I'm guessing there is more to it than a firmware upgrade to make this
type of functional add-on.
But I 100% agree with the below spec'd mouse functionality.... Anything
more would be great.... anything less, and while I would still likely
acquire it, I would be less than fully satisfied.
I am in the process of putting together an alternative Panadapter
solution to give me this functionality.
I would PREFER to stay with just the P3 as augmented...
I would happily pay a good deal more than $50.00 for this
functionality.... $200 +/- a c-note depending on overall functional
add-ons. I will be spending this much at least for a separate
panadapter box and audio interface anyway...
IF it could be figured out how to route the P3 info back into the PC
somehow to grab this functionality while not sacrificing the P3's
excellent integration with the K3, that would be great..... The idea
being, I would really like to be able to use the monitor I currently
have dedicated to the P3 in multi-use.... some way to switch it between
a second PC display and the panadapter function.
73,
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Clay Autery, KY5G
(318) 518-1389
On 28-Jul-18 09:01, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
When Elecraft adds mouse support to the P3SVGA, please use the scroll wheel
for fine tuning after the click, as one does on an SDR. You're can almost
never tune in someone perfectly just by clicking, and you shouldn't need
two hands to tune in a station, one on the VFO knob, and one on the mouse.
A mouse driver for the P3SVGA could be very simplified. It does NOT have
to work like a mouse on a PC.
Like the P3 VFO "markers," all a mouse needs to support is *horizontal
movement* of a single vertical line when you move the mouse, not a fancy
mouse pointer that goes up and down. A vertical line is sufficient. We
only need to click on signals on the waterfall, not "buttons" or "menus".
This is what I'm expecting to see from the P3SVGA mouse support:
Left click: Move VFO A to clicked freq.
Right click: Move VFO B to clicked freq. (for DX split pileups)
Scroll Wheel: Fine tune VFO A, B, or "last-clicked" (user option)
Scroll Wheel Up = move VFO up in frequency
Scroll Wheel Down = move VFO down in frequency
I understand that modern Icom radios (IC-7610, IC-7851) already support
click-to-tune on their waterfall displays using a USB mouse or touch-screen
tap, but they ignore the scroll wheel completely, making them much less
useful. Elecraft can and should do better.
If Elecraft needs to "monetize" this to make it happen, *I would gladly pay
$50 for a P3 firmware upgrade that provides P3SVGA mouse support.*
Next best would be *P3SVGA K-POD support*, K-POD connected to P3SVGA via
USB, used instead of the tiny P3 knob and awkward knob push, but maybe
that's not feasible due to hardware limitations.
73,
Bob, N6TV
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