W2CEK.

Cheers,

Neal    N6YFM