[Elecraft] ELEPRODUCT POLL (WAS Any advice on the OHR WM-2 QRPwattmeter?)

[Vic Rosenthal]

Roger Marrotte wrote:

> How about a slightly larger K2 case with a larger front panel that has more
> controls for things like DSP ON/OFF, a larger display showing the second
> VFO, etc.  Just drop in the old insides and plug in a new set of firmware.
> I'd also like to have a TX monitor.

This is a good idea.  There would be room for a larger speaker, power 
supply, etc.  Does anyone remember the S-100 bus computers?  How about a 
completely modular unit with slots for such things as the 100 watt PA 
and tuner, KRC2 board, digital modes adaptor (including digital voice 
encoding/decoding), panadaptor (what would be called today a band-scan 
display), etc.  Build your K2 to fit your operating needs.

In fact the bus specification could be open.  Then other manufacturers 
could produce K2-compatible boards.  A communications protocol could 
pass messages to the main firmware, allowing configuration of adapter 
boards from a main menu.  Would this hurt Elecraft?  It didn't hurt the 
IBM PC!

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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco