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On 11/22/2011 2:31 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> move to Win-Test (which has an interface > identical to CT) Ah -- so THAT'S why the dinosaurs who don't want to learn anything new love it! 73, Jim K9YC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Generally new K3 commands are described in the firmware release notes
between revisions of the programmer's reference document. Dick, K6KR -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of ab2tc Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 2:24 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Diversity mode preamp Hi again, I did get the latest programmer's reference and see to my surprise that it is more than a year old and I don't see any sign of an errata addendum. As I know for sure that there are more recent additions (such as the fine resolution S-meter request) how do I find the latest information? AB2TC - Knut PS. The below information would seem to solve the OP's problem by creating a macro using these commands. Joe Subich, W4TV-4 wrote > >>> Yes, Preamp Off: PA0;PA$0; > >> Preamp On: PA1;PA$1; > >> Attenuator Off: RA00;RA$00; > >> Attenuator On: RA01;RA$01; > > > > Is there a way to do this for both receivers? > > Yes, this does it for both receivers ... for example PA0; does the > main receiver and PA$0l does the KRX3. > > <snip> > -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Diversity-mode-preamp-tp7015033p7022316 .html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Ok, I know this is a dumb question but I hope someone can help me or point
me in the right direction. With my K3 and also my IC746PRO before that they both have the Noise Reduction function. Whenever I use it, all I hear is a watery version of what I hear without it. Are my ears just that bad or am I doing or listening wrong. I know this can be a long answer so if someone wants to go off reflector that would be fine. The explanation in the book means nothing to me. I guess I just don't get it. What is the difference in F1, F2... Tim, KQ8M [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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My vote is for a K3 accessory similar to the TenTec "pod" - an auxiliary
tuning knob mounted on the pod along with several pushbutton switches (8 to 12) that can be programmed to send macros to the K3. The pod sits on the desk, so the tuning knob and buttons are horizontal - less tiring for the operator than a vertical panel. I believe that could be a great solution to the contesting station. In reality, there are not a great number of buttons that are needed after setting up the K3 for a contest. It would be easy to relate the function of a dozen buttons (each of which do one and only one thing) to a guest operator. 73, Don W3FPR On 11/22/2011 12:01 PM, Tom W8JI wrote: > Operators need buttons or toggle switches that serve one function. Hands are > too busy. > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Absolutely agree!
In fact I have mentioned it several times in the past. That is the one thing I miss from my switch to the K3. If they could pretty much duplicate the Ten-Tec pod I would be a happy camper. In fact, with the macro capabilities of the K3 it would be even more useful than it is on a TT rig. (now we have to see all the "I had that with my Orion and never used it" responses) :-) Rick K6LE On 11/22/2011, at 5:38 , Don Wilhelm wrote: > My vote is for a K3 accessory similar to the TenTec "pod" - an auxiliary > tuning knob mounted on the pod along with several pushbutton switches (8 > to 12) that can be programmed to send macros to the K3. The pod sits on > the desk, so the tuning knob and buttons are horizontal - less tiring > for the operator than a vertical panel. > > I believe that could be a great solution to the contesting station. In > reality, there are not a great number of buttons that are needed after > setting up the K3 for a contest. It would be easy to relate the > function of a dozen buttons (each of which do one and only one thing) to > a guest operator. > > 73, > Don W3FPR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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I'm sorry I used the wrong subject before and didn't mean to hijack that
thread. Ok, I know this is a dumb question but I hope someone can help me or point me in the right direction. With my K3 and also my IC746PRO before that they both have the Noise Reduction function. Whenever I use it, all I hear is a watery version of what I hear without it. Are my ears just that bad or am I doing or listening wrong. I know this can be a long answer so if someone wants to go off reflector that would be fine. The explanation in the book means nothing to me. I guess I just don't get it. What is the difference in F1, F2... Tim, KQ8M [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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You may want to check the X-Keys website like W4TV suggested. Their macro programming software is extremely trivial to use. Dave AB7E On 11/22/2011 6:38 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > My vote is for a K3 accessory similar to the TenTec "pod" - an auxiliary > tuning knob mounted on the pod along with several pushbutton switches (8 > to 12) that can be programmed to send macros to the K3. The pod sits on > the desk, so the tuning knob and buttons are horizontal - less tiring > for the operator than a vertical panel. > > I believe that could be a great solution to the contesting station. In > reality, there are not a great number of buttons that are needed after > setting up the K3 for a contest. It would be easy to relate the > function of a dozen buttons (each of which do one and only one thing) to > a guest operator. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 11/22/2011 12:01 PM, Tom W8JI wrote: >> Operators need buttons or toggle switches that serve one function. Hands are >> too busy. >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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This looks very promising for 12 macro keys and a VFO:
