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wayne burdick

K-Pod well received at Visalia

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To everyone who checked out the K-Pod at Visalia: Thanks for your enthusiastic reception, and for all the suggested uses. There were lots of expressions of surprise at how compact, yet heavy (and stable) this little critter is.

Some of your suggestions will end up in the K-Pod owner's manual, in the form of step-by-step macro setups.

It seems that those who purchased a K-Pod so far fall into two camps:

- Contesters looking to optimize their efficiency of motion by placing the K-Pod next to their computer keyboard

- Everyone who would like additional front-panel controls on the K3/K3S for special features, such as custom splits.

We'll also be able to execute P3 macros directly from K-Pod switches, as well as use the K-Pod's knob to control the marker knob on the P3.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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Bob Novas

Re: K-Pod well received at Visalia

Ooooo! I really like the idea of the K-Pod controlling the P3 marker knob,
that hasn't come up before. That's enough to swing my opinion to wanting
one. How does that play with the 3-way switch? Bob W3DK

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> To everyone who checked out the K-Pod at Visalia: Thanks for your
enthusiastic
> reception, and for all the suggested uses. There were lots of expressions
of
> surprise at how compact, yet heavy (and stable) this little critter is.
>
> Some of your suggestions will end up in the K-Pod owner's manual, in the
form
> of step-by-step macro setups.
>
> It seems that those who purchased a K-Pod so far fall into two camps:
>
> - Contesters looking to optimize their efficiency of motion by placing the
K-Pod
> next to their computer keyboard
>
> - Everyone who would like additional front-panel controls on the K3/K3S
for
> special features, such as custom splits.
>
> We'll also be able to execute P3 macros directly from K-Pod switches, as
well as

> use the K-Pod's knob to control the marker knob on the P3.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
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>
>
>
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wayne burdick

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On Apr 18, 2016, at 11:14 AM, Bob Novas <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Ooooo! I really like the idea of the K-Pod controlling the P3 marker knob,
> that hasn't come up before. That's enough to swing my opinion to wanting
> one. How does that play with the 3-way switch? Bob W3DK

Hi Bob,

Initially we'd probably provide a way to map another switch, say F8, as P3-knob-mode on/off. We could light up indicator D4 when that assignment was in effect.

Another possibility would be to make one of the rocker switch positions = P3 marker.

Either way, it will require a Utility program, possibly a tab on K3 Utility, to do the setup.

Wayne
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john@kk9a.com

Re: K-Pod well received at Visalia

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I did not know that P3 control was also possible with the K-Pod. Does this
work using the standard cable connected to the K3S or is an additional
cable necessary? Until last week I never realized that I wanted a device
like this.

John KK9A

Wayne Burdick n6kr at elecraft.com
Mon Apr 18 13:40:41 EDT 2016

We'll also be able to execute P3 macros directly from K-Pod switches, as
well as use the K-Pod's knob to control the marker knob on the P3.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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On Apr 18, 2016, at 11:22 AM, [hidden email] wrote:

> I did not know that P3 control was also possible with the K-Pod. Does this
> work using the standard cable connected to the K3S...

Yes.

Wayne

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M0XDF

Re: K-Pod well received at Visalia

Wayne, when you say control P3, is that via the K3 or do you need to connect it directly to the P3?
73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108)
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> On 18 Apr 2016, at 19:37, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> On Apr 18, 2016, at 11:22 AM, [hidden email] wrote:
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>> I did not know that P3 control was also possible with the K-Pod. Does this
>> work using the standard cable connected to the K3S...
>
> Yes.
>
> Wayne
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wayne burdick

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On Apr 18, 2016, at 12:07 PM, "David Ferrington, M0XDF" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Wayne, when you say control P3, is that via the K3 or do you need to connect it directly to the P3?

Via the K3, i.e. the K-Pod would be connected to the K3, and the radio would act as a proxy for commands destined for the P3.

73,
Wayne
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Peter Pauly

Re: K-Pod well received at Visalia

Why do I have the feeling I'll be waiting three hours at Dayton just to
touch the K-Pod?

On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 3:11 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:

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> On Apr 18, 2016, at 12:07 PM, "David Ferrington, M0XDF" <
> [hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > Wayne, when you say control P3, is that via the K3 or do you need to
> connect it directly to the P3?
>
> Via the K3, i.e. the K-Pod would be connected to the K3, and the radio
> would act as a proxy for commands destined for the P3.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
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Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Re: K-Pod well received at Visalia

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> We'll also be able to execute P3 macros directly from K-Pod switches,
> as well as use the K-Pod's knob to control the marker knob on the P3.

Does this include other P3 encoder functions like REF LVL, SCALE, and
CENTER?

