That's a limitation from the dark ages. :-) My logging software has the option of polling, (for those rigs that still insist on it) or not. It's fairly trivial to implement. 73, Mike NF4L
On 7/20/2010 10:38 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > Dave, Why are you polling the K3? > > Most, if not all, logging software needs to poll the rig > to determine its operating frequency. In addition, other > hardware/software systems like LP-Pan/LP-Bridge. microHAM > products, etc. poll the rig to determine frequency and/or > mode to support features like automatic antenna switching, > support amplifiers not capable of band switching based on > BCD "Band Data" etc. > > "Polling the rig" has been a standard technique in software > since the earliest computer controllable radios and "silent > periods" (periods in which the radio simply fails to respond) > are an issue. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > On 7/20/2010 7:16 AM, Mike wrote: >> Dave, Why are you polling the K3? A limit of some software you're >> using? There is a CONFIG setting, AUTOINF (p. 54 of my manual), that >> causes the K3 to broadcast it's info when you change things (freq, >> mode) on the rig. >> >> 73, Mike NF4L >> >> On 7/19/2010 11:16 PM, David F. Reed wrote: >>> The K3 seems to ignore polls for 100mS or more when changing bands, >>> and also seems to randomly drop polls; this is causing some >>> problems interfacing with other equipment, and I cannot find a way >>> to work around it. >>> >>> Is this something I can look forward to a fix for, or something I >>> have to live with? >>> >>> Thanks and 73 de Dave, W5SV >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
