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Bill Clarke

Keypad for frequency entry

Over the years, I have used several rigs that offered keypad frequency
entry - NOT from the front panel. Rather, from a third party keypad.

Any such available for the K3?

My mind is sharp enough to remember the frequencies I wish to use - just
not educated sufficiently to design my own keypad system/device.

Bill W2BLC
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Gary Hinson

Re: Keypad for frequency entry

Hi Bill.

Using Logger32 (and probably others - I'm pretty sure N1MM does this too), I
just type the frequency into the callsign entry field, hit return, and the
rig QSYs instantly. Easier, more accessible, and less fiddly than the K3
front panel 'freq ent' malarkey, and one less gadget on the desk since I
need a PC keyboard regardless. Handy when someone suggests "QSY ten - try
28035?".

73,
Gary ZL2iFB

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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, 24 April 2012 8:46 a.m.
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> Subject: [Elecraft] Keypad for frequency entry
>
> Over the years, I have used several rigs that offered keypad frequency
entry

> - NOT from the front panel. Rather, from a third party keypad.
>
> Any such available for the K3?
>
> My mind is sharp enough to remember the frequencies I wish to use - just
> not educated sufficiently to design my own keypad system/device.
>
> Bill W2BLC
> --
> IN GOD I TRUST (but, NOT a single politician)
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Don Wilhelm-4

Re: Keypad for frequency entry

Gary,

True, but add the "other element" - the VFO knob on the "pod". The
advent of spots and other similar would want the advantage of quick and
direct frequency entry not far from the keyboard, but still there is a
need for "fine tuning" by a rotary knob.

TenTec has long offered its Pod, and IMHO is the design that is to be
duplicated. Yes, it is simplistic - a VFO knob with a bunch of buttons
that can serve either as a numerical keypad or as 10 "PF" buttons.

That functionality allows one's hand to easily move from the computer
keyboard to the Pod and back to the computer. Certainly computer
keyboard and mouse actions can do the same thing, but there is a strong
contingency of K3 users who would prefer separate (and more analog-like)
controls.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 4/24/2012 12:12 AM, Gary Hinson wrote:

> Hi Bill.
>
> Using Logger32 (and probably others - I'm pretty sure N1MM does this too), I
> just type the frequency into the callsign entry field, hit return, and the
> rig QSYs instantly. Easier, more accessible, and less fiddly than the K3
> front panel 'freq ent' malarkey, and one less gadget on the desk since I
> need a PC keyboard regardless. Handy when someone suggests "QSY ten - try
> 28035?".
>
> 73,
> Gary ZL2iFB
>
> www.G4iFB.com
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [hidden email] [mailto:elecraft-
>> [hidden email]] On Behalf Of Bill
>> Sent: Tuesday, 24 April 2012 8:46 a.m.
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: [Elecraft] Keypad for frequency entry
>>
>> Over the years, I have used several rigs that offered keypad frequency
> entry
>> - NOT from the front panel. Rather, from a third party keypad.
>>
>> Any such available for the K3?
>>
>> My mind is sharp enough to remember the frequencies I wish to use - just
>> not educated sufficiently to design my own keypad system/device.
>>
>> Bill W2BLC
>> --
>> IN GOD I TRUST (but, NOT a single politician)
>> __________________________________________________________
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Rick Prather-2

Re: Keypad for frequency entry

Seems like every month or so this request comes up and soon someone will relate the story of how a friend switched from an Orion and really misses the Ten-Tec pod.

I switched from a couple of Omni's nearly three years ago and I still miss it.

I wish Elecraft would shamelessly copy the Ten-Tec pod. It has been around for quite a while and has a lot of fans.

How about if you could use the keypad to have another bunch of macros at your finger tips?

73,

Rick
K6LE

On 4/23/2012, at 9:26 , Don Wilhelm <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Gary,
>
> True, but add the "other element" - the VFO knob on the "pod". The
> advent of spots and other similar would want the advantage of quick and
> direct frequency entry not far from the keyboard, but still there is a
> need for "fine tuning" by a rotary knob.
>
> TenTec has long offered its Pod, and IMHO is the design that is to be
> duplicated. Yes, it is simplistic - a VFO knob with a bunch of buttons
> that can serve either as a numerical keypad or as 10 "PF" buttons.
>
> That functionality allows one's hand to easily move from the computer
> keyboard to the Pod and back to the computer. Certainly computer
> keyboard and mouse actions can do the same thing, but there is a strong
> contingency of K3 users who would prefer separate (and more analog-like)
> controls.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR