Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software
One thing I wish was a stand alone button that could be labeled QRP. I'm always tuning up on 5 watts. VERY simple macro will do this. Try assigning PC005; to one of your macro buttons. I do this already but with using DXLabs...they have programable macro buttons available as well. But you can do it directly to the K3 too. - 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 On Mon Feb 22 23:01 , -.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.- sent: Can you make the FM sound sweet? The FM sounds like you're listening to an HT. It doesn't sound as rich as the other modes. Maybe giving the FM a deeper sound. Maybe that's what I mean. I've heard VHF radios and the FM sounds deeper/more base than the K3 unless I don't have something set right on here. How about taking the frequency above 30 mhz. One thing I wish was a stand alone button that could be labeled QRP. I'm always tuning up on 5 watts. If you are going to put two meters into the radio, offer a 100 watt option. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and- application-software-tp4209832p4617368.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net','','','')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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Can you make the FM sound sweet? The FM sounds like you're listening to an HT. It doesn't sound as rich as the other modes. Maybe giving the FM a deeper sound. Maybe that's what I mean. I've heard VHF radios and the FM sounds deeper/more base than the K3 unless I don't have something set right on here. How about taking the frequency above 30 mhz. One thing I wish was a stand alone button that could be labeled QRP. I'm always tuning up on 5 watts. If you are going to put two meters into the radio, offer a 100 watt option. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4617368.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
You can set the radio to tune on 5 watts automatically. You can go to the TUN PWR menu in CONFIG and rather than NOR set it to 5 watts. Then whenever you enter the tune mode it will put out 5 watts. Then when you are done tuning you'll still be set at whatever power you were before. ~Brett (KC7OTG) On Mon, 2010-02-22 at 23:01 -0800, -.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.- wrote: Can you make the FM sound sweet? The FM sounds like you're listening to an HT. It doesn't sound as rich as the other modes. Maybe giving the FM a deeper sound. Maybe that's what I mean. I've heard VHF radios and the FM sounds deeper/more base than the K3 unless I don't have something set right on here. How about taking the frequency above 30 mhz. One thing I wish was a stand alone button that could be labeled QRP. I'm always tuning up on 5 watts. If you are going to put two meters into the radio, offer a 100 watt option. __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
If it's not too late I would like to add another couple of requests. 1) Add Accukey emulation so I can send CW with the K3. 2) Since the new DSP mods extends the bandwidth down to minus DC, implement phasing detection to improve the opposite sideband rejection. Even without the bandwidth extension, the SSB opposite sideband rejection is not the greatest. Wes N7WS On Wed, 12/23/09, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software
2) Since the new DSP mods extends the bandwidth down to minus DC, implement phasing detection to improve the opposite sideband rejection. Even without the bandwidth extension, the SSB opposite sideband rejection is not the greatest. Wes N7WS I think that has been altered from really good suppression to just so so from the demand of users to go to the lower audio freqs. I complained about it in private and they shifted the offset a little to make it some better, for me I need the supression, not the 10HZ audio.. Merv KH7C __ 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
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Merv Schweigert wrote: I think that has been altered from really good suppression to just so so from the demand of users to go to the lower audio freqs. I complained about it in private and they shifted the offset a little to make it some better, for me I need the supression, not the 10HZ audio.. Surely the opposite sideband suppression is the same as it always was? All that has changed is the ability to hear it. To restore the previous functionality just move LO CUT up a bit and set the 50 and 100Hz EQ settings to the minimum. - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Re-K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4400841p4401888.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
If I use my XG2 as a source into the K3 and set the SSB BW to the default settings for my 2.8KHz 8-pole filter (100Hz to 2.9KHz) the signal which is S9 at its peak is still S7 at zero beat. A 100 Hz beat note on the wrong sideband is still S3 and a 200 Hz beat is S1. The equalizer has no effect of the s-meter. If I run this same test on my TS-870, even with the lower pass band set to zero, there is no opposite sideband, nada, zip. That's because the '870 uses the phasing method of detection in addition to crystal and DSP filtering. I am no DSP expert but I have been told that this would be pretty easy implement in DSP. So why not do it? Wes N7WS --- On Fri, 1/15/10, Julian, G4ILO julian.g4...@gmail.com wrote: From: Julian, G4ILO julian.g4...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 3:54 PM Merv Schweigert wrote: I think that has been altered from really good suppression to just so so from the demand of users to go to the lower audio freqs. I complained about it in private and they shifted the offset a little to make it some better, for me I need the supression, not the 10HZ audio.. Surely the opposite sideband suppression is the same as it always was? All that has changed is the ability to hear it. To restore the previous functionality just move LO CUT up a bit and set the 50 and 100Hz EQ settings to the minimum. - __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Wes Stewart wrote: If I use my XG2 as a source into the K3 and set the SSB BW to the default settings for my 2.8KHz 8-pole filter (100Hz to 2.9KHz) the signal which is S9 at its peak is still S7 at zero beat. A 100 Hz beat note on the wrong sideband is still S3 and a 200 Hz beat is S1. The equalizer has no effect of the s-meter. If I run this same test on my TS-870, even with the lower pass band set to zero, there is no opposite sideband, nada, zip. That's because the '870 uses the phasing method of detection in addition to crystal and DSP filtering. The S meter measures the amount of signal that gets through the filters. I don't see how the detection method would affect it. I just ran the same test. With my 2.7KHz filter I got S6 at zero beat, otherwise the results were much the same as yours. I admit it doesn't look too impressive, but I don't have anything else to compare it with. The S meters on other radios tend to be a lot more sensitive over the range up to S9 (i.e. fewer dB per S-point) which would make the opposite sideband rejection *look* better. I think you can move the filter further away from the carrier by playing with the offset values in the filter setup. - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Re-K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4400841p4402199.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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I was going to say, all of that being complained about, can be set any way you want. Try the SHIFT control on the front panel. Set the crossover *anywhere you want it*. The SHIFT setting is remembered by mode. Being able to hear down there was specifically requested by some who do not share your tastes. In the past the firmware would NOT ALLOW that degree of downward shift. Now both of you can now set it like you want it. 73, Guy. On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Julian, G4ILO julian.g4...@gmail.com wrote: Wes Stewart wrote: If I use my XG2 as a source into the K3 and set the SSB BW to the default settings for my 2.8KHz 8-pole filter (100Hz to 2.9KHz) the signal which is S9 at its peak is still S7 at zero beat. A 100 Hz beat note on the wrong sideband is still S3 and a 200 Hz beat is S1. The equalizer has no effect of the s-meter. If I run this same test on my TS-870, even with the lower pass band set to zero, there is no opposite sideband, nada, zip. That's because the '870 uses the phasing method of detection in addition to crystal and DSP filtering. The S meter measures the amount of signal that gets through the filters. I don't see how the detection method would affect it. I just ran the same test. With my 2.7KHz filter I got S6 at zero beat, otherwise the results were much the same as yours. I admit it doesn't look too impressive, but I don't have anything else to compare it with. The S meters on other radios tend to be a lot more sensitive over the range up to S9 (i.e. fewer dB per S-point) which would make the opposite sideband rejection *look* better. I think you can move the filter further away from the carrier by playing with the offset values in the filter setup. - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Re-K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4400841p4402199.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Hi Wayne, Am 23. Dec 2009, um 10:02:02 schrieb Wayne Burdick: As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. Being the 31th I hope I am not too late with my wishlist :) Some of them I have already voiced here in the past. - Pressing the CW hand key without PTT active triggers external Amp keyout line. It has been claimed people want it that way, but no other radio I know does that and I havent seen a rationale for this... - Modifying settings while transmitting - power control: 0 to 100 in one turn.. - The Power Lock feature is useful, but sometimes too inflexible. In a contest/Fieldday setting, I would like to set limits. I dont mind the operator using the power control, he might to if he has to qsy and re-tune the amp, but I'd like configurable limits as in dont allow more than XX Watts out (because more would overdrive the amp/violate contest rules). A software-only setup with some computer commands would suffice, these limits dont need to be permanent. - A watchdog function for computer-enabled PTT (serial command or rts/cts) that disables PTT after configurable seconds of inactivity, activity being defined as any serial command (including polling) or change of the key line (CW). This is meant as a safety feature for remote control, where the computer might crash. - Dynamic VFO fine/coarse tuning. I like having the tuning set to medium, or even fine. To tune several 10 kHz away, I would either have to move my hands once (to the other vfo knob), or twice ( switch to coarse, tune, switch back to fine) or turn the wheel rapidly. I wonder if the K3 could not detect me turning the vfo wheel continuously, and thus learn I could never ever be fine-tuning, and increase the tuning rate dynamically. Thats how other radios behave... - The long-promised service manual, as my K3 is now out of warranty. - At least, a current set of schematics, as promised for early december, including eg. the DSP board changes We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. - Integration of the CW keyer with Win-Test Hardware: An KIO replacement board that has a direct computer connection via USB, with built in sound card function, built in CAT com port function etc. so that there is only one cable to the PC. (a variant of this could go into my K2 as well) Now, 73s, and happy new year, Mario -- Mario LorenzInternet:m...@vdazone.org Ham Radio: dl5...@db0erf.#thr.deu.eu The deorbiting of MIR was brought to you by radio FFH and MIRcrosoft, your specialist for controlled crashes! (local radio station, on the very day) __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
I'd still like to see Ultimatic as well as Iambic please. HNY 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174 -- The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. -Groucho Marx __ 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