http://xkeys.com/xkeys/xk12JSH.php Has anyone done this with the K3? 73, Bill
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In reply to this post by Don Wilhelm-4
I too would like to see an external Pod similar to the one that TenTec has would be the right idea. Contesters can beat the pod up, triggering CW/Voice memories and frequently used functions which saves a lot of wear and tear on the main unit as well as making things more comfortable/efficient. 72/73 & DX, Craig W. Behrens -- NM4T > Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:38:00 -0500 > From: [hidden email] > To: [hidden email] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Contesting use > > My vote is for a K3 accessory similar to the TenTec "pod" - an auxiliary > tuning knob mounted on the pod along with several pushbutton switches (8 > to 12) that can be programmed to send macros to the K3. The pod sits on > the desk, so the tuning knob and buttons are horizontal - less tiring > for the operator than a vertical panel. > > I believe that could be a great solution to the contesting station. In > reality, there are not a great number of buttons that are needed after > setting up the K3 for a contest. It would be easy to relate the > function of a dozen buttons (each of which do one and only one thing) to > a guest operator. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 11/22/2011 12:01 PM, Tom W8JI wrote: > > Operators need buttons or toggle switches that serve one function. Hands are > > too busy. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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On 11/22/2011 3:22 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
> Generally new K3 commands are described in the firmware release notes > between revisions of the programmer's reference document. That's a real PITA for users, and completely un-necessary when it is SO easy to simply update the Programmer's Reference as changes are made. You can do a lot of editing in an hour, then 5 minutes to pdf it, another five minutes to upload it to the website. I do this all the time with stuff I'm writing myself. 73, Jim K9YC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Is there a way to adjust the volume of the switch feedback tone on the K3 ? I like the high freq / low freq tone pair you get when a switch function is turned or off but it is too loud, I would like to adjust the volume lower if possible. I found the menu item for disabling the tone but not volume adjustment. Bob K6UJ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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This sort of item is just the "pod" I was referring to. I do not know
of the specifics of this particular pod, but it holds promise. If the buttons are capable of sending K3 commands as macros, it can be a winner. 73, Don W3FPR On 11/22/2011 10:23 PM, Bill W4ZV wrote: > This looks very promising for 12 macro keys and a VFO: > > http://xkeys.com/xkeys/xk12JSH.php > > Has anyone done this with the K3? > > 73, Bill > > > > David Gilbert wrote >> You may want to check the X-Keys website like W4TV suggested. Their >> macro programming software is extremely trivial to use. >> >> Dave AB7E >> >> >> On 11/22/2011 6:38 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >>> My vote is for a K3 accessory similar to the TenTec "pod" - an auxiliary >>> tuning knob mounted on the pod along with several pushbutton switches (8 >>> to 12) that can be programmed to send macros to the K3. The pod sits on >>> the desk, so the tuning knob and buttons are horizontal - less tiring >>> for the operator than a vertical panel. >>> >>> I believe that could be a great solution to the contesting station. In >>> reality, there are not a great number of buttons that are needed after >>> setting up the K3 for a contest. It would be easy to relate the >>> function of a dozen buttons (each of which do one and only one thing) to >>> a guest operator. >>> >>> 73, >>> Don W3FPR >>> >>> On 11/22/2011 12:01 PM, Tom W8JI wrote: >>>> Operators need buttons or toggle switches that serve one function. Hands >>>> are >>>> too busy. >>>> >>>> Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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There is a lot than can be done with macros -almost anything that can be
done with the K3 buttons. Define what functions need to be accomplished by a particular pod button press and the K3 will follow. If there is software intervention, that is not significant - the required operation must be properly defined to the guest operator - it should have nothing to do wit the K3 menu settings or the K3 button pushing - it should produce the expected results when activated - nothing more and nothing less. Set it up before a contest and communicate "which buton does what" to the guest operators and all should be well. 73, Don W3FPR On 11/22/2011 10:23 PM, Bill W4ZV wrote: > This looks very promising for 12 macro keys and a VFO: > > http://xkeys.com/xkeys/xk12JSH.php > > Has anyone done this with the K3? > > 73, Bill > > > > David Gilbert wrote >> You may want to check the X-Keys website like W4TV suggested. Their >> macro programming software is extremely trivial to use. >> >> Dave AB7E >> >> >> On 11/22/2011 6:38 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >>> My vote is for a K3 accessory similar to the TenTec "pod" - an auxiliary >>> tuning knob mounted on the pod along with several pushbutton switches (8 >>> to 12) that can be programmed to send macros to the K3. The pod sits on >>> the desk, so the tuning knob and buttons are horizontal - less tiring >>> for the operator than a vertical panel. >>> >>> I believe that could be a great solution to the contesting station. In >>> reality, there are not a great number of buttons that are needed after >>> setting up the K3 for a contest. It would be easy to relate the >>> function of a dozen buttons (each of which do one and only one thing) to >>> a guest operator. >>> >>> 73, >>> Don W3FPR >>> >>> On 11/22/2011 12:01 PM, Tom W8JI wrote: >>>> Operators need buttons or toggle switches that serve one function. Hands >>>> are >>>> too busy. >>>> >>>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@.qth >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@.qth >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > > -- > View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Diversity-mode-preamp-tp7015033p7023082.