Pig Knob

[Edward A. Dauer]

I know the Pig Knob has been discussed on this reflector before, but I
wanted to post a note about it and he who produces it - Nick, N3WG.  I
hooked the knob up right out of the box and --- it did nothing, with
either my K3 or  KX3.  Many efforts at redoing (and following Nick¹s
excellent You Tube videos) resulted in more nothing.  So I sent Nick an
e-mail.  It turns out that the problem was, to use the euphemism, operator
error.  I will spare everyone my recounting the embarrassing details.  But
it is now working exactly as advertised.  Most important, Nick responded
within twenty minutes to my e-mail, helpfully and with assurances that
we¹d get it right.  Great service - suitable for those of us accustomed to
the same from Elecraft.

A question for those who have used the Pig Knob with the K3:  can it be
connected simultaneously with the P3 using a serial-Y connector from the
K3¹s RS-232 port?  Anyone experience any problems doing that?

I have yet to try to set my own configurations for the device.  When I do
I will surely have more questions . . .

Cheers,

Ted, KN1CBR

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[Nick Garner]

Hi Ted,
On the back of the P3 are two 9-pin serial ports, labeled PC and XCVR.  You
would connected the Knob to the PC port of the P3 and then the XCVR port of
the P3 to the K3.  The P3 will proxy the serial data between the Knob and
the K3.

73,
Nick
N3WG

On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Dauer, Edward <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I know the Pig Knob has been discussed on this reflector before, but I
> wanted to post a note about it and he who produces it - Nick, N3WG.  I
> hooked the knob up right out of the box and --- it did nothing, with
> either my K3 or  KX3.  Many efforts at redoing (and following Nick¹s
> excellent You Tube videos) resulted in more nothing.  So I sent Nick an
> e-mail.  It turns out that the problem was, to use the euphemism, operator
> error.  I will spare everyone my recounting the embarrassing details.  But
> it is now working exactly as advertised.  Most important, Nick responded
> within twenty minutes to my e-mail, helpfully and with assurances that
> we¹d get it right.  Great service - suitable for those of us accustomed to
> the same from Elecraft.
>
> A question for those who have used the Pig Knob with the K3:  can it be
> connected simultaneously with the P3 using a serial-Y connector from the
> K3¹s RS-232 port?  Anyone experience any problems doing that?
>
> I have yet to try to set my own configurations for the device.  When I do
> I will surely have more questions . . .
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ted, KN1CBR
>
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