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An KIO replacement board that has a direct computer connection via USB, with built in sound card function, built in CAT com port function etc. so that there is only one cable to the PC. A very well-thought list and I'll second Mario's input, particularly a USB-based KIO board as a universal upgrade, or even a premium option. 73 HNY to all... Paul, W9AC __ 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
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Hi Wayne, One more item for your list. I just ran into an ERR PTT situation and discovered that you can't turn the rig off while ERR PTT is showing. I.e. it doesn't respond to pressing the POWER button. I understand the need to disable most all functionality until the ERR PTT is cleared, but disabling the ability to turn the rig off seems a step too far. 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Dec 23, 2009, at 10:02 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. __ 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
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I've found the same problem and this problem seems to be of recent origin. Dunc, W5DC Joe Planisky wrote: Hi Wayne, One more item for your list. I just ran into an ERR PTT situation and discovered that you can't turn the rig off while ERR PTT is showing. I.e. it doesn't respond to pressing the POWER button. I understand the need to disable most all functionality until the ERR PTT is cleared, but disabling the ability to turn the rig off seems a step too far. 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Dec 23, 2009, at 10:02 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. __ 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
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Does the ERR PTT go away if the PTT line is unasserted after the error message appears? Grant/NQ5T On Dec 30, 2009, at 4:18 PM, Duncan Carter wrote: I've found the same problem and this problem seems to be of recent origin. Dunc, W5DC Joe Planisky wrote: Hi Wayne, One more item for your list. I just ran into an ERR PTT situation and discovered that you can't turn the rig off while ERR PTT is showing. I.e. it doesn't respond to pressing the POWER button. I understand the need to disable most all functionality until the ERR PTT is cleared, but disabling the ability to turn the rig off seems a step too far. __ 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
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No, when it's happened on my K3, the PTT line should be open/clear and neither is a key line. Dunc, W5DC Grant Youngman wrote: Does the ERR PTT go away if the PTT line is unasserted after the error message appears? Grant/NQ5T On Dec 30, 2009, at 4:18 PM, Duncan Carter wrote: I've found the same problem and this problem seems to be of recent origin. Dunc, W5DC Joe Planisky wrote: Hi Wayne, One more item for your list. I just ran into an ERR PTT situation and discovered that you can't turn the rig off while ERR PTT is showing. I.e. it doesn't respond to pressing the POWER button. I understand the need to disable most all functionality until the ERR PTT is cleared, but disabling the ability to turn the rig off seems a step too far. __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Pardon my bad grammar. When this happens on start-up, the PTT line from the mike is not closed and neither is any key line. Duncan Carter wrote: No, when it's happened on my K3, the PTT line should be open/clear and neither is a key line. Dunc, W5DC Grant Youngman wrote: Does the ERR PTT go away if the PTT line is unasserted after the error message appears? Grant/NQ5T On Dec 30, 2009, at 4:18 PM, Duncan Carter wrote: I've found the same problem and this problem seems to be of recent origin. Dunc, W5DC Joe Planisky wrote: Hi Wayne, One more item for your list. I just ran into an ERR PTT situation and discovered that you can't turn the rig off while ERR PTT is showing. I.e. it doesn't respond to pressing the POWER button. I understand the need to disable most all functionality until the ERR PTT is cleared, but disabling the ability to turn the rig off seems a step too far. __ 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
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I would like to see separate RX EQ setting possibilities for CW and SSB. At least I prefer totally different values in different modes BR and HNY Olli OH6CT -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] Puolesta Wayne Burdick Lähetetty: 23. joulukuuta 2009 20:02 Vastaanottaja: Elecraft Reflector; elecr...@yahoogroups.com; elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Aihe: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Thanks for the input, everyone. I've saved all of your suggestions, and no doubt we'll be reviewing and prioritizing well into 2010. Probably time to end the thread, too. Here's to a safe and happy new year! 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
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Fix strange LO/HI CUT interactions. (Or tell me that the way it works is intentional or some limitation of the DSP algorithms used.) Here are some examples of unexpected behavior with FW 3.68 in DATA-A mode. Numbers in parentheses are the values I get on my K3. Not an interaction, but unexpected: In LSB, DATA, DATA-R, CW, and CW-R modes, the LO/HI steps are on x.x5 kHz boundaries (e.g. 0.15, 0.25, 0.35, etc.). In USB mode, they're on x.1x kHz boundaries (e.g. 0.10, 0.20. 0.30, etc.). Set HI=3.05 and LO=0.55. - Now set HI as high as it will go. Note the value (4.20) - Now set HI back to 3.05, and set LO=2.05. - Again set HI as high as it will go. Note the value (3.15) So with LO=0.55, HImax=4.20, but with LO=2.05, HImax=3.15 Set HI=3.05 and LO=0.55 - Now set HI as high as it will go. (4.20) - Now set LO as high as it will go. Note the value (1.05) - Now set HI=3.15 - Now set LO as high as it will go. Note the value (2.05) So with HI=4.20, LOmax=1.05, but with HI=3.15, LOmax=2.05 Set HI=3.05 and LO=0.00. - Now set HI as low as it will go. Note the value (0.75) - Set HI back to 3.05, and set LO=0.25. - Again set HI as low as it will go. Note the value (0.55) So with LO=0.00, HImin=0.75, but with LO=0.25, HImin=0.55 - Bonus: now set LO as low as it will go (0.25) So with HI=0.75+, LOmin=0.00, but with HI=0.55, LOmin=0.25 These anomalies show up in USB and LSB modes as well, but you're not likely to run into them in normal voice situations. Likewise there are similar interactions in CW mode, but I never use LO/HI CUT in CW mode. 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Dec 23, 2009, at 10:02 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. __ 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
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I'd like to see the following enhancement: Currently the transverter offset can be adjusted +/-9.99 kHz. I'd like to have this range extended - maybe to +/- 99kHz. Having an XV432 with stock XTAL + oven, the elevated temperature from the oven pushes the LO quite a bit in frequency. I know that once can adjust the LO in a certain range but to get the LO into the +/- 9kHz range I have to pull it quite close to the point where the LO it stops oscillating... Great radio. 73 and best wishes for 2010 de Thomas, HB9XAR -- -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GE d s+: a C+++ UL+++ P+++ L E-- W++ N++ o+ K w-- O- M- V PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t+ 5++ X R tv+ b+ DI++ D+ G e++ h r+++ y+++ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- __ 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
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I don't know if anyone has requested it yet, but how about a pulse tuning function for those of us who use tube amps? 73 and Merry Christmas to all! James K2QI On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) 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 -- 73 de James K2QI __ 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
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I second the motion. 73, Carl WS7L I don't know if anyone has requested it yet, but how about a pulse tuning function for those of us who use tube amps? 73 and Merry Christmas to all! James K2QI __ 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
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I think it was all a sincere but clever ruse by Elecraft to introduce this topic right before Christmas. Keeps us all busy dreaming up things to do and debating the merits amongst ourselves, meanwhile leaving them alone to enjoy a couple of days off. After Christmas, they come back and pick up the winner improvement ideas and start a new list. Gary, VE1RGB -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Lee Buller Sent: December 23, 2009 11:59 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Boythe dam and broke Spent the lats 45 minutes reading all this stuff. __ 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
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Pretty pleased with the way my K3 works. The only improvements which come immediately to mind concern the memories. 1) The ability to create, edit and store all K3 memory parameters on a computer and then upload them to my K3. 2) Some form of memory protection to prevent accidental overwriting of the memories. 73 Stewart G3RXQ __ 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
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I do not use headphones and therefore have the monitor at zero so as not to cause feedback, but it would be nice to hear what's going on when sending from the DVR. Could the MON be set to a pre-set level when transmitting from the DVR memory? (Not sure whether that is included in the following, Wayne. I know it was on the list at one time but could have fallen by the wayside.) In a recent message, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote ... (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) 73 -- David G4DMP Leeds, England, 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
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This is what I like to see: 1. Pritty much no more features just refine and work on what´s already there, refine the design. 2. Better S-meter resolution, 5 dB not good enough. 3. Possibility to adjust CW keyed envelope rise and fall time. Think it´s 5 ms now so lets say 5 - 8 ms adjustable. IMO keying is too hard and the result is mild key clicks. 4. I like to see a Service Manual. 73 and merry xmas to the whole Elecraft gang / Jim SM2EKM __ 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
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The ability to transmit AM thru the FM crystal filter. 73 Stewart G3RXQ __ 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
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Hi We talking firmware only? Better S-meter resolution maybe a Dbm or Db microvolt scale for field strength measurements S-meter peak memories - calculates difference for antenna comparisons Averaging S-meter readings with sampling time setting Transmit Double sideband suppressed carrier ISB Tuning pulser with variable duty cycle(I know you can do it on CW) VU meter for TX audio settings White noise generator Sweeping audio oscillator Predistortion for better IMD on TX Class A bias or variable bias EQ per mode Fast selection of EQ on TX, maybe 2 selections DX and normal High boost for the TX audio like the Kenwoods have Split band speech processing Syllabic SSB squelch Variable TX bandwidth like the Icom 756 PRO Wide and narrow notch filter APF filter Disable speech processor on play back from DVR 10 minute QSO timer Bug keying MY BANDS enables you set your own bands ie MARS or MARINE or AERONAUTICAL Remote control like the TS480 Power output control in Db steps maybe 1, 2 or 3db QRP power set activation for MAX power of 5 watts Beacon MODE like the California DX associations beacon format Lock the internal RTC to the TXCO SELCALL on HF this would be a first(dont know if its legal) Excuse me if many of these things are not technically possible. I am just dreaming! John __ 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
