You do realize that you're simply asking Elecraft to turn the K3 into your computer (except with a different operating system), right? Possibly it might be useful to be able to connect a keyboard and mouse directly to a P3, but I'm having a hard time visualizing how #1 below is any more elegant than #2 for portable operation, at least in terms of hardware.
1. K3 + P3 + keyboard + mouse + external monitor + paper log + hand transfer of QSOs to home computer 2. K3 + P3 (or LP-PAN) + small laptop 73, Dave AB7E p.s. Refurbished laptop computers are very inexpensive On 4/17/2010 6:03 AM, lstavenhagen wrote: >> Exactly. The point of the P3 is to *get away from* using a PC. It is >> > made to go next to the K3. That means I can take with me to xxxx and > not have to drag a PC along, or install a bunch of stuff on someone > else's PC to use the spectrum display. Believe that was the point.< > > Ah, these are just heavenly words to me, hi hi...... And one of the primary > reasons I'm now a hardcore elecrafter. I'll admit that the functionality of > general purpose SW like what we have now are a tough act to follow, but if > it _can_ be followed with a device specifically designed to work with a ham > rig (and not these awful Rube Goldberg setups with > PC's/adapters/cables/busted drivers/lock-in to Windows/etc we're forced to > use now) I'll be right there in line to buy it. > > I wonder if there'll eventually be some kind of keyboard/mouse interfacing > available with the P3? That'd be a wheel I wouldn't mind elecraft > reinventing since again that would be with a purpose-built device for the > K3. I.e. a way to use PSK-D and RTTY-D using a KB and the P3 for RX? > > 73, > LS > W5QD > ______________________________________________________________ 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
