Re: [Elecraft] K3 - need a desktop keypad

2014-02-20 Thread Fred Jensen
I presume the serial path could be: PC--PigKnob i'face gizmo--PigPad--radio? If that path is OK, can I program PK and PP without disconnecting anything? Given that the back of my radio gives totally new meaning to the term wireless, it would be really cool if the PigPad could replace the PK

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - need a desktop keypad

2014-02-19 Thread Nick Garner
Hi Bill and everyone else, Following up on this email, I got the prototype boards and and assembled one and it's working like a champ. Here's a demo video of what I'm calling PigPad (for now). http://youtu.be/lhVeHNsSzyI 73, Nick N3WG On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Nick Garner

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - need a desktop keypad

2014-02-19 Thread Brian Denley
Nick: I like it! Brian KB1VBF Sent from my iPad On Feb 19, 2014, at 7:29 PM, Nick Garner nwgar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Bill and everyone else, Following up on this email, I got the prototype boards and and assembled one and it's working like a champ. Here's a demo video of what I'm calling

[Elecraft] K3 - need a desktop keypad

2014-02-02 Thread Bill W2BLC
In the past I had several rigs with desktop keypads used for direct frequency entry - very handy and easy to use. Now, I would like to see a direct frequency entry keypad for the K3 that does NOT require a computer. Using the serial port of the K3, this should be relatively easy to

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - need a desktop keypad

2014-02-02 Thread Ken G Kopp
The K3 already has this feature on the front panel ... very easy to use, too. 73 ! Ken - K0PP On Feb 2, 2014 3:05 PM, Bill W2BLC w2...@nycap.rr.com wrote: In the past I had several rigs with desktop keypads used for direct frequency entry - very handy and easy to use. Now, I would like to

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - need a desktop keypad

2014-02-02 Thread Ian Kahn
There is a direct entry keypad on the front of the K3 designed for just that purpose. Ian, KM4IK On Feb 2, 2014 5:05 PM, Bill W2BLC w2...@nycap.rr.com wrote: In the past I had several rigs with desktop keypads used for direct frequency entry - very handy and easy to use. Now, I would like to

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - need a desktop keypad

2014-02-02 Thread Nick Garner
Hi Bill, Pignology is making one. It operates the same way PigKnob does in that it can proxy serial data from a computer to the radio or operate standalone. I'm just waiting for the prototype boards to come back to test before making a batch. 73, Nick N3WG On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Bill