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- Original Message From: Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net Barry asked for the ability to display AGC parameters. These values are currently read by accessing menus and reading them from the VFO A display area. During that menu access, another application might send an UP or DN command, which could change one of the AGC parameters. That's my only point. New single-command queries could solve that particular issue. exactly. Maybe u want to block CAT-sourced commands the while menu is open. (or at least some of them - think on remote operation, negative testing) interesting thread. tnx. 73, zoli ha1ag __ 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
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N2TK wrote: Is there any way to setup the K3 utility through LP-Bridge to send macros for the utility program to the K3 without having to close LP-Bridge then starting the K3 utility program? I understand that you have to close the LP-Bridge for downloading updates. Why don't you just use LP-Bridge's disconnect option instead of closing LP-Bridge? 73 happy holidays, Barry N1EU -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4213057.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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A ot of good stuff going on the list. One thing I'm puzzled about is the amount of external control people are asking for. I haven't seen anything that can't be done with existing software. Programs like N1MM for contest allows you to sent macros to the K3. A real great day to dat program is he Commander module of DXLabs Suite. Here's my setup. I connect to the K3 via my microHAM Keyer 2R+ using LP-Bridge(Great program, thanks Larry) LP-B stands between the K3 and all other software. LP-B creats a virtual K3 in its memory. It knows the status of the K3 at all times. Through the use of Virtual COM Ports, LP-B connects other programs to the virtual K3 and passes only the necessary commands to the K3. I connect DXLabs' Command, CWSkimmer to a virtual COM port in LP-B. I've even had N1MM connected at the same time. The Command has a lot of standard front panel stuff already programmed for the K3 and it has 16 programable buttons to create macros with and 8 programable sliders for variable control of thing like audio, etc. I would suggest that those the want software control of the K3 look into these programs. The best part of this is they are ALL FREE!!! Oh, I forgot to mention that I also can connect the K3 UTIL and EASY-K3 when running the above setup!!! Anybody want to discus this setup with me, please drop a line. Happy Holidays. de K2GN/Larry K3 S/N 3278 - Original Message - From: Barry N1EU barry.n...@gmail.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 7:30 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software N2TK wrote: Is there any way to setup the K3 utility through LP-Bridge to send macros for the utility program to the K3 without having to close LP-Bridge then starting the K3 utility program? I understand that you have to close the LP-Bridge for downloading updates. Why don't you just use LP-Bridge's disconnect option instead of closing LP-Bridge? 73 happy holidays, Barry N1EU -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4213057.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
1. Fix it so spot pitch does not mute the RX. Makes it hard to adjustin a busy contest. At a multi, different CW ops have different tone centers. Folks at NY4A set it anywhere from 450 to 650. Comes into play when handing off a run to another op for a bathroom break. Hit CQ, hand the headsets and jump out of the chair. If I'm taking over, I may be stuck with that 650 for a while because it mutes on RX and you can't change it on TX. 2. Make it possible to tune RX while changing NR parameters, currently VFO A is frozen even though it's not used for setting parms. 3a. Based on a saved RF gain for 50 uV cal signal, allow an AFV reading mode that is in dBm, with a selectable peak retain mode. This should not require resynching to 50uV every time, and be remembered. KRX3 should have its own independent setting. Based upon RF gain calibration, all that should be needed is front panel settings to be in a routine range. 3b. Assuming 3a. was done, if two RX and diversity mode is on, display AFV both signals in a differential mode for concise A/B testing. 3c. Assuming 3a. and 3b. were done, allow for time averaging and peak save of values. Suggest AGC fast is no time averaging, AGC slow is time averaging. CW mode is no peak save, SSB mode is peak save. Data mode shows signal to noise instead of signal. 4. When AGC is off, use the limiter settings to set a very high intercept defensive AGC with response just slow enough to avoid distortion when a loud signal pops in. Value of lim sets how loud the signal will get before defensive AGC intercepts, but otherwise RF gain sets the chain. 5. Data from 3a-c viewable on a horizontal scrolling display on P3 calibrated in dBm. This would include showing both signals from diversity mode. 6. Fix internal speaker microphonic issue. 7. Add Ultimatic to Iambic AB paddle modes. This is not a long list of complaints, just stuff that to my mind would add to its capabilities. K3 is best rig I have ever had, by far. 73, Guy. __ 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
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For us microwavers, who find the K3 to be the best microwave IF rig, the ability to lock the K3 to a 10 MHz reference is very important. Microwave receiver bandwidths are getting smaller and an insignificant frequency error at HF results in an error of hundreds of kilohertz if not megahertz at microwave frequencies. Sam Carson K4SOC K3 #140 -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 546 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message __ 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
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wayne burdick wrote: As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. Give some attention to the very useful AF Limiter firmware and implement a soft clipping algorithm. 73, Barry N1EU -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4213463.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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I would like to see the K3 have advanced serial command set that would allow the programmer to send the commands with an ID that would be returned when the K3 responds. That would allow Larry to modify LP Bridge so that it could route the appropriate response to the appropriate sender without having to poll the radio continuously. I would also like to see the serial port send a broadcast when user changes settings on the radio. That would allow the programmer writing the desktop application to get updates from the K3 without having to poll the radio continuously. So it would be like a serial port event being raised or interrupt being fired. I would be willing to help with this effort, although I don't have a lot of time to devote. I would also love to see a ethernet port on the K3 instead of a serial port. With popularity of wireless networks this would allow controlling the radio without a dedicated computer at the rig. Ken Nicely N3PSJ. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4213664.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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Strongly seconded David! I would just add for the avoidance of doubt that MON should go back to 0 again when the txing from DVR memory has finished. Otherwise it would be possible with a macro. 73 and Happy Christmas to all Geoff G3UCK - Original Message - From: David Pratt da...@g4dmp.fsnet.co.uk I do not use headphones and therefore have the monitor at zero so as not to cause feedback, but it would be nice to hear what's going on when sending from the DVR. Could the MON be set to a pre-set level when transmitting from the DVR memory? __ 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
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1) A mode specific BAND switch (i.e., CW, SSB, AM, etc would each have ten dedicated bands avaialble, independent of the other modes) 2) A live PITCH control so you can hear the pitch of received signals as you adjust it, not covered by sidetone. 3) A smart passband shift step: 10 Hz for narrow filter widths 50 Hz for wide, automatically selected. 4) Make the SQUELCH control functional for SCAN and permit live adjustemt of squelch while scanning. 5) Allow live fully variable SCAN rate adjustment while scanning. 6) Enhanced switch macros: conditional execution and manipulation of frequency memory. 7) Make the two non-numeral keypad keys (SPOT and AFX) available for quick memory storage/retrieval using VM and MV. 8) Allow CW bandwidth wider than 2.8 KHz. 9) Allow LCD backlilght and LEDs to both be set to miimum brightness at the same time. 73, Drew AF2Z On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:02:02 -0800, Wayne N6KR wrote: Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) __ 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
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I have to admit that reading these posts has been interesting, if not down right exhausting. Some good suggestions, some pretty narrowly focused and esoteric ones, some related more to the (at best) barely coherent jumble of PC software sitting behind the radio than the radio itself, and some downright head-scratchers that kind of make you wonder ... (??) An idle perspective K3 purchaser would have to believe that the receiver can't hear anything because it's noisy, that there's something seriously wrong with AGC, that the S-meter doesn't work right, that it's basically impossible to use effectively, that the radio doesn't meet all high precision test equipment needs in the radio room, and that the radio clearly has a wide range of miscellaneous faults that just scream to be fixed NOW or else various users will trash it in favor of something else, which will be clearly faultless :-) Grant/NQ5T K3 2091 with most everything __ 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
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Good thing that reflector not the prime sales media. I would assign that to word of mouth and Elecraft repeat customers. You got one contester telling another that he hears things with his K3 that never heard (or never heard well enough to copy) before, and it gets around that a multi/op owner listened to one of them in a contest elsewhere and then bought eight of 'em for himself, you pretty much don't care what's in an ad or posted in a reflector. Word of mouth and repeat customers are a businessman's best friend. Why a good name means so much and is a commercial tangible asset. The FT1000MP heavily penetrated the contesting market a decade ago. The K3 has done at least that well. 73, Guy. On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Grant Youngman n...@tx.rr.com wrote: I have to admit that reading these posts has been interesting, if not down right exhausting. An idle perspective K3 purchaser would have to believe that the receiver can't hear anything because it's noisy, that there's something seriously wrong with AGC, that the S-meter doesn't work right, that it's basically impossible to use effectively, that the radio doesn't meet all high precision test equipment needs in the radio room, and that the radio clearly has a wide range of miscellaneous faults that just scream to be fixed NOW or else various users will trash it in favor of something else, which will be clearly faultless :-) __ 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
