How about a separate keypad that allows direct frequency entry and has macros? When Nick (N3WG) is finished with the PigPad, it will be available.
http://blog.pignology.net/2014/02/pigpad-prototype.html wunder K6WRU On Apr 3, 2014, at 1:41 PM, Hisashi T Fujinaka <ht...@twofifty.com> wrote: > I'm embarassed to admit this but I have a question: > In CW pileups, I usually have M1 programmed to send my callsign and M2 > to just send the standard "callsign 5NN TU". The thread on ergonomics > made me think about the cramp I get in my hand holding it up by the top > of the rig. > > Has anyone ever thought about remoting out the M1-M4 buttons? If it's in > the manual, I apologize; I'm not running on all cylinders today. > > I used to do this all from my computer but I'm getting RF in my shack > lately (after winter detuned my vertical antenna) and I started getting > stray characters being sent. I also am very, very bad at using paddles > and when the cable to my Bencher got intermittent I just disconnected > it. > > Last time everything went haywire (before I programmed the memory > buttons) I had to run around the shack looking for my straight key after > some stray RF rebooted my laptop during a contact with W1AW/something. > That contact went from 25WPM down to about 10WPM really quickly. > > -- > Hisashi T Fujinaka - ht...@twofifty.com > BSEE(6/86) + BSChem(3/95) + BAEnglish(8/95) + MSCS(8/03) + $2.50 = latte > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to wun...@wunderwood.org -- Walter Underwood wun...@wunderwood.org ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
