P3 Frequency display

[K5LAD]

I've noticed one inconsistency with my P3 so I guess this is a
request for addition to the P3 wishlist.  It's a small thing and if it
were never changed I'd still be as "happy as a clam at high tide"
with my K3/P3 setup.  I realize that even mentioning it is like
complaining about the shape of the door handle on your Rolls
Royce Silver Cloud.

I have a Griffin PowerMate knob
<http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate> hooked
to my K3 using the LP-Bridge interface program.  The knob takes
up one virtual serial port.  The program that allows this to work so
well is G4ILO's "K-Tune" <http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html> and it
works perfectly to allow me to tune the dial of the K3 with the
knob flat on the desk or while sitting in my big comfy chair with
the knob in my hand.  I like to operate in contests using the S & P
technique and I'm watch the P3 while listening on my CM-500
headset.

The PowerKnob can be set to select assorted fast or slow tuning
rates and I watch the P3 to see where to pounce.   I noticed that
as the knob is turned, the K3 smoothly tracks the frequency, the
Logger32 smoothly tracks the frequency, and even the signals
move by, left or right, to show what signals are available.  The
frequency display at the top or the P3, however, does not change.  
Even when I stop turning the PowerMate, it does not update to
the new frequency.  I can move the K3's knob slightly and the P3
will update the frequency display.  It would be nice if the
frequency display on the P3 would track the transceiver's actual
frequency during the tuning process or at least to update the
value when tuning stops.

I wondered if all the provisions are there to accomplish this but it
just had not been turned on or perhaps the hook was not set in
the firmware.  If that cannot be done, I'll still be happy but if it
could be implemented, I'd be even a slight bit happier.

Thanks for any consideration.

73 --
Jim - K5LAD

PS - I highly recommend the PowerMate and G4ILO's "K-Tune"
program if you'd like to provide some local/remote tuning to your
K3.




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[k5oai]

have you tried with the AL1 or AL2 box checked
on the virtual port you are using for the PowerMate knob?

I don't have one, but I thought the AL1 and AL2
had something about feed through of commands.....?
can't rem for sure, might try it just for grins,
might have to restart and re connect LP-Bridge and
the affiliated pgms

hope it works,
wish I had one of them high dollar gnobs <g>

GB & 73
K5OAI
Sam Morgan

On 3/27/2011 3:06 PM, [hidden email] wrote:

> I've noticed one inconsistency with my P3 so I guess this is a
> request for addition to the P3 wishlist.  It's a small thing and if it
> were never changed I'd still be as "happy as a clam at high tide"
> with my K3/P3 setup.  I realize that even mentioning it is like
> complaining about the shape of the door handle on your Rolls
> Royce Silver Cloud.
>
> I have a Griffin PowerMate knob
> <http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate>  hooked
> to my K3 using the LP-Bridge interface program.  The knob takes
> up one virtual serial port.  The program that allows this to work so
> well is G4ILO's "K-Tune"<http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html>  and it
> works perfectly to allow me to tune the dial of the K3 with the
> knob flat on the desk or while sitting in my big comfy chair with
> the knob in my hand.  I like to operate in contests using the S&  P
> technique and I'm watch the P3 while listening on my CM-500
> headset.
>
> The PowerKnob can be set to select assorted fast or slow tuning
> rates and I watch the P3 to see where to pounce.   I noticed that
> as the knob is turned, the K3 smoothly tracks the frequency, the
> Logger32 smoothly tracks the frequency, and even the signals
> move by, left or right, to show what signals are available.  The
> frequency display at the top or the P3, however, does not change.
> Even when I stop turning the PowerMate, it does not update to
> the new frequency.  I can move the K3's knob slightly and the P3
> will update the frequency display.  It would be nice if the
> frequency display on the P3 would track the transceiver's actual
> frequency during the tuning process or at least to update the
> value when tuning stops.
>
> I wondered if all the provisions are there to accomplish this but it
> just had not been turned on or perhaps the hook was not set in
> the firmware.  If that cannot be done, I'll still be happy but if it
> could be implemented, I'd be even a slight bit happier.
>
> Thanks for any consideration.
>
> 73 --
> Jim - K5LAD
>
> PS - I highly recommend the PowerMate and G4ILO's "K-Tune"
> program if you'd like to provide some local/remote tuning to your
> K3.
>
>
>
>
> ===============================
> Life is like a football ---
> It ain't round ... It'll bounce funny on ya.
>
> http://www.hayseed.net/~jpk5lad/
>
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[Alan Bloom]

I think the PowerMate must be using UP and DN commands to tune the K3 up
and down.  Currently the K3 does not send updated frequency information
to the P3 when receiving those commands.  This is on Wayne's bug list.

Alan N1AL


On Sun, 2011-03-27 at 15:06 -0500, [hidden email] wrote:

> I've noticed one inconsistency with my P3 so I guess this is a
> request for addition to the P3 wishlist.  It's a small thing and if it
> were never changed I'd still be as "happy as a clam at high tide"
> with my K3/P3 setup.  I realize that even mentioning it is like
> complaining about the shape of the door handle on your Rolls
> Royce Silver Cloud.
>
> I have a Griffin PowerMate knob
> <http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate> hooked
> to my K3 using the LP-Bridge interface program.  The knob takes
> up one virtual serial port.  The program that allows this to work so
> well is G4ILO's "K-Tune" <http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html> and it
> works perfectly to allow me to tune the dial of the K3 with the
> knob flat on the desk or while sitting in my big comfy chair with
> the knob in my hand.  I like to operate in contests using the S & P
> technique and I'm watch the P3 while listening on my CM-500
> headset.
>
> The PowerKnob can be set to select assorted fast or slow tuning
> rates and I watch the P3 to see where to pounce.   I noticed that
> as the knob is turned, the K3 smoothly tracks the frequency, the
> Logger32 smoothly tracks the frequency, and even the signals
> move by, left or right, to show what signals are available.  The
> frequency display at the top or the P3, however, does not change.  
> Even when I stop turning the PowerMate, it does not update to
> the new frequency.  I can move the K3's knob slightly and the P3
> will update the frequency display.  It would be nice if the
> frequency display on the P3 would track the transceiver's actual
> frequency during the tuning process or at least to update the
> value when tuning stops.
>
> I wondered if all the provisions are there to accomplish this but it
> just had not been turned on or perhaps the hook was not set in
> the firmware.  If that cannot be done, I'll still be happy but if it
> could be implemented, I'd be even a slight bit happier.
>
> Thanks for any consideration.
>
> 73 --
> Jim - K5LAD
>
> PS - I highly recommend the PowerMate and G4ILO's "K-Tune"
> program if you'd like to provide some local/remote tuning to your
> K3.
>
>
>
>
> ===============================
> Life is like a football ---
> It ain't round ... It'll bounce funny on ya.
>
> http://www.hayseed.net/~jpk5lad/
>
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[Julian, G4ILO]

Alan Bloom wrote

I think the PowerMate must be using UP and DN commands to tune the K3 up
and down.  Currently the K3 does not send updated frequency information
to the P3 when receiving those commands.  This is on Wayne's bug list.

Yes, that's exactly what it (or rather KTune) does.