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Larry, Good input. Right now I am running LP-Bridge to the K3 with SteppIR, DXBase2007, AXETTY, Power SFR/K3 IF Stage and Skimmer without any problems. Will have to check out Commander. I am looking for an easy way to play with the macros without having to switch things around or open and close programs. Merry Christmas N2TK, Tony -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Larry - K2GN Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 8:42 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software A ot of good stuff going on the list. One thing I'm puzzled about is the amount of external control people are asking for. I haven't seen anything that can't be done with existing software. Programs like N1MM for contest allows you to sent macros to the K3. A real great day to dat program is he Commander module of DXLabs Suite. Here's my setup. I connect to the K3 via my microHAM Keyer 2R+ using LP-Bridge(Great program, thanks Larry) LP-B stands between the K3 and all other software. LP-B creats a virtual K3 in its memory. It knows the status of the K3 at all times. Through the use of Virtual COM Ports, LP-B connects other programs to the virtual K3 and passes only the necessary commands to the K3. I connect DXLabs' Command, CWSkimmer to a virtual COM port in LP-B. I've even had N1MM connected at the same time. The Command has a lot of standard front panel stuff already programmed for the K3 and it has 16 programable buttons to create macros with and 8 programable sliders for variable control of thing like audio, etc. I would suggest that those the want software control of the K3 look into these programs. The best part of this is they are ALL FREE!!! Oh, I forgot to mention that I also can connect the K3 UTIL and EASY-K3 when running the above setup!!! Anybody want to discus this setup with me, please drop a line. Happy Holidays. de K2GN/Larry K3 S/N 3278 - Original Message - From: Barry N1EU barry.n...@gmail.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 7:30 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software N2TK wrote: Is there any way to setup the K3 utility through LP-Bridge to send macros for the utility program to the K3 without having to close LP-Bridge then starting the K3 utility program? I understand that you have to close the LP-Bridge for downloading updates. Why don't you just use LP-Bridge's disconnect option instead of closing LP-Bridge? 73 happy holidays, Barry N1EU -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp420 9832p4213057.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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
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I would like to be able to lock the V-M front panel key. In what must surely be the latest evidence of my brain's declining function, I constantly confound the V-M and M-V buttons, inadvertently writing over the memory contents. Pressing the V-M button while it is locked would produce an audible beep and the text message unlock V-M Along the same lines, I find that pressing M-V does not load both saved frequencies into the main and sub receivers if the main and sub are set to different bands when the key is pressed. I would like to have a way to make this the default behavior when pressing the M-V key. -- 73 -- Brian -- K1LI __ 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
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In what must surely be the latest evidence of my brain's declining function, I constantly confound the V-M and M-V buttons, inadvertently writing over the memory contents. Pressing the V-M button while it is locked would produce an audible beep and the text message unlock V-M Nice idea Brian, a kind of senior interlock. Meanwhile, I've taken the very simple but surprisingly effective measure of colouring the V-M button red with a marker pen. I now think twice before pressing it. Usually. I've also managed to delete the contents of a memory accidentally, more than once, by trying to escape from the memory entry mode having ignored the red. Hitting the CLR button doesn't just cancel the memory entry mode, it clears the memory, as it is supposed to do according to the manual. Maybe the K3 should require a double-press or hold of the CLR button to clear a memory? 73 merry Christmas all, Gary ZL2iFB __ 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
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Brian, Concentrate on the labels below the buttons - VM is RECord while MV is PLAY - that helps keep my head 'screwed on right'. You may get the lockout sometime, but that is not now. 73, Don W3FPR Brian Machesney wrote: I would like to be able to lock the V-M front panel key. In what must surely be the latest evidence of my brain's declining function, I constantly confound the V-M and M-V buttons, inadvertently writing over the memory contents. Pressing the V-M button while it is locked would produce an audible beep and the text message unlock V-M __ 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
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How about a webpage listing the features(non-prioritized from your standpoint)? With the ability to add to it, and maybe vote on the requests? I love surprises(wlll mostly). 73, Mike NF4L Wayne Burdick wrote: Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) 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
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I'm a heavy user of diversity (99.9% of the time). I have many different RX antennas which have differing amounts of gain. For diversity to work correctly, I need both antennas to present the same RF levels to both receivers. I can make gross adjustments with ATT/PRE, but for fine tuning I would like to adjust RF Gain with a single fader (balance) control as has been implemented with SUB AF for AF Gain, instead of having to adjust the concentric RF Gain knobs. Page 59 of the manual: SUB AF - If set to BALANCE, then the SUB AF GAIN control becomes a main/sub AF balance control when the sub receiver is turned on (including diversity mode). In this case MAIN AF GAIN controls the AF gain level for both receivers. When SUB AF is at 12 o’ clock, both receivers will be at full volume (main left, sub right). If SUB AF is rotated fully counter-clockwise, you’ll hear only the main receiver. If it’s rotated fully clockwise, you’ll hear only the sub receiver. At intermediate settings you’ll hear both. A balance control is very useful for contesting and split operation. But it can also save a lot of AF gain control adjustment (i.e., matching main and sub), since MAIN AF controls both main and sub receiver audio. Please consider a SUB RF menu option for balancing RF Gain. 73 Merry Christmas! Bill -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4209942.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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A command to get decoded CW, PSK31 and RTTY text into a computer program while CAT is enabled (in other words, something better than TT1.) Support for upper and lower case when sending PSK31 using the internal modem and computer generated text. Per-mode equalization. A discriminator meter for netting FM signals, using the CWT indicator. Support for PC memory management software (direct access to memories.) - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4209951.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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I would love to see 3 things... 1) Receive EQ by mode 2) Monitor on the KDVR to not be in the TX chain 3) Decent Memory management Anything else is a bonus but those are my wishes for 2010 :) Seasons greetings to all the gang at Aptos! 73 Ian -- Ian J Maude, G0VGS SysOp GB7MBC HB9DRV-9 DX Clusters Member RSGB, GQRP 9838, FISTS 14077 | K3 #455 http://www.amateurradiotraining.org 2009/12/23 Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) 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
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Hi Wayne and Elecraft team, First of all a bit thank you for the fun I had with the K3 over the last year, including all the software changes and the involvement of all of us in the new developments of the K3. I must say this is outstanding and what puts Elecraft on a different level than any other manufacturer i the market. This must have had consequenses of increased market share and results of Elecraft as a company and I hope the company keeps this position of excellence. That is what makes a difference from a good and a great company. As for future developments and wishes, the challenge lays in not listening only to the one that makes the biggest noise but to the community as a whole. Some kinde of internet ' poll' would help for sure. The frequency of new releases, about once a month, is perfect to me. Also it may be an idea to adress certain users directly by e-mail to ask for input. Anyway, it is the discretion of Elecraft to prioritize what to do first. I wish the team a very Merry X-mas and look forward to 2010hope there is still time to ship my XV144 before the end of the year :) Dick PA3CW -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4209977.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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Wayne, Even though I am a brand new K3 owner (received last week), we really need a software program to manage memories. Need to read and write to the K3, freq, mode, offset for fm repeater work This is really basic to radios I have had for over 5 years….anyway, hope this makes the priority list. Thanks for a great Radio! Jack W4GRJ wayne burdick wrote: Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) 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 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4209992.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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One Request: Make sidetone adjustable without producing the tone and so you can do it when sending like any other rig. It's hard to change sidetone when in QSO. The tone covers up the other station! I should be able to continue keying and not kill the adjust pot. It's simply a mess the way it is now. 73 Steve N4LQ n...@carolina.rr.com - Original Message - From: Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net; elecr...@yahoogroups.com; elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:02 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.117/2583 - Release Date: 12/23/09 03:28:00 __ 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
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Any chance we could see the list? Simply choosing those that are high on our list might help to firm up the various items. On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) 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
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SWR Meter Peak Hold on SSB Improved SWR Accuracy 73, Dick - KA5KKT __ 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
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To address the limited display area of the K3, I'd like to see a simple pc application that will present a virtual K3 display on the computer screen and provide full-time display of: shift (numeric) width (numeric) power compression mic gain sub preamp sub antenna selection sub shift sub width AF Limit AGC hold AGC DCY AGC SLP AGC THR (meant to be display-only and not to change settings, to be used in conjunction with LP-Bridge so that the CAT port can be shared with other applications) 73, Barry N1EU wayne burdick wrote: We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4210118.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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Two items here: RX EQ by mode - or at least one separate setting for CW! Build as much flexibility and functionality as humanly possible into the P3, even if much of it is optional. Perhaps the last near-term opportunity to add major hardware to the K3 and provide extra switches and operator interface capabilities. Thanks for a GREAT product! Happy holidays and 73. ... Craig AC0DS -Original Message- From: W4GRJ [w4...@satterfield.org] Date: 23/12/2009 11:41 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Wayne, Even though I am a brand new K3 owner (received last week), we really need a software program to manage memories. Need to read and write to the K3, freq, mode, offset for fm repeater work This is really basic to radios I have had for over 5 years….anyway, hope this makes the priority list. Thanks for a great Radio! Jack W4GRJ wayne burdick wrote: Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) 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 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4209992.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
