Hi Gary, No keyboard is required if you want to view CW/RTTY/PSK decode on the external monitor connected to the SVGA board in the P3. The P3 doesn't do any of the decoding. It just displays the same thing that the K3 displays if you have decode turned on. What it does do is display a continuous stream of decode. The area on the monitor can be enlarged to more or fewer lines of decode as desired. The feature is turned on in the SVGA card in the SVGA menu group. I use this and it works just fine. The only caveat is that occasionally the K3 starts in 75 baud RTTY which won't properly decode 45 baud RTTY. It's necessary to change this using the K3 Data Mode Button.
Now if you feel the need to also send CW/RTTY/PSK from an external keyboard that can be accomplished by plugging in a USB keyboard into the SVGA board. Additional capabilities include numerous memories for canned messages and the ability to send macros from the keyboard. Detailed explanations can be found in the P3 SVGA manual. You can also just use the keyboard for it's ability to store and recall numerous macros.This can be a lot of fun if you are into K3 and P3 macros. 73, Mike K2MK Gary NL7Y wrote > After some time adrift in radio ownership land I just received another > K3/P3, now with a P3SVGA. Elecraft sales indicated that CW/RTTY/PSK encode > send and decode receive was now enabled and viewable on the P3 by adding a > PC compatible PC USB BIOS keyboard, and splitting the display. I don’t > intend to initially use the Utility via my Mac, just the K3/P3. > > Have others used this digital feature? Any brief operating suggestions? > I’ll finish the shack install tomorrow and am reading the Manuals as I > explore the changes since my previous 2009 K3. I’ve not gone back through > all the Elecraft Archives yet to search the comments on the process. > > 73, Gary NL7Y -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/P3-SVGA-send-receive-tp7581258p7581264.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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
