A remote-able K3 front panel connected by Ethernet/IP would be a great thing. Personally I would like to be able to take the front panel anywhere on my LAN and connect in and operate the radio. A full internet capable connection would be even better.
73 K1NR On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 13:05:33 -0400 Guy Olinger K2AV <[email protected]> wrote: > How about a weighted stand-up expanded front panel for a > K3 that uses > that ethernet connector on the bottom of the K3 box. Then > the K3 box > itself could be remoted on the other end of a cat5 cable. > For > portable operations, you just unplug the stand-up front > panel and use > the physical front panel. > > This could have separate displays for radio A and radio > B, equal full > size knobs for the radios with separate "small knobs" > that are always > in use, band buttons, etc. > > Or maybe separate standups for radio A and radio B. Radio > B plugs into > Radio A standup which plugs into K3. > > Lot of possibilities in that direction. > > 73, Guy. > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Tom W8JI <[email protected]> > wrote: > > A big box K3 with dedicated buttons would be a lot > better for contesting. > > I'd certainly buy a few to replace my FT1000MP MKV's. > Right now I have to > > keep two types of radios. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim Brown" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 12:04 PM > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Product Suggestion Big Box K3 > > > > > >> On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 11:07:13 -0400 (EDT), [email protected] > wrote: > >> > >>>How about a Big Box K3? > >> > >> So it won't fit under my airline seat? So that I have > to buy a flight > >> case for it so that I can ship it? So that it takes up > twice as much > >> space on my operating desk, which is already > overloaded? Gee, that > >> sounds like a REALLY great idea. I'll just remodel the > shack! > >> > >> Count me among those who think the ergonomics of the > K3 is just fine. > >> About the only improvement I can think of is a bit > more control of the > >> 2nd RX. > >> > >> 73, Jim K9YC > >> > >> > >> > >> > ______________________________________________________________ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:[email protected] > >> > >> 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:[email protected] > > > > 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:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: > http://www.qsl.net/donate.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.com/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
