Re: [Elecraft] [K3]_[KRC2]_Is_there_a_KRC3_in_the_w orks?
On Fri, 2011-10-21 at 22:24 -0500, Gary K9GS wrote: Anyone?? On 10/19/2011 9:58 PM, Gary K9GS wrote: So, if I was going to purchase a monitor, say 23-25 diagonal, what should I look for besides the 1920 X 1080P resolution? Pixel response time? 5ms seems to be the norm. I assume a 16:9 aspect ratio? I believe that's determined by the resolution since the pixels are normally square. so 1920x1080 is16:9, 1280x1024 is 5:4 and 1024x768 is 4:3. Does contrast ratio make a difference? I assume I'll want one with a VGA interface, not DVI or HDMI? VGA. Alan N1AL On 10/17/2011 1:01 AM, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft wrote: Its a -very- active current project. :-) We have finished SVGA hardware on completed pc boards. The firmware is being finished and tested in the lab as I type this. The SVGA adapter for the P3 plugs into the existing rear IO board inside the P3. It can be added to any existing P3 very easily. We are currently displaying P3 data on the external monitor at up to 1920 x 1080p. It looks very cool. Stay tuned! 73, Eric www.elecraft.com _..._ On Oct 14, 2011, at 10:44 PM, Bobk...@att.net wrote: Leave it at or?? Please expand on the or. Is the P3 a finished project or we ever see the ability to attach a larger screen as was mentioned here on the reflector. That ability was a consideration in the original purchase. 73, Bob K2TK On 10/14/2011 3:01 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: We're trying to line up a resource to update it. Everyone seems to be working on the K3, or the KX3, or the KAT500, or... well, let's just leave it at or. 73, Wayne N6KR __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] [K3]_[KRC2]_Is_there_a_KRC3_in_the_w orks?
Alan Bloom wrote: On Fri, 2011-10-21 at 22:24 -0500, Gary K9GS wrote: Anyone?? On 10/19/2011 9:58 PM, Gary K9GS wrote: So, if I was going to purchase a monitor, say 23-25 diagonal, what should I look for besides the 1920 X 1080P resolution? Pixel response time? 5ms seems to be the norm. I assume a 16:9 aspect ratio? I believe that's determined by the resolution since the pixels are normally square. so 1920x1080 is16:9, 1280x1024 is 5:4 and 1024x768 is 4:3. Earlier, Alan had also mentioned that the plan is to support all three of those formats. (For reference, the native P3 format is 480x272, very close to 16:9.) Any chance of some teaser screen shots at these higher resolutions, please? It would help many people to plan their future station layout. -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] [K3]_[KRC2]_Is_there_a_KRC3_in_the_w orks?
Anyone?? On 10/19/2011 9:58 PM, Gary K9GS wrote: So, if I was going to purchase a monitor, say 23-25 diagonal, what should I look for besides the 1920 X 1080P resolution? Pixel response time? 5ms seems to be the norm. I assume a 16:9 aspect ratio? Does contrast ratio make a difference? I assume I'll want one with a VGA interface, not DVI or HDMI? On 10/17/2011 1:01 AM, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft wrote: Its a -very- active current project. :-) We have finished SVGA hardware on completed pc boards. The firmware is being finished and tested in the lab as I type this. The SVGA adapter for the P3 plugs into the existing rear IO board inside the P3. It can be added to any existing P3 very easily. We are currently displaying P3 data on the external monitor at up to 1920 x 1080p. It looks very cool. Stay tuned! 73, Eric www.elecraft.com _..._ On Oct 14, 2011, at 10:44 PM, Bobk...@att.net wrote: Leave it at or?? Please expand on the or. Is the P3 a finished project or we ever see the ability to attach a larger screen as was mentioned here on the reflector. That ability was a consideration in the original purchase. 73, Bob K2TK On 10/14/2011 3:01 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: We're trying to line up a resource to update it. Everyone seems to be working on the K3, or the KX3, or the KAT500, or... well, let's just leave it at or. 73, Wayne N6KR __ 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 __ 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 -- 73, Gary K9GS Check out K9NS on the web: http://www.k9ns.com Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.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
Re: [Elecraft] [K3]_[KRC2]_Is_there_a_KRC3_in_the_w orks?