To keep it as brief as possible: -RX EQ per mode, so every mode can be tailored (and we will never get into noise threads again :-) -European 144/430 FM step raster support 6.25 and 12.5 kHz (With the K144XV in mind) -Memory editor utility and 50(?) more memories (also with the K144XV in mind) Some less secrecy about The List would be very welcome. May be a periodic report of things-on-the-horizon,or an overview of priorities. This might take some excess heat of reflector... Have a very merry Xmas and all the best wishes for the Elecraft team in an undoubtedly exiting 2010! 73' Paul PD0PSB As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4210164.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Wayne: Please take a look at and correct the power output discontinuity as the PWR adjust is changed from 12 to 13. Further details of actual power ouput sent to Gary (in support) 22 Nov/09 with request that he cc to you. Thanks looking forward to the P3. Seasons Greetings to all 73, Doug VE3MV K3/100 s/n 2432 - Original Message - From: Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net; elecr...@yahoogroups.com; elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:02 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software __ 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
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In my short time ( 2 weeks ) with this wonderful radio I have had several wow, look at this! moments on most days. The one feature that I have come to wish for, so far, is the ability to have two or three TX Equalizer set ups and the ability to make comparisons by switching quickly from a set profile and back to Flat. Also, using a couple of different mics and or modes would be easier with profiles perhaps modeled after the band width/shift Norm, Norm 1 and Norm 2 system. BTW, Wayne, thanks for asking! I hope everyone has a great Holiday season and finds plenty of time to play radio, Rick K6LE __ 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
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Both the KX1 and the K3 announcements were real surprises to me. They certainly were well-kept secrets. The K3 built-in keyer is very good as it is, but I miss the automatic character spacing of my favorite external keyers (CMOS Super Keyer, Logikeyers, Accukeyers, etc.). As a CW operator, I would love to see that feature on the list. Thanks and 73, John W2XS This is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4210227.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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Outstanding suggestion. I would second this one. Even better if we could change the settings 73, Tom W2SC 8P5A -Original Message- From: Barry N1EU [mailto:barry.n...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 11:10 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software To address the limited display area of the K3, I'd like to see a simple pc application that will present a virtual K3 display on the computer screen and provide full-time display of: shift (numeric) width (numeric) power compression mic gain sub preamp sub antenna selection sub shift sub width AF Limit AGC hold AGC DCY AGC SLP AGC THR (meant to be display-only and not to change settings, to be used in conjunction with LP-Bridge so that the CAT port can be shared with other applications) 73, Barry N1EU wayne burdick wrote: We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-t p4209832p4210118.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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
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Would you dedicate the K3's serial port to this function? Instead of a contest logger? Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Georgens, Tom Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 11:55 AM To: Barry N1EU; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Outstanding suggestion. I would second this one. Even better if we could change the settings 73, Tom W2SC 8P5A -Original Message- From: Barry N1EU [mailto:barry.n...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 11:10 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software To address the limited display area of the K3, I'd like to see a simple pc application that will present a virtual K3 display on the computer screen and provide full-time display of: shift (numeric) width (numeric) power compression mic gain sub preamp sub antenna selection sub shift sub width AF Limit AGC hold AGC DCY AGC SLP AGC THR (meant to be display-only and not to change settings, to be used in conjunction with LP-Bridge so that the CAT port can be shared with other applications) 73, Barry N1EU wayne burdick wrote: We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-t p4209832p4210118.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Dick Dievendorff wrote: Would you dedicate the K3's serial port to this function? Instead of a contest logger? Why would you need to, given LP-PAN, VSPE etc? - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4210432.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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Would the loggers object to receiving responses to commands that they didn't issue? Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:28 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Dick Dievendorff wrote: Would you dedicate the K3's serial port to this function? Instead of a contest logger? Why would you need to, given LP-PAN, VSPE etc? - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp420 9832p4210432.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
As previously reported: 1. Eliminate power transients when transmitting FSK-D. 2. Raise threshold on AF Limiter to prevent gross distortion when receiving CW with AGC OFF. Thanks for listening, and Merry Christmas to all! Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Yuma, AZ . __ 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
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Yes! I don't use the K3 internal keyer for exactly that reason. Bryan, Zl1NI .. The K3 built-in keyer is very good as it is, but I miss the automatic character spacing of my favorite external keyers (CMOS Super Keyer, Logikeyers, Accukeyers, etc.). As a CW operator, I would love to see that feature on the list. Thanks and 73, John W2XS __ 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
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- Main and Sub Rx audiomix: Leftchannel - 100% main and 50% sub and Rightchannel - 100% sub and 50% main - Bring Notch filter inside AGC-loop (or partly inside) - P3 point and click to change freq with a usb-MOUSE Thanks 73 Arie PA3A __ 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
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I'e been using the same (now old) homebrew Accu-keyer with auto character spacing since the articles were originally published in QST. I'm so used to the timing, it's hard to send decent CW otherwise. Except with a Lightning Bug, although some may not consider the swing decent :-) It would be a nice-to-have feature. I've ever used the internal keyer on any radio I've owned since they are generally a featureless afterthought included to put another checkmark on somebody's list. Grant/NQ5T On Dec 23, 2009, at 3:06 PM, Bryan, ZL1NI wrote: Yes! I don't use the K3 internal keyer for exactly that reason. __ 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
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I would love to see separate volume adjustments for Spot and Sidetone. Happy Holidays to all! 73, Gary W7TEA - 73, Gary W7TEA K3 #1001 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4210728.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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For external amplifier and external high power auto-tuner use, I'd like to see the followiong: 1) External ground that automatically puts the K3 into a low power CW tune mode. This is normally a command from an external auto-tuner that comes after an amplifier. 2) When the low power tune mode input is externally supplied (from a remote autotuner), you should have the option of disabling the amp-key output of the K3 since you want to tune your autotuner with low power. This is not necessary with some autotuners. As an example, you can pass the amp-key from the K3 thru the MFJ-998 and the MFJ-998 unkeys the amp for you before it starts to tune. But other autotuners (like the LDG AT1000PRO) don't have this feature. 3) Power level saved per antenna per band. I have my amplifier set up on ANT2, since my amp doesn't have 6 meters. This way I can operate barefoot on ANT1 thru 6 meters. When I put the amp in-line I use ANT2. If the power could be saved differently on ANT2, then I could properly set the amp drive per band and it would always be correct. 73, Phil - AD5X __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Dick, LP-Bridge acts as a traffic cop that allows multiple programs to share the K3 COM port without interfering with each other. It opens the K3 COM port and sends various commands to obtain a continous flow of commonly-sought status information. It intercepts status commands from multiple programs attached to virtual COM ports and routes the appropriate status information to them. When a program sends a command to the K3 that elicits a specific reponse, the response is sent back to that program only. 73, Dick WC1M -Original Message- From: Dick Dievendorff [mailto:die...@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:35 PM To: 'Julian, G4ILO'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Would the loggers object to receiving responses to commands that they didn't issue? Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:28 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Dick Dievendorff wrote: Would you dedicate the K3's serial port to this function? Instead of a contest logger? Why would you need to, given LP-PAN, VSPE etc? - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp420 9832p4210432.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
If one program opens a menu, and another program sends a VFO UP command, is the second program's UP command deferred somehow because the first program has a menu open? If one program sends a frequency change command, will the second program be aware of that new frequency without polling? My point is that the programs must cooperate, and that's not always possible. Dick -Original Message- From: Dick Green WC1M [mailto:wc1...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 2:31 PM To: 'Dick Dievendorff'; 'Julian, G4ILO'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Dick, LP-Bridge acts as a traffic cop that allows multiple programs to share the K3 COM port without interfering with each other. It opens the K3 COM port and sends various commands to obtain a continous flow of commonly-sought status information. It intercepts status commands from multiple programs attached to virtual COM ports and routes the appropriate status information to them. When a program sends a command to the K3 that elicits a specific reponse, the response is sent back to that program only. 73, Dick WC1M -Original Message- From: Dick Dievendorff [mailto:die...@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:35 PM To: 'Julian, G4ILO'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Would the loggers object to receiving responses to commands that they didn't issue? Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:28 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Dick Dievendorff wrote: Would you dedicate the K3's serial port to this function? Instead of a contest logger? Why would you need to, given LP-PAN, VSPE etc? - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp420 9832p4210432.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
My wish is to be able to change any setting while transmitting. Most important, I would like to be able to change Width, Shift, Hi, Lo, RIT/XIT, RIT/XIT on/off, and RIT/XIT CLR. I'd also like to be able to change EQ, VOX and AGC parameters, though those are less important. 73, Dick WC1M -Original Message- From: Wayne Burdick [mailto:n...@elecraft.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:02 PM To: Elecraft Reflector; elecr...@yahoogroups.com; elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software
