I think the PowerMate must be using UP and DN commands to tune the K3 up and down. Currently the K3 does not send updated frequency information to the P3 when receiving those commands. This is on Wayne's bug list.
Alan N1AL On Sun, 2011-03-27 at 15:06 -0500, jpk5...@cox.net wrote: > I've noticed one inconsistency with my P3 so I guess this is a > request for addition to the P3 wishlist. It's a small thing and if it > were never changed I'd still be as "happy as a clam at high tide" > with my K3/P3 setup. I realize that even mentioning it is like > complaining about the shape of the door handle on your Rolls > Royce Silver Cloud. > > I have a Griffin PowerMate knob > <http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate> hooked > to my K3 using the LP-Bridge interface program. The knob takes > up one virtual serial port. The program that allows this to work so > well is G4ILO's "K-Tune" <http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html> and it > works perfectly to allow me to tune the dial of the K3 with the > knob flat on the desk or while sitting in my big comfy chair with > the knob in my hand. I like to operate in contests using the S & P > technique and I'm watch the P3 while listening on my CM-500 > headset. > > The PowerKnob can be set to select assorted fast or slow tuning > rates and I watch the P3 to see where to pounce. I noticed that > as the knob is turned, the K3 smoothly tracks the frequency, the > Logger32 smoothly tracks the frequency, and even the signals > move by, left or right, to show what signals are available. The > frequency display at the top or the P3, however, does not change. > Even when I stop turning the PowerMate, it does not update to > the new frequency. I can move the K3's knob slightly and the P3 > will update the frequency display. It would be nice if the > frequency display on the P3 would track the transceiver's actual > frequency during the tuning process or at least to update the > value when tuning stops. > > I wondered if all the provisions are there to accomplish this but it > just had not been turned on or perhaps the hook was not set in > the firmware. If that cannot be done, I'll still be happy but if it > could be implemented, I'd be even a slight bit happier. > > Thanks for any consideration. > > 73 -- > Jim - K5LAD > > PS - I highly recommend the PowerMate and G4ILO's "K-Tune" > program if you'd like to provide some local/remote tuning to your > K3. > > > > > =============================== > Life is like a football --- > It ain't round ... It'll bounce funny on ya. > > http://www.hayseed.net/~jpk5lad/ > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