So, if I was going to purchase a monitor, say 23-25 diagonal, what should I look for besides the 1920 X 1080P resolution? Pixel response time? 5ms seems to be the norm. I assume a 16:9 aspect ratio? Does contrast ratio make a difference? I assume I'll want one with a VGA interface, not DVI or HDMI? On 10/17/2011 1:01 AM, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft wrote: Its a -very- active current project. :-) We have finished SVGA hardware on completed pc boards. The firmware is being finished and tested in the lab as I type this. The SVGA adapter for the P3 plugs into the existing rear IO board inside the P3. It can be added to any existing P3 very easily. We are currently displaying P3 data on the external monitor at up to 1920 x 1080p. It looks very cool. Stay tuned! 73, Eric www.elecraft.com _..._ On Oct 14, 2011, at 10:44 PM, Bobk...@att.net wrote: Leave it at or?? Please expand on the or. Is the P3 a finished project or we ever see the ability to attach a larger screen as was mentioned here on the reflector. That ability was a consideration in the original purchase. 73, Bob K2TK On 10/14/2011 3:01 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: We're trying to line up a resource to update it. Everyone seems to be working on the K3, or the KX3, or the KAT500, or... well, let's just leave it at or. 73, Wayne N6KR __ 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 __ 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 -- 73, Gary K9GS Check out K9NS on the web: http://www.k9ns.com Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.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
Re: [Elecraft] [K3]_[KRC2]_Is_there_a_KRC3_in_the_w orks?
Its a -very- active current project. :-) We have finished SVGA hardware on completed pc boards. The firmware is being finished and tested in the lab as I type this. The SVGA adapter for the P3 plugs into the existing rear IO board inside the P3. It can be added to any existing P3 very easily. We are currently displaying P3 data on the external monitor at up to 1920 x 1080p. It looks very cool. Stay tuned! 73, Eric www.elecraft.com _..._ On Oct 14, 2011, at 10:44 PM, Bob k...@att.net wrote: Leave it at or?? Please expand on the or. Is the P3 a finished project or we ever see the ability to attach a larger screen as was mentioned here on the reflector. That ability was a consideration in the original purchase. 73, Bob K2TK On 10/14/2011 3:01 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: We're trying to line up a resource to update it. Everyone seems to be working on the K3, or the KX3, or the KAT500, or... well, let's just leave it at or. 73, Wayne N6KR __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] [K3]_[KRC2]_Is_there_a_KRC3_in_the_w orks?
Let me pendantic here. The configuration program connects to the KRC2 when the program is started, but when I press the 'Send to KRC2' button, it shows an error message saying it cannot connect. I beleive this is the same behavior that some other on the mail list have seen. In all cases, I'm using a variant of Windows XP, either Personal or Professional. The config program fails to update the KRC2 on all three of the XP machines I've tried, but in all cases, I can use the download program to re-flash the KRC2. 73, -- Dave, N8SBE Original Message Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3]_[KRC2]_Is_there_a_KRC3_in_the_w orks? From: Dave New, N8SBE n8...@arrl.net Date: Fri, October 14, 2011 2:25 pm To: W0MU Mike Fatchett w...@w0mu.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net To be clear, I have no issues with interfacing the KRC2 with external devices. The only issue I've had is using the Windows-based program provided on the Elecraft web site to attempt to configure the behavior of the KRC2. It always fails to connect to the KRC2, no matter what settings I try, on both the KRC2 and the computer, including using two different varieties of USB to serial cables (both of which work with all my other equipment, including the K3 and P3), and a laptop from work that has a real serial port. On the other hand, the re-flash program works just dandy. I can re-flash the KRC2 at will, over and over again, ad infitum, ad nauseum. So, I don't think the problem lies in the computer to KRC2 interface. I've been tempted to reverse-compile the KRC2 code file, which is rather small, so I could just patch the configuration table in the flash image, recompute the checksum and re-flash. Maybe if I wasn't putting in 50+ hours a week at my day job, and about 15 hours commuting a week on top of that, I'd feel like I had more time to spend on such a fascinating adventure. I have 30+ years embedded software development experience, so it really wouldn't be all that hard for me. As it is, I'd rather spend what spare time I have building my station and operating, instead of debugging the KRC2 configuration software. 73, -- Dave, N8SBE P.S. Everyone at Elecraft has been really nice when I talk to them about my KRC2 issues, and offer to help, then it just seems to fall into a black hole. It seems to me that the KRC2 support is really just not on anyone's priority list. I guess that would be fine with me, and I could just go about figuring out how to work around it. Original Message Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Is there a KRC3 in the works? From: W0MU Mike Fatchett w...