73,

... Joe, W4TV

On 4/18/2016 1:40 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:

> To everyone who checked out the K-Pod at Visalia: Thanks for your enthusiastic reception, and for all the suggested uses. There were lots of expressions of surprise at how compact, yet heavy (and stable) this little critter is.
>
> Some of your suggestions will end up in the K-Pod owner's manual, in the form of step-by-step macro setups.
>
> It seems that those who purchased a K-Pod so far fall into two camps:
>
> - Contesters looking to optimize their efficiency of motion by placing the K-Pod next to their computer keyboard
>
> - Everyone who would like additional front-panel controls on the K3/K3S for special features, such as custom splits.
>
> We'll also be able to execute P3 macros directly from K-Pod switches, as well as use the K-Pod's knob to control the marker knob on the P3.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
>
>
>
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Jim Kutsch, KY2D-2

Re: K-Pod well received at Visalia

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Wayne,
It's not been asked yet but what about using the K-Pod on the KX3? At first,
that might sound crazy since the KX3 is already very small. But, the
additional macro buttons plus the rocker switch for VFO selection would be
nice features for a KX3.

73, Jim, KY2D

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Subject: [Elecraft] K-Pod well received at Visalia

To everyone who checked out the K-Pod at Visalia: Thanks for your
enthusiastic reception, and for all the suggested uses. There were lots of
expressions of surprise at how compact, yet heavy (and stable) this little
critter is.

Some of your suggestions will end up in the K-Pod owner's manual, in the
form of step-by-step macro setups.

It seems that those who purchased a K-Pod so far fall into two camps:

- Contesters looking to optimize their efficiency of motion by placing the
K-Pod next to their computer keyboard

- Everyone who would like additional front-panel controls on the K3/K3S for
special features, such as custom splits.

We'll also be able to execute P3 macros directly from K-Pod switches, as
well as use the K-Pod's knob to control the marker knob on the P3.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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wayne burdick

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Possible but not likely. I'll let you know if/when we try this.

Wayne
N6KR

On Apr 18, 2016, at 2:05 PM, "Jim Kutsch, KY2D" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Wayne,
> It's not been asked yet but what about using the K-Pod on the KX3? At first,
> that might sound crazy since the KX3 is already very small. But, the
> additional macro buttons plus the rocker switch for VFO selection would be
> nice features for a KX3.
>
> 73, Jim, KY2D

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On Apr 18, 2016, at 12:34 PM, "'Joe Subich, W4TV' [hidden email] [Elecraft_K3]" <[hidden email]> wrote:

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> > We'll also be able to execute P3 macros directly from K-Pod switches,
> > as well as use the K-Pod's knob to control the marker knob on the P3.
>
> Does this include other P3 encoder functions like REF LVL, SCALE, and
> CENTER?

To be determined.

Wayne

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Bill Frantz

Re: K-Pod well received at Visalia

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It was really quite easy in Visalia at the International DX
Conference. Between the "official" ones on display, and the
personal ones various Elecraft people would pull out of their
pockets, and keep an eagle eye on, you didn't have to wait too
too long.

73 Bill AE6JV

On 4/18/16 at 12:34 PM, [hidden email] (Peter Pauly) wrote:

>Why do I have the feeling I'll be waiting three hours at Dayton just to
>touch the K-Pod?
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Brian Broggie-2

Re: K-Pod well received at Visalia

"pull out of their pockets"?!?!

Just how small is this thing?

73,
Brian, W6FVI

On 4/18/2016 2:44 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
> It was really quite easy in Visalia at the International DX
> Conference. Between the "official" ones on display, and the personal
> ones various Elecraft people would pull out of their pockets, and keep
> an eagle eye on, you didn't have to wait too too long.
>
> 73 Bill AE6JV
>

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Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ

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Its only 3.5 x 3 x 1 inches (9 x 7.5 x 2.5 cm) for the enclosure, plus the
height of the VFO knob (same as the K3S/K3).

Details at: http://www.elecraft.com/k-pod/k-pod.htm

73,

Eric
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On 4/18/2016 3:27 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

> Well, a K3S size knob nearly fills the "front panel" and it's roughly a
> cube.
>
> Might fit in an expanding pocket in Cargo Pants but might make them sag a
> bit. IIRC it weighs about a pound (450 grams).
>
> 73, Ron AC7AC
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> "pull out of their pockets"?!?!
>
> Just how small is this thing?
>
> 73,
> Brian, W6FVI
>
> On 4/18/2016 2:44 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
>> It was really quite easy in Visalia at the International DX
>> Conference. Between the "official" ones on display, and the personal
>> ones various Elecraft people would pull out of their pockets, and keep
>> an eagle eye on, you didn't have to wait too too long.
>>
>> 73 Bill AE6JV
>>
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