I'm not familiar with that type of mouse... I've used the Logitech revolution that has a free wheeling wheel, no detents. I found it tough to control in high qso rate situations.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael M. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "flexRadio List" <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Tune steps > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Tim Ellison wrote: >> How about a mouse with a wheel that doesn't utilize detents? >> >> >> >> -Tim >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of FireBrick >> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 3:49 PM >> To: flexRadio List >> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Tune steps >> >> Hmmmmmm >> I wonder about this. >> I wonder if the speed of contesting can handle 'thinking'. >> >> My eyes watch the mark/space display, I have 'learned' how much I need > to turn the mouse wheel relative to have far off to the side of the > mark/space bars in the display, the mark appears to be. >> >> I don't consciously determine the number of up/down mouse detents I need. >> It's just reaction. >> I'm usually pretty close. >> The problem is 'timing'. >> I only have so long to get my receiver locked on to the signal before I > miss the callsign. >> If I'm cqing, I have to ask for a repeat. >> If I'm S&Ping, I have to wait till he works the guy who got there first > and finishes. >> >> As in life...TIMING IS EVERYTHING! >> >> When I cq, I use this technique. I cq on vfob. >> but I receive and tune in responding stations on vfoa That way MY > frequency never changes. >> but I still have to compensate for responders who are off that smidgin > that results in no print. >> Software AFC helps, but is not foolproof, so I resort to mouse wheel, > Shuttle center dial, or Navigator. >> (It aids arthritic fingers to have multiple devices) >> >> As I said, 1 or 5khz tunesteps are way to slow, 10 is just a tad too > slow 50khz is too fast. >> >> User defined tune steps are my hoped for choice. >> A auto adjust mark/space AFC for digital would be great also. But may > not be fast enough. >> My, and the other stations, ears are good enough for slight off > frequency replies in cw, but not for digital. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Brian Lloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Cc: "FlexRadio List" <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> >> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 2:12 PM >> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Tune steps >> >> >>>> Please add more Tune Steps. >>> I would go one step further: please add acceleration to the tuning. >>> Tuning faster, i.e. spinning the knob or wheel, increases the step >>> size but when tuning slowly the step size reduces to 10Hz or even 1Hz. >>> That way we wouldn't have to mess with tuning step size. >>> >>> As for step size, we live in an logarithmic world. Ever wonder why >>> attenuators go in a 1x, 2x, 5x, 10x sequence? Think about it for >>> tuning steps. >>> >>> Brian Lloyd >>> Granite Bay Montessori School 9330 Sierra College Bl >>> brian AT gbmontessori DOT com Roseville, CA 95661 >>> +1.916.367.2131 (voice) +1.791.912.8170 (fax) >>> >>> PGP key ID: 12095C52A32A1B6C >>> PGP key fingerprint: 3B1D BA11 4913 3254 B6E0 CC09 1209 5C52 A32A >>> 1B6C >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >> FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >> Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >> FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >> Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ >> >> > How about the Microsoft Mouse that has the left and right scroll > capability (wheel shifts left and right)? Left and right can be scan > direction and wheel can be rate? > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAki5tpUACgkQJ4ckW9CxG9ix7ACcDbII6ZSQrJO7aKc+kpM+B50Z > eSgAniyZ54gBconbdQtvMihga9aQl3Pt > =soqV > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