@w0mu.com Date: Fri, October 14, 2011 1:25 pm To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net I have had issues with my KRC2 much of it is the poor operations manual and interfacing to the K3. Jack at Elecraft and Gary have been great to work with. Many of my problems appear to have been from jumper issues. The documentation needs some major work in the way of examples of how to hook up the unit to other devices etc. I had issues with the Array Solutions band decoders and Don, Jack and Gary were all very helpful in solving them. There are many answers due to the fact that there are absolutely no standards when it comes to devices such as bandpass filters etc. Some companies put pull up resistors in their devices others do not. If you want a device that can control your bandpass filters and multiple antenna boxes look at the Microham Station Master. It gathers band data from the Aux line and looks pretty slick. If I needed a box that did more than just drive my bandpass filters I would own one! Mike W0MU J6/W0MU November 21 - December 1 2011 CQ WW DX CW W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net On 10/14/2011 10:26 AM, Dave New, N8SBE wrote: Don't hold your breath. I've been waiting literally for years to get the configuration code fixed. Apparently because it works for some folk, then it must be my fault I haven't been able to get it to work on no less then three different computers, some with real serial ports. I need to program it to drive a 3 of 8 encoded Ameritron head. I ordered just the head figuring that I didn't need their control box. I'm about to order the Ameritron control box now, because it will accept 1 of 8 from an external box (which the KRC2 does normally) and encode it into 3 of 8 for the remote head. As a bonus, it will allow me to manually select the antenna, if needed. I have to say that my experience with the KRC2 is the only really negative experience I've had with Elecraft gear. Everything else I've gotten from them has run just fine, and I've gotten superb support. The KRC2 is the only glaring exception, and I suppose I'll just have to chalk it up to an old kit that simply isn't on the company's radar any more for proper after-sales support. If they no longer want to spend
Re: [Elecraft] [K3]_[KRC2]_Is_there_a_KRC3_in_the_w orks?
Sorry, Dave, the program was written in Visual Basic for an earlier PC OS. Seems to work under XP in some but not all cases. We're trying to line up a resource to update it. Everyone seems to be working on the K3, or the KX3, or the KAT500, or... well, let's just leave it at or. 73, Wayne N6KR On Oct 14, 2011, at 11:52 AM, Dave New, N8SBE wrote: Let me pendantic here. The configuration program connects to the KRC2 when the program is started, but when I press the 'Send to KRC2' button, it shows an error message saying it cannot connect. I beleive this is the same behavior that some other on the mail list have seen. In all cases, I'm using a variant of Windows XP, either Personal or Professional. The config program fails to update the KRC2 on all three of the XP machines I've tried, but in all cases, I can use the download program to re-flash the KRC2. 73, -- Dave, N8SBE __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] [K3]_[KRC2]_Is_there_a_KRC3_in_the_w orks?
Thanks, Wayne. Like I said, everyone at Elecraft has been super nice about this, but as you say, priorities seem to be getting in the way of having someone look into this. Growing pains, I suppose. I appreciate you taking time from Pacificon to contact me. 73, -- Dave, N8SBE Original Message Subject: Re: [K3]_[KRC2]_Is_there_a_KRC3_in_the_w orks? From: Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com Date: Fri, October 14, 2011 3:01 pm To: Dave New, N8SBE n8...@arrl.net Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sorry, Dave, the program was written in Visual Basic for an earlier PC OS. Seems to work under XP in some but not all cases. We're trying to line up a resource to update it. Everyone seems to be working on the K3, or the KX3, or the KAT500, or... well, let's just leave it at or. 73, Wayne N6KR On Oct 14, 2011, at 11:52 AM, Dave New, N8SBE wrote: Let me pendantic here. The configuration program connects to the KRC2 when the program is started, but when I press the 'Send to KRC2' button, it shows an error message saying it cannot connect. I beleive this is the same behavior that some other on the mail list have seen. In all cases, I'm using a variant of Windows XP, either Personal or Professional. The config program fails to update the KRC2 on all three of the XP machines I've tried, but in all cases, I can use the download program to re-flash the KRC2. 73, -- Dave, N8SBE __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] [K3]_[KRC2]_Is_there_a_KRC3_in_the_w orks?
Leave it at or?? Please expand on the or. Is the P3 a finished project or we ever see the ability to attach a larger screen as was mentioned here on the reflector. That ability was a consideration in the original purchase. 73, Bob K2TK On 10/14/2011 3:01 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: We're trying to line up a resource to update it. Everyone seems to be working on the K3, or the KX3, or the KAT500, or... well, let's just leave it at or. 73, Wayne N6KR __ 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
