--- Tom wrote: If you want to click a screen display to operate you k3 why not just L-P PAN and PowerSDR? ---
I've used the point and click interface with K3 and it was not my cup of tea, I'd just go Flex for that if it seemed important.
The function keys at the PC keyboard are programmed to supply dedicated BAND keys, MODES, filter width keys, and keys for NB, NR, Notch, and SCAN - all with a single press.
The keys are easier to find and use than accessing the equivalent keys on the K3, or by using the mouse. For example the row of F5 to F8 is single press filter widths and I have big labels with 500 1200 2400, and 4000 on the front of the keys.
Then, the graphical inteface uses photographic cues to provide a simpler impression for what is happening at the K3, for example the full time display of the DSP filter width, or the display of "AUTO NOTCH" and an LED as compared to finding the small NTCH at the lower left corner of the K3 display.
So, the idea was less to take K3 point and click, and more to make it seem bigger on the desk and add some precision to the S-meter. It's not for everyone, definately retro.
Cheers,
Don
On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:41:59 -0800 (PST), Don Rasmussen
<wb8yqj at yahoo.com> wrote:
If you want to click a screen display to operate you k3 why not just
L-P PAN and PowerSDR?
>The mad artist is back at work. What if the K3 had dedicated band and mode buttons and an analog S-Meter? A dedicated filter width display? This one works that way in cyberspace. This is an actual screen print of a working virtual radio.
[snip]
Tom, N5GE
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