[OT] I made a knob, a PigKnob.
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Hello Everyone,
A few weeks ago there was a thread on here about a remote tuning knob. This topic has come up every now and then on the mailing lists out there and it's something I've wanted to try to make for a while. I got back the prototype boards yesterday, soldered on the parts, loaded my firmware into the microcontroller and hacked up the enclosure to make it all fit. I made a demo video of it yesterday. It can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/bqBU2L8rbyw It works great with a K3 as well. I was going to use that in the video but my long serial cable has walked off. I'd be happy to hear any feedback, even if it's just, "I'd be interested in one." I need to gauge demand before pulling the trigger on making it. Please email me directly to avoid filling the reflector with an OT discussion. 73, Nick N3WG ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
Re: [OT] I made a knob, a PigKnob.
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I like it.
I especially like the ability to assign macros to the buttons. One idea would be to make the device larger and flatter, with more buttons. Many K3 users would like to have a dedicated keypad for band changes. A few more buttons would make this possible. Lots of possibilities -- but the concept is a winner! On 2/1/2013 12:16 PM, Nick Garner wrote: > Hello Everyone, > A few weeks ago there was a thread on here about a remote tuning knob. > This topic has come up every now and then on the mailing lists out there > and it's something I've wanted to try to make for a while. I got back the > prototype boards yesterday, soldered on the parts, loaded my firmware into > the microcontroller and hacked up the enclosure to make it all fit. > > I made a demo video of it yesterday. It can be viewed here: > http://youtu.be/bqBU2L8rbyw > > It works great with a K3 as well. I was going to use that in the video but > my long serial cable has walked off. > > I'd be happy to hear any feedback, even if it's just, "I'd be interested in > one." I need to gauge demand before pulling the trigger on making it. > Please email me directly to avoid filling the reflector with an OT > discussion. > > 73, > Nick > N3WG > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 -- Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ ______________________________________________________________ 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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Very, very slick. This thing would be the nuts for contesting. Would
there be any possibility of making a wireless interface version? I really like to keep my desktop free of cables. 73... Randy, W8FN ______________________________________________________________ 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, I use a PowerMate viaMacLoggerDX, but sure would like to have a keypad for more macros
73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108) -- I really hate this damn machine, I wish that they would sell it. It never does just what I want, but only what I tell it! On 1 Feb 2013, at 21:57, Vic K2VCO wrote: > I like it. > > I especially like the ability to assign macros to the buttons. One idea would be to make the device larger and flatter, with more buttons. Many K3 users would like to have a dedicated keypad for band changes. A few more buttons would make this possible. > > Lots of possibilities -- but the concept is a winner! > > On 2/1/2013 12:16 PM, Nick Garner wrote: >> Hello Everyone, >> A few weeks ago there was a thread on here about a remote tuning knob. >> This topic has come up every now and then on the mailing lists out there >> and it's something I've wanted to try to make for a while. I got back the >> prototype boards yesterday, soldered on the parts, loaded my firmware into >> the microcontroller and hacked up the enclosure to make it all fit. >> >> I made a demo video of it yesterday. It can be viewed here: >> http://youtu.be/bqBU2L8rbyw >> >> It works great with a K3 as well. I was going to use that in the video but >> my long serial cable has walked off. >> >> I'd be happy to hear any feedback, even if it's just, "I'd be interested in >> one." I need to gauge demand before pulling the trigger on making it. >> Please email me directly to avoid filling the reflector with an OT >> discussion. >> >> 73, >> Nick >> N3WG >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- > Vic, K2VCO > Fresno CA > http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 |
Re: [OT] I made a knob, a PigKnob.
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What price range are we talking about?
It sounds like a fun build if you are thinking the kit route. And yes, I am abstractly interested. Cheers - Bill, AE6JV/KH6 On 2/1/13 at 12:16 PM, [hidden email] (Nick Garner) wrote: > I'd be happy to hear any feedback, even if it's just, "I'd be interested in > one." I need to gauge demand before pulling the trigger on making it. > Please email me directly to avoid filling the reflector with an OT > discussion. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | I like the farmers' market | Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | because I can get fruits and | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | vegetables without stickers. | Los Gatos, CA 95032 ______________________________________________________________ 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 done Nick! I like your remote button & knob kit very much. Please keep
us posted on your progress. I'm interested and suspect Elecraft is as well. Gary N6LRV -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Nick Garner Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 12:16 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] [OT] I made a knob, a PigKnob. Hello Everyone, A few weeks ago there was a thread on here about a remote tuning knob. This topic has come up every now and then on the mailing lists out there and it's something I've wanted to try to make for a while. I got back the prototype boards yesterday, soldered on the parts, loaded my firmware into the microcontroller and hacked up the enclosure to make it all fit. I made a demo video of it yesterday. It can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/bqBU2L8rbyw It works great with a K3 as well. I was going to use that in the video but my long serial cable has walked off. I'd be happy to hear any feedback, even if it's just, "I'd be interested in one." I need to gauge demand before pulling the trigger on making it. Please email me directly to avoid filling the reflector with an OT discussion. 73, Nick N3WG ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
Re: [OT] I made a knob, a PigKnob.