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Check out the tutorial ... it's right there. Dave AB7E On 11/22/2011 9:24 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > This sort of item is just the "pod" I was referring to. I do not know > of the specifics of this particular pod, but it holds promise. If the > buttons are capable of sending K3 commands as macros, it can be a winner. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > > On 11/22/2011 10:23 PM, Bill W4ZV wrote: >> This looks very promising for 12 macro keys and a VFO: >> >> http://xkeys.com/xkeys/xk12JSH.php >> >> Has anyone done this with the K3? >> >> 73, Bill >> >> >> >> David Gilbert wrote >>> You may want to check the X-Keys website like W4TV suggested. Their >>> macro programming software is extremely trivial to use. >>> >>> Dave AB7E >>> >>> >>> On 11/22/2011 6:38 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >>>> My vote is for a K3 accessory similar to the TenTec "pod" - an auxiliary >>>> tuning knob mounted on the pod along with several pushbutton switches (8 >>>> to 12) that can be programmed to send macros to the K3. The pod sits on >>>> the desk, so the tuning knob and buttons are horizontal - less tiring >>>> for the operator than a vertical panel. >>>> >>>> I believe that could be a great solution to the contesting station. In >>>> reality, there are not a great number of buttons that are needed after >>>> setting up the K3 for a contest. It would be easy to relate the >>>> function of a dozen buttons (each of which do one and only one thing) to >>>> a guest operator. >>>> >>>> 73, >>>> Don W3FPR >>>> >>>> On 11/22/2011 12:01 PM, Tom W8JI wrote: >>>>> Operators need buttons or toggle switches that serve one function. Hands >>>>> are >>>>> too busy. >>>>> >>>>> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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On 11/23/2011 12:03 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 11/22/2011 2:31 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: >> move to Win-Test (which has an interface >> identical to CT) > > Ah -- so THAT'S why the dinosaurs who don't want to learn anything new > love it! I've never seen CT. I love Win-Test. Jon LA4RT > > 73, Jim K9YC > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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The switch tone volume level is is adjusted with MON along with the
sidetone level. 73, Drew AF2Z On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:19:06 -0800, Bob K6UJ wrote: > >Is there a way to adjust the volume of the switch feedback tone on the K3 ? >I like the high freq / low freq tone pair you get when a switch function is turned or off but it is too loud, >I would like to adjust the volume lower if possible. >I found the menu item for disabling the tone but not volume adjustment. > >Bob >K6UJ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Hi All,
I am not replying specifically to Don's post but I do wonder if there could not be too many buttons on such a pod especially for a contest where one wants to keep it simple. Yes tuning is nice. Access to CW/DVK memories very helpful and perhaps isolate on the pod access to some Macros could help. I have an OII and really miss the Pod. The OII will be sold as there are now two K3s in this shack. I had stopped bothering the good Elecraft people about this pet desire but hell you guys started it. The Pod for me is most useful for contesting. It allows one to access certain controls without possibly hitting others in the heat of the battle. The K3 buttons are crowded as are the OII buttons and they are not always in a position which is easy to hit. SO I would dearly like to see a pod which I would position next to my keyboard. Yes I do use WinTest and MicroKeyer II so to some large degree my problem is sorted but I would still like to be able to access the K3 memories with more ease. The tuning feature can be nice if you are leaning back in an easy chair reading the mail. Well Elecraft is pretty supper and I guess one can get to be too demanding. Thanks to those who allowed me to blow my horn one more time and now back into the box. 73 Doug EI2CN -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: 23 November 2011 04:25 To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Contesting use This sort of item is just the "pod" I was referring to. I do not know of the specifics of this particular pod, but it holds promise. If the buttons are capable of sending K3 commands as macros, it can be a winner. 73, Don W3FPR On 11/22/2011 10:23 PM, Bill W4ZV wrote: > This looks very promising for 12 macro keys and a VFO: > > http://xkeys.com/xkeys/xk12JSH.php > > Has anyone done this with the K3? > > 73, Bill > > > > David Gilbert wrote >> You may want to check the X-Keys website like W4TV suggested. Their >> macro programming software is extremely trivial to use. >> >> Dave AB7E >> >> >> On 11/22/2011 6:38 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >>> My vote is for a K3 accessory similar to the TenTec "pod" - an auxiliary >>> tuning knob mounted on the pod along with several pushbutton switches (8 >>> to 12) that can be programmed to send macros to the K3. The pod sits on >>> the desk, so the tuning knob and buttons are horizontal - less tiring >>> for the operator than a vertical panel. >>> >>> I believe that could be a great solution to the contesting station. In >>> reality, there are not a great number of buttons that are needed after >>> setting up the K3 for a contest. It would be easy to relate the >>> function of a dozen buttons (each of which do one and only one thing) to >>> a guest operator. >>> >>> 73, >>> Don W3FPR >>> >>> On 11/22/2011 12:01 PM, Tom W8JI wrote: >>>> Operators need buttons or toggle switches that serve one function. >>>> are >>>> too busy. >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Hello,
