External controls for the K3?
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External controls for the K3?
 
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I'm embarassed to admit this but I have a question:
In CW pileups, I usually have M1 programmed to send my callsign and M2 to just send the standard "callsign 5NN TU". The thread on ergonomics made me think about the cramp I get in my hand holding it up by the top of the rig. Has anyone ever thought about remoting out the M1-M4 buttons? If it's in the manual, I apologize; I'm not running on all cylinders today. I used to do this all from my computer but I'm getting RF in my shack lately (after winter detuned my vertical antenna) and I started getting stray characters being sent. I also am very, very bad at using paddles and when the cable to my Bencher got intermittent I just disconnected it. Last time everything went haywire (before I programmed the memory buttons) I had to run around the shack looking for my straight key after some stray RF rebooted my laptop during a contact with W1AW/something. That contact went from 25WPM down to about 10WPM really quickly. -- Hisashi T Fujinaka - [hidden email] BSEE(6/86) + BSChem(3/95) + BAEnglish(8/95) + MSCS(8/03) + $2.50 = latte ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Re: External controls for the K3?
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Hisashi,
Not as convenient as physically remoting the buttons, but I wrote a small C program that sends commands to the K3. I then made some short "aliases" using that program name. If I type the letter "a" the K3 sends my call, AB3AP. If I type "9" it sends "R 5nn TU" ("7" sends "R 57n TU", etc.). No cramps. :-) 73, Mike ab3ap On 04/03/2014 04:41 PM, Hisashi T Fujinaka wrote: > I'm embarassed to admit this but I have a question: > In CW pileups, I usually have M1 programmed to send my callsign and M2 > to just send the standard "callsign 5NN TU". The thread on ergonomics > made me think about the cramp I get in my hand holding it up by the top > of the rig. > > Has anyone ever thought about remoting out the M1-M4 buttons? If it's in > the manual, I apologize; I'm not running on all cylinders today. [...] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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You might consider checking out Pignology. For several reasons,
built-in furniture in the shack is a big one, my KPA500 sits on the desk because of the weight, and the K3 is on a shelf about 7 inches [18 cm, we're inching our way to metric :-)] above it. It's on the right [again, built in furniture], and resulted in right arm cramps in contests. I bought a PigKnob from Nick, it is on the desk on the left of the laptop [I'm left-handed] close to the mouse, and my arm rests on the desk when I tune. I found I could get 4 easy tuning rates -- 1Hz and 5Hz on the PK, and 10KHz and fast on the K3 Big Knob for quick QSY. It also has 8 programmable buttons for K3 macros, I've figured out something to do with 5 of them so far. :-) I have no financial interest in Pignology. The group who manages our retirement accounts would have a collective cow if I told them to buy stock in something that starts with PIG. It did solve a problem for me however, no more cramps, and I get to tune my radio with my left hand. 73, Fred K6DGW 142 - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 - www.cqp.org On 4/3/2014 2:50 PM, Mike Markowski wrote: > Not as convenient as physically remoting the buttons, but I wrote a > small C program that sends commands to the K3. I then made some short > "aliases" using that program name. If I type the letter "a" the K3 > sends my call, AB3AP. If I type "9" it sends "R 5nn TU" ("7" sends "R > 57n TU", etc.). No cramps. :-) ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Do you have something like a Winkeyer? You could use it in standalone
mode, and use the CW memory buttons on that to send your call/RST. 73, Matt VK2RQ On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Fred Jensen <[hidden email]> wrote: > You might consider checking out Pignology. For several reasons, built-in > furniture in the shack is a big one, my KPA500 sits on the desk because of > the weight, and the K3 is on a shelf about 7 inches [18 cm, we're inching > our way to metric :-)] above it. It's on the right [again, built in > furniture], and resulted in right arm cramps in contests. > > I bought a PigKnob from Nick, it is on the desk on the left of the laptop > [I'm left-handed] close to the mouse, and my arm rests on the desk when I > tune. I found I could get 4 easy tuning rates -- 1Hz and 5Hz on the PK, and > 10KHz and fast on the K3 Big Knob for quick QSY. It also has 8 programmable > buttons for K3 macros, I've figured out something to do with 5 of them so > far. :-) > > I have no financial interest in Pignology. The group who manages our > retirement accounts would have a collective cow if I told them to buy stock > in something that starts with PIG. It did solve a problem for me however, > no more cramps, and I get to tune my radio with my left hand. > > 73, > > Fred K6DGW 142 > - Northern California Contest Club > - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 > - www.cqp.org > > > On 4/3/2014 2:50 PM, Mike Markowski wrote: > >> Not as convenient as physically remoting the buttons, but I wrote a >> small C program that sends commands to the K3. I then made some short >> "aliases" using that program name. If I type the letter "a" the K3 >> sends my call, AB3AP. If I type "9" it sends "R 5nn TU" ("7" sends "R >> 57n TU", etc.). No cramps. :-) > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [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 Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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You might try Pignology. I have two of the PigKnobs, one for each K3. You
can remotely tune at different rates and it has 8 programmable buttons for K3 macros. It works really well and if you spend long hours tuning, like contesting, it is a real relief to be able to run many radio functions without your hands far from the keyboard. No interest in the company, just a satisfied customer. BTW, Nick is very responsive. Bill On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 3:41 PM, Hisashi T Fujinaka <[hidden email]>wrote: > I'm embarassed to admit this but I have a question: > In CW pileups, I usually have M1 programmed to send my callsign and M2 > to just send the standard "callsign 5NN TU". The thread on ergonomics > made me think about the cramp I get in my hand holding it up by the top > of the rig. > > Has anyone ever thought about remoting out the M1-M4 buttons? If it's in > the manual, I apologize; I'm not running on all cylinders today. > > I used to do this all from my computer but I'm getting RF in my shack > lately (after winter detuned my vertical antenna) and I started getting > stray characters being sent. I also am very, very bad at using paddles > and when the cable to my Bencher got intermittent I just disconnected > it. > > Last time everything went haywire (before I programmed the memory > buttons) I had to run around the shack looking for my straight key after > some stray RF rebooted my laptop during a contact with W1AW/something. > That contact went from 25WPM down to about 10WPM really quickly. > > -- > Hisashi T Fujinaka - [hidden email] > BSEE(6/86) + BSChem(3/95) + BAEnglish(8/95) + MSCS(8/03) + $2.50 = latte > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [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 Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Yes, I have a WinKeyUSB which N1MM uses to key my K3. I try hard to
paddle right using the K3 keyer, it makes guest op sessions so much easier. I have a paddle on the WinKey to the left of the Pigknob and mouse, and sometimes, I think when I'm tired, I end up using it because it's so much easier. I don't really like the CW I get from the WinKey and, at least so far, I haven't figured out how to get it to what sounds right to me. Morse is like music to me [so is math], there's a very good chance I'm just too picky. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 - www.cqp.org On 4/3/2014 5:52 PM, Matt Maguire wrote: > Do you have something like a Winkeyer? You could use it in standalone > mode, and use the CW memory buttons on that to send your call/RST. > > 73, Matt VK2RQ > > On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Fred Jensen <[hidden email]> wrote: >> You might consider checking out Pignology. ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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