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Particularly if there could be a wrieless version, maybe using someof
Roving Networks' bluetooth technology. Or is this in the works? There's a hint of that on Pignology's web site. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com. For spots, please go to your favorite ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node. On 2/9/2013 10:10 PM, Gary wrote: > Well done Nick! I like your remote button & knob kit very much. Please keep > us posted on your progress. I'm interested and suspect Elecraft is as well. > Gary N6LRV > > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] > [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Nick Garner > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 12:16 PM > To: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: [Elecraft] [OT] I made a knob, a PigKnob. > > Hello Everyone, > A few weeks ago there was a thread on here about a remote tuning knob. > This topic has come up every now and then on the mailing lists out there > and it's something I've wanted to try to make for a while. I got back the > prototype boards yesterday, soldered on the parts, loaded my firmware into > the microcontroller and hacked up the enclosure to make it all fit. > > I made a demo video of it yesterday. It can be viewed here: > http://youtu.be/bqBU2L8rbyw > > It works great with a K3 as well. I was going to use that in the video but > my long serial cable has walked off. > > I'd be happy to hear any feedback, even if it's just, "I'd be interested in > one." I need to gauge demand before pulling the trigger on making it. > Please email me directly to avoid filling the reflector with an OT > discussion. > > 73, > Nick > N3WG > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 |
Re: [OT] I made a knob, a PigKnob.
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Something like this would probably work.
http://gridconnect.com/industrial-wireless/bluetooth-serial/bluetooth-to-serial.html Greg On Feb 10, 2013 7:52 AM, "Pete Smith N4ZR" <[hidden email]> wrote: > Particularly if there could be a wrieless version, maybe using someof > Roving Networks' bluetooth technology. Or is this in the works? There's a > hint of that on Pignology's web site. > > 73, Pete N4ZR > Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at > http://reversebeacon.net, > blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com. > For spots, please go to your favorite > ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node. > > On 2/9/2013 10:10 PM, Gary wrote: > >> Well done Nick! I like your remote button & knob kit very much. Please >> keep >> us posted on your progress. I'm interested and suspect Elecraft is as >> well. >> Gary N6LRV >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [hidden email].**net<[hidden email]> >> [mailto:elecraft-bounces@**mailman.qth.net<[hidden email]>] >> On Behalf Of Nick Garner >> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 12:16 PM >> To: Elecraft Reflector >> Subject: [Elecraft] [OT] I made a knob, a PigKnob. >> >> Hello Everyone, >> A few weeks ago there was a thread on here about a remote tuning knob. >> This topic has come up every now and then on the mailing lists out there >> and it's something I've wanted to try to make for a while. I got back the >> prototype boards yesterday, soldered on the parts, loaded my firmware into >> the microcontroller and hacked up the enclosure to make it all fit. >> >> I made a demo video of it yesterday. It can be viewed here: >> http://youtu.be/bqBU2L8rbyw >> >> It works great with a K3 as well. I was going to use that in the video >> but >> my long serial cable has walked off. >> >> I'd be happy to hear any feedback, even if it's just, "I'd be interested >> in >> one." I need to gauge demand before pulling the trigger on making it. >> Please email me directly to avoid filling the reflector with an OT >> discussion. >> >> 73, >> Nick >> N3WG >> >> ______________________________**______________________________**__ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/**mailman/listinfo/elecraft<http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htm<http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> >> Post: mailto:[hidden email].**net <[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<http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htm<http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> > Post: mailto:[hidden email].**net <[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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Hi everyone,
Going wireless, adding the transceivers, would increase the cost quite a bit and power has to be figured out. Some day, perhaps. I have received many suggestions from folks who have seen the video and a lot is going to change. Once the next prototype is built, I'll put up a new video. Thank you to everyone who sent me feedback and I apologize that I wasn't able to reply to all of them. They were all read and you might see your suggestion in the next video. 73, Nick N3WG On Feb 10, 2013 8:26 AM, "Greg" <[hidden email]> wrote: > Something like this would probably work. > > > http://gridconnect.com/industrial-wireless/bluetooth-serial/bluetooth-to-serial.html > > Greg > On Feb 10, 2013 7:52 AM, "Pete Smith N4ZR" <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > Particularly if there could be a wrieless version, maybe using someof > > Roving Networks' bluetooth technology. Or is this in the works? > There's a > > hint of that on Pignology's web site. > > > > 73, Pete N4ZR > > Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at > > http://reversebeacon.net, > > blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com. > > For spots, please go to your favorite > > ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node. > > > > On 2/9/2013 10:10 PM, Gary wrote: > > > >> Well done Nick! I like your remote button & knob kit very much. Please > >> keep > >> us posted on your progress. I'm interested and suspect Elecraft is as > >> well. > >> Gary N6LRV > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [hidden email].**net< > [hidden email]> > >> [mailto:elecraft-bounces@**mailman.qth.net< > [hidden email]>] > >> On Behalf Of Nick Garner > >> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 12:16 PM > >> To: Elecraft Reflector > >> Subject: [Elecraft] [OT] I made a knob, a PigKnob. > >> > >> Hello Everyone, > >> A few weeks ago there was a thread on here about a remote tuning knob. > >> This topic has come up every now and then on the mailing lists out > there > >> and it's something I've wanted to try to make for a while. I got back > the > >> prototype boards yesterday, soldered on the parts, loaded my firmware > into > >> the microcontroller and hacked up the enclosure to make it all fit. > >> > >> I made a demo video of it yesterday. It can be viewed here: > >> http://youtu.be/bqBU2L8rbyw > >> > >> It works great with a K3 as well. I was going to use that in the video > >> but > >> my long serial cable has walked off. > >> > >> I'd be happy to hear any feedback, even if it's just, "I'd be interested > >> in > >> one." I need to gauge demand before pulling the trigger on making it. > >> Please email me directly to avoid filling the reflector with an OT > >> discussion. > >> > >> 73, > >> Nick > >> N3WG > >> > >> ______________________________**______________________________**__ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/**mailman/listinfo/elecraft< > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htm< > http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> > >> Post: mailto:[hidden email].**net <[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< > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htm< > http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> > > Post: mailto:[hidden email].**net <[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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