> Technically, this would have been fairly easy...a small helper
> program (perhaps similar to flrig) would run on the PC and present
> the P3/SVGA output in a window. Instead, the person who made the
> design decision at Elecraft, chose to/*require */a dedicated monitor
> to present the P3/SVGA output.
No, the person who made the design decision at Elecraft chose not to
add additional hardware that would *further increase the cost* and waste
time/effort to develop a series of display programs for multiple
operating systems that would benefit a vanishingly small number of
potential users.
Again, if you want a windowed display, get SDR-IQ/SpectraVue or LP-PAN
with a sound card and "son of PowerSDR". Both of those solutions are
available today and cost less than the P3/P3SVGA with another monitor.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 1/15/2012 6:30 AM, John Ragle wrote:
> Barry...
>
> (I am trying not to prolong this thread on the Elecraft
> reflector...this will be my last thrust) Your idea to use dual-input
> monitors has come up repeatedly in the form of an "A-B Switch" for
> monitors. It is an extension of the primitive idea that one would
> un-plug one video source from a monitor and plug the second source into it.
>
> On my work desk, which I feel is reasonably typical, I am using one
> large monitor for everyday business on my PC, and a second one to
> run/monitor my ham radio stuff. I simply don't have space to use a 3rd
> monitor, though I have several that could be scavenged...
>
> Moreover, I don't want to give up the "live" monitoring of the
> windows that are in use...email, QRZ.com, vhf_info, fldigi, etc.
> So...along with a number of others who write to the E'craft server...I
> feel it would have been much more convenient if the P3/SVGA output were
> "windowed" on one of one's present monitors.
>
> Technically, this would have been fairly easy...a small helper
> program (perhaps similar to flrig) would run on the PC and present the
> P3/SVGA output in a window. Instead, the person who made the design
> decision at Elecraft, chose to/*require */a dedicated monitor to present
> the P3/SVGA output.
>
> Recently, someone suggested use of frame-grabber or similar
> technology (e.g. http://rgb.com/) for this function. Unfortunately
> commercial units to do this are 10X more expensive than the price of the
> SVGA adapter + a small monitor to hook it to...
>
> So...there is no alternative to the "A-B" switch idea, or hanging a
> 3rd monitor from the ceiling. Actually, the screen on the P3 is not a
> bad solution. In my case however, the P3 lives a fair stretch of the arm
> from the operating position, and I had hoped to add the SVGA to put the
> output more directly in front of me.
>
> John Ragle -- W1ZI
>
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