1. Restore the full range of SHIFT while in 10 Hz resolution (currently limited to 1.28 to 1.72 kHz) to match the range while set to 50 Hz steps (0.05 to 2.60 kHz). 2. Increase power output to around 800W by means of some sort of external add-on device. :-) Merry Christmas! Paul WW2PT On Dec 23, 2009, at 12:02 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
There is a lot here about the K3 firmware tweaks - so I will address the other sides of Wayne's question. Application software - I have a KRC2 and I would like it to know the difference between 6m and 10m. In fact it would be nice to get away from the fixed bands per relay and instead map bands and potentially sub-bands to relays via the utility. The new KRC2 firmware can apparently manage this but unfortunately the KRC2 setting utility can not yet program it. It would be great to have an update to that. Not asked but new hardware - how about a multiple antenna output board without an ATU? Especially for those of us using HF and 6m beams. The IC7000 has 4 antenna sockets. The K3 has 1. Please can we have an XV70 transverter? Many more Eu states are getting 4m. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4210966.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Not sure exactly what you're describing in the first example, but I believe the answer is that the commands are serialized. I'm not sure just how clever LP-Bridge may be about deferring or discarding commands that can't be executed because the rig is in a state that prevents it. This probably happens all the time, without LP-Bridge, when the rig is transmitting and the logger wants to change some parameter that can't be changed during transmit. The command is essentially ignored in that case. The second example is straightforward. If a program sends a frequency change command, the second program won't be aware of it unless it polls or sends an appropriate status query command. But this is no different from the scenario where the user manually twirls the VFO dial. That's why most programs that need frequency information either poll or issue commands to get status when it's needed. 73, Dick WC1M -Original Message- From: Dick Dievendorff [mailto:die...@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 5:38 PM To: wc1...@gmail.com; 'Julian, G4ILO'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software If one program opens a menu, and another program sends a VFO UP command, is the second program's UP command deferred somehow because the first program has a menu open? If one program sends a frequency change command, will the second program be aware of that new frequency without polling? My point is that the programs must cooperate, and that's not always possible. Dick -Original Message- From: Dick Green WC1M [mailto:wc1...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 2:31 PM To: 'Dick Dievendorff'; 'Julian, G4ILO'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Dick, LP-Bridge acts as a traffic cop that allows multiple programs to share the K3 COM port without interfering with each other. It opens the K3 COM port and sends various commands to obtain a continous flow of commonly-sought status information. It intercepts status commands from multiple programs attached to virtual COM ports and routes the appropriate status information to them. When a program sends a command to the K3 that elicits a specific reponse, the response is sent back to that program only. 73, Dick WC1M -Original Message- From: Dick Dievendorff [mailto:die...@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:35 PM To: 'Julian, G4ILO'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Would the loggers object to receiving responses to commands that they didn't issue? Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:28 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Dick Dievendorff wrote: Would you dedicate the K3's serial port to this function? Instead of a contest logger? Why would you need to, given LP-PAN, VSPE etc? - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp420 9832p4210432.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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
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I don't think all such cases can handled in reality. Programs doing menu manipulation should capture the full attention of the radio. The user should be instructed to turn everything else off in this case. Wayne http://www.elecraft.com On Dec 23, 2009, at 2:38 PM, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote: If one program opens a menu, and another program sends a VFO UP command, is the second program's UP command deferred somehow because the first program has a menu open? If one program sends a frequency change command, will the second program be aware of that new frequency without polling? My point is that the programs must cooperate, and that's not always possible. Dick -Original Message- From: Dick Green WC1M [mailto:wc1...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 2:31 PM To: 'Dick Dievendorff'; 'Julian, G4ILO'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Dick, LP-Bridge acts as a traffic cop that allows multiple programs to share the K3 COM port without interfering with each other. It opens the K3 COM port and sends various commands to obtain a continous flow of commonly- sought status information. It intercepts status commands from multiple programs attached to virtual COM ports and routes the appropriate status information to them. When a program sends a command to the K3 that elicits a specific reponse, the response is sent back to that program only. 73, Dick WC1M -Original Message- From: Dick Dievendorff [mailto:die...@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:35 PM To: 'Julian, G4ILO'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Would the loggers object to receiving responses to commands that they didn't issue? Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:28 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Dick Dievendorff wrote: Would you dedicate the K3's serial port to this function? Instead of a contest logger? Why would you need to, given LP-PAN, VSPE etc? - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp420 9832p4210432.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
I agree. Several subset cases can be shared within the scope of LP-Bridge's virtualization of the K3. I just don't know where the edge is... Opening a menu is perhaps not something you'd want to do with multiple applications running. Dick -Original Message- From: Wayne Burdick [mailto:n...@elecraft.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:21 PM To: Dick Dievendorff Cc: wc1...@gmail.com; Julian, G4ILO; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software I don't think all such cases can handled in reality. Programs doing menu manipulation should capture the full attention of the radio. The user should be instructed to turn everything else off in this case. Wayne http://www.elecraft.com On Dec 23, 2009, at 2:38 PM, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote: If one program opens a menu, and another program sends a VFO UP command, is the second program's UP command deferred somehow because the first program has a menu open? If one program sends a frequency change command, will the second program be aware of that new frequency without polling? My point is that the programs must cooperate, and that's not always possible. Dick -Original Message- From: Dick Green WC1M [mailto:wc1...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 2:31 PM To: 'Dick Dievendorff'; 'Julian, G4ILO'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Dick, LP-Bridge acts as a traffic cop that allows multiple programs to share the K3 COM port without interfering with each other. It opens the K3 COM port and sends various commands to obtain a continous flow of commonly- sought status information. It intercepts status commands from multiple programs attached to virtual COM ports and routes the appropriate status information to them. When a program sends a command to the K3 that elicits a specific reponse, the response is sent back to that program only. 73, Dick WC1M -Original Message- From: Dick Dievendorff [mailto:die...@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:35 PM To: 'Julian, G4ILO'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Would the loggers object to receiving responses to commands that they didn't issue? Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:28 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Dick Dievendorff wrote: Would you dedicate the K3's serial port to this function? Instead of a contest logger? Why would you need to, given LP-PAN, VSPE etc? - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp420 9832p4210432.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Perhaps the solution is to make it possible to obtain information about the state of things that an operator might want to change without having to open a menu? Barry asked for some specific information to be displayed on-screen. He was not even requesting the ability to change those items from the computer. Perhaps there could be an extra information command that reported the current state of various settings that are not displayed on the K3 screen but which an operator can readily change and would want to check on? I'm not sure why he wanted to see AGC configuration settings as I would not consider those to be something that is normally changed during operation. Many operators probably never change those settings. On 23/12/2009, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote: I agree. Several subset cases can be shared within the scope of LP-Bridge's virtualization of the K3. I just don't know where the edge is... Opening a menu is perhaps not something you'd want to do with multiple applications running. -- Julian, G4ILO G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Barry asked for the ability to display AGC parameters. These values are currently read by accessing menus and reading them from the VFO A display area. During that menu access, another application might send an UP or DN command, which could change one of the AGC parameters. That's my only point. New single-command queries could solve that particular issue. I don't know the list of K3 commands that LP-Bridge blocks. I don't know how LP-Bridge uses its knowledge of what one application is doing to influence the commands permitted by another. I'm using the TelepostInc.com LPB html help page as my source of info on what LP-Bridge does. LP-Bridge offers a useful subset of the K3 Command set to many applications. But it's the LP-Bridge virtualization that these applications see, and that's different from the K3 programmer's reference command set. This is a very useful subset, but arguably insufficient for the requested application. Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: Julian Moss [mailto:julian.g4...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:40 PM To: Dick Dievendorff Cc: Wayne Burdick; wc1...@gmail.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Perhaps the solution is to make it possible to obtain information about the state of things that an operator might want to change without having to open a menu? Barry asked for some specific information to be displayed on-screen. He was not even requesting the ability to change those items from the computer. Perhaps there could be an extra information command that reported the current state of various settings that are not displayed on the K3 screen but which an operator can readily change and would want to check on? I'm not sure why he wanted to see AGC configuration settings as I would not consider those to be something that is normally changed during operation. Many operators probably never change those settings. On 23/12/2009, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote: I agree. Several subset cases can be shared within the scope of LP-Bridge's virtualization of the K3. I just don't know where the edge is... Opening a menu is perhaps not something you'd want to do with multiple applications running. -- Julian, G4ILO G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.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
