Sorry, Frank, but the claim that the K3 VFO is faster than the mouse can only be true for small frequency changes.
The last time I asked Elecraft about this feature, I put this to the test by comparing the two VFO knobs on the K3 against the small knob on the P3-SVGA, and comparing both of those against an SDR panadapter that was linked to the K3 and tuned with a mouse. The time taken to tune with a knob increases with the frequency span of the display, and with a wide display this can take several seconds of vigorous spinning. Changing into 'high gear' using the RATE button doesn't really help because the button-presses bring a time penalty of their own, plus a significant risk of stabbing the wrong button. The unweighted VFO B knob is also significantly slower than VFO A. But if the mouse is close to hand, the time taken to point and click anywhere on the panadapter screen is *completely independent* of the on-screen frequency span and is never greater than 2-3 seconds. My mouse sits right between the keyer paddles and the K3 tuning knob so it's always easy to find, and then the hand goes naturally back to the VFO knob for the final zeroing-in. Meanwhile, the cursor knob on the P3 came in a hopeless third. For anyone who needs to QSY quickly, this is not a serious operating feature. So there really is no contest here. For QSYing rapidly across a wide frequency range to jump on new stations, the mouse is a very clear winner. And that, I regret to say, is why my second K3 purchase did not include another P3. Without the mouse feature I wouldn't even consider it. 73 from Ian GM3SEK >-----Original Message----- >From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of >donov...@starpower.net >Sent: 13 February 2017 17:12 >To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 "Point and Click" > >Hi Ed, > > >Try operating your P3 in fixed spectrum - tuned VFO mode (FixMode). >You simply turn the K3 dial to "point" the VFO Cursor to the signal >of interest displayed on the P3. > > >Its very fast, faster than point and click with a mouse > > >73 >Frank >W3LPL > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ed Schuller via Elecraft" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> >To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 4:12:12 PM >Subject: [Elecraft] P3 "Point and Click" > >The point and click function of the P3 is really a misnomer. It is more on the >order of twist and push. When operating a contest in S&P mode and using >the P3 to search for signals, I find the current functionality suboptimal. I >have yet SVGA option with a large screen; it would be so much easier to be >able to use a mouse and have true "point and click". I wonder if this will >ever be a reality. It would make the P3 far more functional. > >73, >Ed K6CTA > >Sent from my iPhone > > > >______________________________________________________________ >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 donov...@starpower.net > >______________________________________________________________ >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 gm3...@ifwtech.co.uk ______________________________________________________________ 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
