[Elecraft] Remote tuning knob K3

2009-05-08 Thread k9sd
After Dayton I am going full speed ahead on making a remote tuning knob for the K3 If anyone has done any previous work please let me know..no need to reinvent the wheel..ha Any ideas ?? In the past I made the Ekletech remote tuning knobs for the Icom and Kenwood radios..this will be along

Re: [Elecraft] Remote tuning knob K3

2009-05-08 Thread Patrick Skerrett
Hi Sam, You can use a USB knob like the Griffin Powermate: http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate/ And use it to control PowerSDR via the LP-PAN Pandapter LP-Bridge, which will then spin the VFO on the K3. http://www.telepostinc.com/LP-PAN.html That will give you a very nice

Re: [Elecraft] Remote tuning knob K3

2009-05-08 Thread Greg - AB7R
The draw back with this approach is window focus. If you are doing other things while SDR-IF is running won't you have to first click to get the focus back for the Griffin knob to work? - 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 On Fri May 8 13:40 , Patrick

Re: [Elecraft] Remote tuning knob K3

2009-05-08 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
] On Behalf Of Greg - AB7R Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 4:44 PM To: k9sd; Patrick Skerrett Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Remote tuning knob K3 The draw back with this approach is window focus. If you are doing other things while SDR-IF is running won't you have

Re: [Elecraft] Remote tuning knob K3

2009-05-08 Thread Paul Fletcher
Joe Subich, W4TV-4 wrote: An external device that would accept the RS-232 input from a PC (to allow other control software) and would simply add UP;/DN; (10 Hz steps) or UP4;/DN4; (1 KHz steps) to the data stream would be rather worthwhile. Add a couple general purpose inputs that

Re: [Elecraft] Remote tuning knob K3

2009-05-08 Thread Patrick Skerrett
I believe there was a guy, Mike KE4U who has a beta plug-in app for the Powermate that worked with LP-Bridge instead of the PowerSDR software. I haven't tried it yet, but if I get ahold of it get a chance to try it out, Ill let you know how it goes. I think the point of it was to run in the

Re: [Elecraft] Remote tuning knob K3

2009-05-08 Thread Jack Brindle
: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Greg - AB7R Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 4:44 PM To: k9sd; Patrick Skerrett Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Remote tuning knob K3 The draw back with this approach is window focus. If you

Re: [Elecraft] Remote tuning knob K3

2009-05-08 Thread Jack Brindle
I believe this to be a very good solution for those wanting to use the PowerMate. There is a very big problem that this setup solves - keeping the radio responses from PowerMate commands from getting back to non-compliant computer applications. There are many computer radio control apps,