I' cll chance another post to this very long thread. That device plugs into a USB port on the PC and as I understand it injects keystrokes and mouse events which are received by the program that has focus on the PC (the active window). Perhaps in a contest run situation that will always be the logging program, but for general use it's a big problem. Also you'd still have to program the K3 macros into the logging program and assign them to whatever you have programmed the "pod" to send when the various buttons are pushed. That's more programming, not less. I and many others have one of those Griffin wheels sitting unused on the shelf because of these shortcomings. The Ten-Tec pod talks directly to their rigs and I am sure that's what K3 users are asking for , too. AB2TC - Knut
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>From the site of the XKeys products, they have a program called X-keys
TrueCOM and VCOM Software. This will send commands through a serial port to a device. I have sent them an email asking how it works and if it will interface with a device such as K3. If it will, then you can setup commands to send to the K3 much the same as the K3 Utility program. I am not totally familiar with the XKeys themselves so am not sure how it works but it sure looks promising, Tim Herrick, KQ8M [hidden email] -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of ab2tc Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 3:00 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Contesting use Hello, I' cll chance another post to this very long thread. That device plugs into a USB port on the PC and as I understand it injects keystrokes and mouse events which are received by the program that has focus on the PC (the active window). Perhaps in a contest run situation that will always be the logging program, but for general use it's a big problem. Also you'd still have to program the K3 macros into the logging program and assign them to whatever you have programmed the "pod" to send when the various buttons are pushed. That's more programming, not less. I and many others have one of those Griffin wheels sitting unused on the shelf because of these shortcomings. The Ten-Tec pod talks directly to their rigs and I am sure that's what K3 users are asking for , too. AB2TC - Knut Don Wilhelm-4 wrote > > This sort of item is just the "pod" I was referring to. I do not know > of the specifics of this particular pod, but it holds promise. If the > buttons are capable of sending K3 commands as macros, it can be a winner. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > > On 11/22/2011 10:23 PM, Bill W4ZV wrote: >> This looks very promising for 12 macro keys and a VFO: >> >> http://xkeys.com/xkeys/xk12JSH.php >> >> Has anyone done this with the K3? >> >> 73, Bill > <snip> > -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Diversity-mode-preamp-tp7015033p7029335 .html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Well, after installing the X-keys TrueCOM and VCOM Software it appears that
I was wrong. This makes the XKeys device emulate an RS232 device so you can use it for developing RS232 software. Oh well, it looked promising. Tim Herrick, KQ8M [hidden email] -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of KQ8M Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 4:40 PM To: 'ab2tc'; [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Contesting use >From the site of the XKeys products, they have a program called X-keys TrueCOM and VCOM Software. This will send commands through a serial port to a device. I have sent them an email asking how it works and if it will interface with a device such as K3. If it will, then you can setup commands to send to the K3 much the same as the K3 Utility program. I am not totally familiar with the XKeys themselves so am not sure how it works but it sure looks promising, Tim Herrick, KQ8M [hidden email] -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of ab2tc Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 3:00 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Contesting use Hello, I' cll chance another post to this very long thread. That device plugs into a USB port on the PC and as I understand it injects keystrokes and mouse events which are received by the program that has focus on the PC (the active window). Perhaps in a contest run situation that will always be the logging program, but for general use it's a big problem. Also you'd still have to program the K3 macros into the logging program and assign them to whatever you have programmed the "pod" to send when the various buttons are pushed. That's more programming, not less. I and many others have one of those Griffin wheels sitting unused on the shelf because of these shortcomings. The Ten-Tec pod talks directly to their rigs and I am sure that's what K3 users are asking for , too. AB2TC - Knut Don Wilhelm-4 wrote > > This sort of item is just the "pod" I was referring to. I do not know > of the specifics of this particular pod, but it holds promise. If the > buttons are capable of sending K3 commands as macros, it can be a winner. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > > On 11/22/2011 10:23 PM, Bill W4ZV wrote: >> This looks very promising for 12 macro keys and a VFO: >> >> http://xkeys.com/xkeys/xk12JSH.php >> >> Has anyone done this with the K3? >> >> 73, Bill > <snip> > -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Diversity-mode-preamp-tp7015033p7029335 .html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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