Re: [Elecraft] K3 Curious behavio

2007-11-28 Thread Carl Clawson
I understand that there's a software utility that allows you to save/load configurations to/from a computer. But it would be handy if it were possible to save and restore a small number (somewhere from 1 to 4) of configurations in the radio itself. You could accommodate different operator preferenc

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Curious behavio

2007-11-28 Thread Ian White GM3SEK
Carl Clawson wrote: I understand that there's a software utility that allows you to save/load configurations to/from a computer. But it would be handy if it were possible to save and restore a small number (somewhere from 1 to 4) of configurations in the radio itself. You could accommodate dif

RE: [Elecraft] K3 Curious behavio

2007-11-28 Thread Dick Dievendorff
bject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Curious behavio Carl Clawson wrote: >I understand that there's a software utility that allows you to >save/load configurations to/from a computer. But it would be handy if >it were possible to save and restore a small number (somewhere from 1 >to 4) of co

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Curious behavio

2007-11-28 Thread Ian White GM3SEK
Dick Dievendorff wrote: By the time our K3 arrives, I'm hoping the firmware will have easy access to stored profiles for 'His' and 'Her' audio EQ, because those setting are quite time-consuming to change. You can save configurations for "his" and "her" right now with the K3 Utility. I'm aw

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Curious behavio

2007-11-29 Thread Julian G4ILO
On Nov 29, 2007 7:36 AM, Ian White GM3SEK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm aware of that option, but would only regard it as a temporary > workaround. Connecting a computer and reconfiguring the whole rig is not > the right way to handle a routine change of operators. I imagine most people have

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Curious behavio

2007-11-29 Thread Ian White GM3SEK
Julian G4ILO wrote: On Nov 29, 2007 7:36 AM, Ian White GM3SEK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm aware of that option, but would only regard it as a temporary workaround. Connecting a computer and reconfiguring the whole rig is not the right way to handle a routine change of operators. I imagine

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Curious behavio

2007-11-29 Thread Don Wilhelm
I would suggest a more flexible solution. Implement a connector for a flash drive or another readily available format of a removable memory card. If the card is inserted, use the data that is stored on the card, but if it is not present, use that which is stored in the K3. That would certain

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Curious behavio

2007-11-29 Thread Bob Cunnings
You might under-rate the power of the stored preset if you haven't experienced it. The USER1, USER2 feature on the TT Orion is great - with a button press I can completely reconfigure the rig from, for instance, a CW setup to a SSB setup - all settings (xtal filter selection, bandwidth, AGC, PBT, e

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Curious behavio

2007-11-29 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
Don Wilhelm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I would suggest a more flexible solution. Implement a connector for a flash drive or another readily available format of a removable memory card. -- So, the K3 as it now stands does not have a US

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Curious behavio

2007-11-29 Thread Don Wilhelm
Geoff, A USB port is not necessary - but yes it would require some sort of memory slot to be added to the K3. I am thinking of something similar to the Compact Flash card used in Nikon (and other) cameras. Just memory - without all the other protocol stuff associated with a 'port'. The only

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Curious behavio

2007-11-29 Thread Van W1WCG
I wonder if the Serial-to-USB adapter sold by Elecraft could be used to access a USB flash memory card plugged into the USB end of the adapter -- it's basically a 2-way bus anyway. Of course it would mean yet more code and memory usage in the K3.. Van, W1WCG - Original Message - Fr

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Curious behavio

2007-11-29 Thread Bob Cunnings
2-way bus, yes, but symmetrical, no. The USB flash card and the Serial<->USB adaptor are both USB peripheral devices, so they can't talk to each other directly - they both expect to be connected to a USB host port, as found on a laptop for instance. The host port masters the bus, something the peri

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Curious behavio

2007-11-29 Thread AJSOENKE
Just to add another slant to the slippery hill, I have a perfectly good IPaq 5400 that is a very small computer and has huge storage capacity. It is hardly used because it lacks a lot of common interfacing. It does Blue tooth, WiFi and IR but no USB or RS232 (as if having a laptop weren't di