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Yes. I don't know why he asked for that. Perhaps he would care to say why it would be useful? I don't think that many people would want that information on display in real time so I wouldn't expect that developers would rush to provide a display that showed AGC parameters anyway. Applications should not be accessing menus unless they are configuration tools which should not be used while loggers and other software is running. If developers find a need to access menus in their applications for reasons other than configuration, it could indicate there is a need for a command that could directly access that information. On 23/12/2009, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote: Barry asked for the ability to display AGC parameters. These values are currently read by accessing menus and reading them from the VFO A display area. During that menu access, another application might send an UP or DN command, which could change one of the AGC parameters. That's my only point. New single-command queries could solve that particular issue. -- Julian, G4ILO G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Julian Moss G4ILO wrote: If developers find a need to access menus in their applications for reasons other than configuration, it could indicate there is a need for a command that could directly access that information. I couldn't agree more. 73, Dick WC1M -Original Message- From: Julian Moss [mailto:julian.g4...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:08 PM To: Dick Dievendorff Cc: Wayne Burdick; wc1...@gmail.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Yes. I don't know why he asked for that. Perhaps he would care to say why it would be useful? I don't think that many people would want that information on display in real time so I wouldn't expect that developers would rush to provide a display that showed AGC parameters anyway. Applications should not be accessing menus unless they are configuration tools which should not be used while loggers and other software is running. If developers find a need to access menus in their applications for reasons other than configuration, it could indicate there is a need for a command that could directly access that information. On 23/12/2009, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote: Barry asked for the ability to display AGC parameters. These values are currently read by accessing menus and reading them from the VFO A display area. During that menu access, another application might send an UP or DN command, which could change one of the AGC parameters. That's my only point. New single-command queries could solve that particular issue. -- Julian, G4ILO G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.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
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Rather than call this by a term that might be confusing let me explain how my other radio works and suggest that the K3 have an option for the same. In my TS-870 I can set sub-band limits for mode. For example, from 14.000 to 14.150 the mode defaults to CW. If I tune above 14.150 the radio switches to USB. If I step back to 14.150 or below, it's back to CW. Of course I can manually override this in cases like when a DX station is on SSB working split on 40-meters and he's in the U.S. CW band. Wes N7WS --- On Wed, 12/23/09, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: From: Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com Subject: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net, elecr...@yahoogroups.com, elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 11:02 AM Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
My list of displayed parameters was just a first proposal. If AGC params can't be displayed because of the command set implementation, then we can shorten the list I suppose. As far as why I'd want to display AGC hold, DCY, SLP and THR - these are dynamic settings that I want to change depending on my operation (SP vs running, etc) and on condx. I'm sure many operators would want the ability to display these without digging into the menu. It seems like programming could easily accomplish this with a nifty onscreen display taking up perhaps 5-10% of the monitor's screen. And it could be configurable so you'd display just the set of parameters YOU want to see; i.e., leave off AGC if you don't want to see it. 73, Barry N1EU proposed: shift (numeric) width (numeric) power compression mic gain sub preamp sub antenna selection sub shift sub width AF Limit AGC hold AGC DCY AGC SLP AGC THR Dick Dievendorff wrote: Barry asked for the ability to display AGC parameters. These values are currently read by accessing menus and reading them from the VFO A display area. During that menu access, another application might send an UP or DN command, which could change one of the AGC parameters. That's my only point. New single-command queries could solve that particular issue. I don't know the list of K3 commands that LP-Bridge blocks. I don't know how LP-Bridge uses its knowledge of what one application is doing to influence the commands permitted by another. I'm using the TelepostInc.com LPB html help page as my source of info on what LP-Bridge does. LP-Bridge offers a useful subset of the K3 Command set to many applications. But it's the LP-Bridge virtualization that these applications see, and that's different from the K3 programmer's reference command set. This is a very useful subset, but arguably insufficient for the requested application. Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: Julian Moss [mailto:julian.g4...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:40 PM To: Dick Dievendorff Cc: Wayne Burdick; wc1...@gmail.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Perhaps the solution is to make it possible to obtain information about the state of things that an operator might want to change without having to open a menu? Barry asked for some specific information to be displayed on-screen. He was not even requesting the ability to change those items from the computer. Perhaps there could be an extra information command that reported the current state of various settings that are not displayed on the K3 screen but which an operator can readily change and would want to check on? I'm not sure why he wanted to see AGC configuration settings as I would not consider those to be something that is normally changed during operation. Many operators probably never change those settings. On 23/12/2009, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote: I agree. Several subset cases can be shared within the scope of LP-Bridge's virtualization of the K3. I just don't know where the edge is... Opening a menu is perhaps not something you'd want to do with multiple applications running. -- Julian, G4ILO G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.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 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4211252.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. 1) Implementation of Yaesu-style VFO/Sub RX/Audio Mixer control: Left Right FR0 VFO A/Main VFO A/Main ; normal FR1 VFO A/Main VFO A/Sub Rx; diversity FR2 VFO A/Main VFO B/Sub Rx; dual FR3 VFO B/Sub RxVFO B/Sub Rx; transceive B FR number/level appears as the v byte in the IF status. 2) Eliminate the prohibition against using the FM filter for AM/ESSB transmit. 3) Monitor level by mode and by headphones/speakers 4) Set/Get for TX EQ and RX EQ to allow directly reading/setting all 8 bands are one time). 5) SL/SL$; and SH/SH$; to allow direct Set/Get of LO cut and HI cut frequencies. 73, ... Joe, W4TV -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:02 PM To: Elecraft Reflector; elecr...@yahoogroups.com; elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
I don't think all such cases can handled in reality. Programs doing menu manipulation should capture the full attention of the radio. Menu manipulation should be minimized: Add Set/Get commands for TX EQ and RX EQ, Time set, Date Set, Mic Select. 73, ... Joe, W4TV -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 6:21 PM To: Dick Dievendorff Cc: wc1...@gmail.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net; Julian,G4ILO Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software I don't think all such cases can handled in reality. Programs doing menu manipulation should capture the full attention of the radio. The user should be instructed to turn everything else off in this case. Wayne http://www.elecraft.com On Dec 23, 2009, at 2:38 PM, Dick Dievendorff die...@comcast.net wrote: If one program opens a menu, and another program sends a VFO UP command, is the second program's UP command deferred somehow because the first program has a menu open? If one program sends a frequency change command, will the second program be aware of that new frequency without polling? My point is that the programs must cooperate, and that's not always possible. Dick -Original Message- From: Dick Green WC1M [mailto:wc1...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 2:31 PM To: 'Dick Dievendorff'; 'Julian, G4ILO'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Dick, LP-Bridge acts as a traffic cop that allows multiple programs to share the K3 COM port without interfering with each other. It opens the K3 COM port and sends various commands to obtain a continous flow of commonly- sought status information. It intercepts status commands from multiple programs attached to virtual COM ports and routes the appropriate status information to them. When a program sends a command to the K3 that elicits a specific reponse, the response is sent back to that program only. 73, Dick WC1M -Original Message- From: Dick Dievendorff [mailto:die...@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:35 PM To: 'Julian, G4ILO'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Would the loggers object to receiving responses to commands that they didn't issue? Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:28 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Dick Dievendorff wrote: Would you dedicate the K3's serial port to this function? Instead of a contest logger? Why would you need to, given LP-PAN, VSPE etc? - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software -tp420 9832p4210432.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
1) External ground that automatically puts the K3 into a low power CW tune mode. This is normally a command from an external auto-tuner that comes after an amplifier. Agreed, with a configurable power level. This would provide compatibility with the Yaesu Quadra TF function. Also a digital pulse output with the ATU Tune tap if the KAT3 is not installed or not enabled. This would allow triggering the tune function in external auto-tuners (e.g., Icom AH-3 and AH-4). 73, ... Joe, W4TV -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Phil Debbie Salas Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 5:24 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software For external amplifier and external high power auto-tuner use, I'd like to see the followiong: 1) External ground that automatically puts the K3 into a low power CW tune mode. This is normally a command from an external auto-tuner that comes after an amplifier. 2) When the low power tune mode input is externally supplied (from a remote autotuner), you should have the option of disabling the amp-key output of the K3 since you want to tune your autotuner with low power. This is not necessary with some autotuners. As an example, you can pass the amp-key from the K3 thru the MFJ-998 and the MFJ-998 unkeys the amp for you before it starts to tune. But other autotuners (like the LDG AT1000PRO) don't have this feature. 3) Power level saved per antenna per band. I have my amplifier set up on ANT2, since my amp doesn't have 6 meters. This way I can operate barefoot on ANT1 thru 6 meters. When I put the amp in-line I use ANT2. If the power could be saved differently on ANT2, then I could properly set the amp drive per band and it would always be correct. 73, Phil - AD5X __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
