Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-09 Thread Charles Sanders
I've been following this thread but have not responded since my impression of the original request was for a self-contained tuning knob that did not require use of external software and an associated computer. I agree with Ian's proposal that, although it is not a standalone solution, the Shuttle P

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-09 Thread David Cutter
Iain Well done, I might just get one of those and I see they are £75 from Amazon best 73 David G3UNA - Original Message - From: "Iain Kelly" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control All, Further to my email belo

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-08 Thread Iain Kelly
All, Further to my email below I've now written a page on my website and have included a zip file with the script for people to have a look at. No warranty or guarantee can be offered for the use of the software, nor any responsibility for anything going wrong. I've not thoroughly tested the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-08 Thread Iain Kelly
All, I only caught this thread partway through, and the recent Digest emails have been quite lengthy so I don't even know who was asking originally. However I do have my own solution to this problem. I originally wanted something to be able to fire off the DVR without using a contest logger,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-08 Thread Richard Ferch
N1MM Logger supports tuning using the up and down arrows on the keyboard. Separate tuning increments are used for SSB and for CW/Data modes, and both of these increments are user-configurable. There is a third user-configurable increment for macro up/down tuning commands that can be programmed

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-08 Thread Todd - k1tm
I like operating from the keyboard and mouse whenever possible, but sometimes a hardware device that does not require the computer to be on is best. (For reference: I am currently running a hybrid approach to handle frequency changes. In SSB as an example, the majority of the time I run DXLabs wi

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-08 Thread Nate Bargmann
I know that N1MM and many others support simply typing the frequency into the callsign field for immediate QSY. While I prefer a full size keyboard, a lot of times laptops are used for logging which lack the keypad and the '+'/'-' keys off to the right. Still, I like your idea and it might be use

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-08 Thread G Wood
I use an homebrew logging program for normal and contest logs. Uses MMTTY engine on FSK RTTY and WA0TTN version of PSKcore.dll on PSK. Running Win98se cos it works OK. I have 2 serial ports. 1 for FSK, cw keying, PTT etc. The other connects the logging program to the K3 to give freq readout and pow

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-07 Thread PKA
: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] På vegne af Edward Dickinson III Sendt: 6. januar 2013 17:03 Til: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Emne: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control I may have missed something, but would these do the job via USB? http

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-06 Thread Bill Clarke
Earlier, a post made reference to using part of a mouse. So, I went through my computer junk box and came up with a mouse that I stopped using because the mouse wheel dents were so light that I could hardly feel them. Now I am using that mouse with HRD V5 and my K3. It is an answer as it is - w

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-06 Thread Gary K9GS
I think you're missing the point. What's wanted isn't some USB piece of hardware and an application/driver to run it. What people are talking about is something that will operate independently of a PC; something that plugs directly into the K3. That way it can be used with your logging softw

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-06 Thread WM3M
know this first hand but when I checked into buying one this is what I found out. Emory WM3M -Original Message- From: Jim Sheldon Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 12:51 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control Before he was forced to quit

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-06 Thread Jim Sheldon
Before he was forced to quit writing K3 software due to health and other concerns, Julian, G4ILO wrote a small program called K-Tune (still available on his website) that used the Griffin PowerMate for tuning and some other control functions on the K3. If you use a logging program that uses the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-06 Thread Bill Clarke
Both of those look simple and interesting. They may also work with HRD. Time to tear a mouse apart. Thanks for those links, Bill W2BLC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailm

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-06 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
craft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control I did a search for the suggested callsign and the term K3 (as well as other terms) and found very little information. Seems there was a flurry of postings some time back (years ago) and not much since. Can I assume the project

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-06 Thread Edward Dickinson III
I may have missed something, but would these do the job via USB? http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=86820 http://store.griffintechnology.com/desktop/powermate Dick - KA5KKT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-06 Thread Bill Clarke
Interesting - I have emailed both and looked at the page you linked. Seems this is directed towards the Flex radios. Not sure how this would apply to the K3. Currently, I use V5 of HRD and chase a mouse and mouse wheel. It works, however, is not a tuning knob as such. I sit in a recliner muc

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-06 Thread David Moes
try K6TD and K6TU this is now produced and marketed for Flex radio http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2011/flexcontrol.htm On 1/6/2013 9:06 AM, Bill Clarke wrote: I did a search for the suggested callsign and the term K3 (as well as other terms) and found very little information. Seems th

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-06 Thread Bill Clarke
Of note: I tried sending an email to the callsign suggested - it bounced. Bill W2BLC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.q

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-06 Thread Bill Clarke
I did a search for the suggested callsign and the term K3 (as well as other terms) and found very little information. Seems there was a flurry of postings some time back (years ago) and not much since. Can I assume the project never came to fruition? Or, is there an obscure website that does no

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-05 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
Clarke Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2013 8:54 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control I would like to see a remote tuning device (VFO control only) that can be moved around the desk etc. It needs to be simple - such as an extra VFO encoder mounted in a box

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-05 Thread Bill Clarke
Not going to hold my breath - will order a spare encoder and do it myself. If it works FB, and I see no reason it will not, I'll post more info after I do the install. Bill W2BLC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-05 Thread Gary K9GS
Bill...this has been suggested many times before. Don't hold your breath.. On 1/5/2013 8:53 PM, Bill Clarke wrote: I would like to see a remote tuning device (VFO control only) that can be moved around the desk etc. It needs to be simple - such as an extra VFO encoder mounted in a box an

[Elecraft] K3 Remote VFO tuning control

2013-01-05 Thread Bill Clarke
I would like to see a remote tuning device (VFO control only) that can be moved around the desk etc. It needs to be simple - such as an extra VFO encoder mounted in a box and on a wire in parallel to the existing VFO-B encoder. Elegant by simplicity - it could plug into a jack installed on the