Rick, For the Omni VII rig from HRD 5 to 6 it got worse.
I recently sold that rig figuring maybe a more modern rig would have better support. Seems like the KX3 had those meters available with HRD. I may contact HRD and ask if they plan to add the meters. Thanks, Wayne > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 08:32:52 -0700 > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S and HRD > > I'm a beta tester and have griped about it so they are aware of it. > However they have come to realize firsthand how much WORK a business > (95% customer complaint management) can be and have (lately) > concentrated their (meager) programming efforts in other areas to > provide more for the bulk of people using the software. The only real > rig control work they've done of late was to add the 7300 into the list > (and will add the spectrum scope 'someday', yes I 'prodded' and the > sales rate was an indicator too). > > So don't hold your breath until they can get more programming staff > (open hiring). It's also a challenge because there is already a fair > amount of traffic on the serial line (and hams tend to use older, slower > [cheap] computers) so real time metering display presents other > challenges in timing and data flow as well. > > Having said that, I've looked at other software packages and find them > missing major elements/requirements (logging for one) or they're simply > a collection of parts stuck together that needs a tech to keep running > since they were never designed to work as a suite; they work but don't > fit together well, consistently or smoothly. While HRD is lacking > refinements, it's simple to keep running, works well with it's elements > and other software can interface with it readily (via tcp/ip, which > other software packages don't manage at all). > > Rick wa6nhc > > On 8/29/2016 7:58 AM, Ian Kahn wrote: > > In the HRD Rig Control application, try Customize -> Meters. However, if > > the K3S doesn't support displaying the meter externally, HRD can't display > > It. I tried on my K3 s/n 281 and, despite selecting the options for ALC and > > PWR, they weren't displayed, which leads me to believe the K3/S doesn't > > support that particular capability. Perhaps someone more intimately > > familiar with the firmware can chime in and provide more detail. > > > > 73 de, > > > > --Ian > > Ian Kahn, KM4IK > > Roswell, GA EM74ua > > [email protected] > > 10-10 #74624 North Georgia Chapter #2038 > > PODXS 070 #1962 > > K3 #281, P3 #688 KAT500 #860, KPA500 #1468 > > > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 8:05 AM, Wayne Michael <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> Does anyone know how to get HRD to show the ALC and Power meters when > >> transmitting for the K3S? > >> > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> Message delivered to [email protected] > >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