1. NTCH within AGC 2. Manual NTCH narrower (like in IC-7000) 3. DUAL PB with adjustable Q so that it works closer to audio filters (current Q mostly too low). -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4211530.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Here are some answers to some of the questions posed about LP-Bridge behavior... 1. LPB responds to all application GET commands from memory, without passing the commands to the K3. This happens asynchronously from up to five applications at the same time. Each application only sees responses to its own queries, unless the user has checked the AI1 or AI2 options for that virtual port. 2. LPB forces the K3 into AI2 and K31 meta modes. There are optional check boxes for each virtual port to change the AI behavior on a per-application basis, as mentioned above. Making adjustments at the K3 will not generate commands to any application unless its virtual port has the AI1 or AI2 option checked. There is no provision for accommodating K30 meta-commands. 3. The only commands that LPB allows to propagate to the K3 are SET commands. Normally, this is not a problem, but there is a chance that two applications could conflict in this regard when accessing menu data. This is complicated by timing considerations. This should be a rare occurrence, but I can see possible cases where it could be a problem. For instance, if a program uses periodic VFO UP or DN commands to implement scanning and then a second program starts a menu access operation during the scan. I would have to think through all the combinations, but it seems that the operator's limitation of only having one mouse and one free hand would limit the cases where a problem could exist. 4. LPB will not allow use of the K3 Utility through a virtual port for safety reasons. I am considering adding code to lock out SET commands from other virtual ports once one app sends a MNnnn; command, until the MN255; command is sent. This could cause other problems, though. It would be better if the UP/DN commands associated with the menu functions could be changed to menu specific special commands, like UPM and DNM, as opposed to using the regular VFO UP/DN commands. This of course would become an issue with existing programs. 73, Larry N8LP Barry asked for the ability to display AGC parameters. These values are currently read by accessing menus and reading them from the VFO A display area. During that menu access, another application might send an UP or DN command, which could change one of the AGC parameters. That's my only point. New single-command queries could solve that particular issue. I don't know the list of K3 commands that LP-Bridge blocks. I don't know how LP-Bridge uses its knowledge of what one application is doing to influence the commands permitted by another. I'm using the TelepostInc.com LPB html help page as my source of info on what LP-Bridge does. LP-Bridge offers a useful subset of the K3 Command set to many applications. But it's the LP-Bridge virtualization that these applications see, and that's different from the K3 programmer's reference command set. This is a very useful subset, but arguably insufficient for the requested application. Dick, K6KR -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4211541.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
As another mentioned, a digital signal out when the ATU is uninstalled or disabled and Tune is tapped to allow activation of an external tuner would be very nice to have. I use a remote tuner (T1) at my antenna base and the internal tuner in the K3 as well at times. 73 jim ab3cv __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Jim Miller j...@jtmiller.com wrote: As another mentioned, a digital signal out when the ATU is uninstalled or disabled and Tune is tapped to allow activation of an external tuner would be very nice to have. I use a remote tuner (T1) at my antenna base and the internal tuner in the K3 as well at times. 73 jim ab3cv __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
I'd second this one Dick! Best Wishes for the Holidays to all! 73, Julius Dick Green WC1M-2 wrote: My wish is to be able to change any setting while transmitting. Most important, I would like to be able to change Width, Shift, Hi, Lo, RIT/XIT, RIT/XIT on/off, and RIT/XIT CLR. I'd also like to be able to change EQ, VOX and AGC parameters, though those are less important. 73, Dick WC1M -Original Message- From: Wayne Burdick [mailto:n...@elecraft.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:02 PM To: Elecraft Reflector; elecr...@yahoogroups.com; elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) 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 - Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 Elecraft K3#1875 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4211587.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Application software - I have a KRC2 and I would like it to know the difference between 6m and 10m. In fact it would be nice to get away from the fixed bands per relay and instead map bands and potentially sub-bands to relays via the utility. The new KRC2 firmware can apparently manage this but unfortunately the KRC2 setting utility can not yet program it. It would be great to have an update to that. *** It would be nice to be able to say switch between LC networks when moving from one end of 160 to the other. Of course, I would go for a remote ATU from Elecraft too (nudge nudge wink wink) Not asked but new hardware - how about a multiple antenna output board without an ATU? Especially for those of us using HF and 6m beams. The IC7000 has 4 antenna sockets. The K3 has 1. *** I'll second this too. Kit form would be great. 73, Julius - Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 Elecraft K3#1875 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp4209832p4211610.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Boythe dam and broke Spent the lats 45 minutes reading all this stuff. Here is my very short list. 1. Power control - Fine and Course To many turns to get to the power I want. Especially driving an amp. I think that others have talked about power control with amplifiers. In my shack, I would like to set the output more quickly when I have the amp running. 2. I would like to see a computer program that looks like the front of the K3 with pull down menus for various or all the parameters. There are some utilities out there that are close. I would like to see pull down menus so an operator can change parameters quickly instead of going to the menus inside the radio. It is more a convenience than a real operating issue. 3. In reference to the above...it would also be nice to have files saved so that the K3 can be changed on a per operator basis for multi-op conditions. I know my hearing is not the same as the younger guys, so I have to change the EQ. Now with all this said...there might be software out there that does that anyway, but I cannot keep up with the reflector as much as I want to. There is a lot of information and opinion flying here...so I might a missed a thing or two. Still - and excellent radio Lee - K0WA Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - J. Wolf __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Is there any way to setup the K3 utility through LP-Bridge to send macros for the utility program to the K3 without having to close LP-Bridge then starting the K3 utility program? I understand that you have to close the LP-Bridge for downloading updates. I guess the same applies to the macros. But thought I would ask. 73, N2TK, Tony -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dick Green WC1M Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 5:31 PM To: 'Dick Dievendorff'; 'Julian, G4ILO'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Dick, LP-Bridge acts as a traffic cop that allows multiple programs to share the K3 COM port without interfering with each other. It opens the K3 COM port and sends various commands to obtain a continous flow of commonly-sought status information. It intercepts status commands from multiple programs attached to virtual COM ports and routes the appropriate status information to them. When a program sends a command to the K3 that elicits a specific reponse, the response is sent back to that program only. 73, Dick WC1M -Original Message- From: Dick Dievendorff [mailto:die...@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:35 PM To: 'Julian, G4ILO'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Would the loggers object to receiving responses to commands that they didn't issue? Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:28 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Dick Dievendorff wrote: Would you dedicate the K3's serial port to this function? Instead of a contest logger? Why would you need to, given LP-PAN, VSPE etc? - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp420 9832p4210432.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Yes, and be able to select a different group of antennas using ANT1 and ANT2 on the K3 possibly using the DIGOUT1 signal tied into something like the KRC2. Those who have say two antennas per band can select them from the front panel of the K3 easily. N2TK, Tony -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of AD6XY Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 5:44 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software There is a lot here about the K3 firmware tweaks - so I will address the other sides of Wayne's question. Application software - I have a KRC2 and I would like it to know the difference between 6m and 10m. In fact it would be nice to get away from the fixed bands per relay and instead map bands and potentially sub-bands to relays via the utility. The new KRC2 firmware can apparently manage this but unfortunately the KRC2 setting utility can not yet program it. It would be great to have an update to that. Not asked but new hardware - how about a multiple antenna output board without an ATU? Especially for those of us using HF and 6m beams. The IC7000 has 4 antenna sockets. The K3 has 1. Please can we have an XV70 transverter? Many more Eu states are getting 4m. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-needs-survey-firmware-and-application-software-tp420 9832p4210966.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Some of us are still awaiting the TWO BIG surprises. Got my fingers crossed. Stan Rife W5EWA -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:02 PM To: Elecraft Reflector; elecr...@yahoogroups.com; elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) 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 needs survey -- firmware and application software
Dear Eric and Wayne, Considering all improvements done in 2009 it would be useful to update the K3 user guide in order to have quick acces to all new parameters easily. I take the oportunity to wish a merry Xmas and a very happy New Year 2010 to both of you and your really supportive team, all Elecrafters, especially in good health, and that all your wishes come true. Best 73's Philippe A65BI (F5LTB)...ex 9Q1TB many exotic ones K3#3616 * Elecraft, by Hams, for HamsWhat else !* -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:02 PM To: Elecraft Reflector; elecr...@yahoogroups.com; elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software Hi all, As you probably know, we keep a list of firmware features and improvements to be added as time permits. Many of the most-requested changes were made over the past several months, keeping pace with the demands of the fall/winter contest season. (A few that come to mind: switch sequence automation via macros, improved DVR interaction with PTT, main/sub audio mixing, improved NR, lockable transmit controls, and many enhanced remote-control commands.) As we head into 2010, we'd like to refresh the master firmware list based on your input. Items already on the list have priority, of course, but this is a great opportunity to let us know what else is missing or could be improved. Our goal is to make the K3 as easy to use as possible, while providing the advanced features you need for specific operating situations. We're also planning a renewed effort to assist application software developers. If your ideas for improvements involve changes to both K3 firmware and a favorite application, we'll pass it along to the developers and work with them closely. We're making great progress on the P3 Panadapter and other new products. There will be some surprises in 2010 :) 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
