[Elecraft] Interesting K3 Pan Adapter Development

[Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604]

Given that "no knobs" operations are pretty new, and only possible
with some radios, I think you may be confusing a correlation with a
causation.  When "no knobs" operators have the experience that "with
knobs" operators do, then we may see different results.  It also is
dependent on the "no knobs" interface.

It does look as if the K3 is the radio that may make this transition
and experience possible.

73, doug

   Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:17:49 -0400
   From: Bill Tippett <btippett at alum.mit.edu>

   Hi Frank,

   GI4NKB:
    >Why would I want to remove my hands from
   keyboard and mouse to reach across a bench to fiddle with knobs when a
   mouse click or click and drag can do the same only quicker? To state
   that a mouse or keyboard does not make for rapid tweaking is akin to
   saying a keyboard and mouse does not make for rapid letter writing.

	    I would ask the article's author Vic K1LT who
   has "been there and done that".  I notice many who are "no
   knobs" advocates are never seen high in contest standings.
   K1LT actually does place well in contests so I tend to attach
   some credibility to his comments.

   I found 112 K1LT contest results hits below:

   http://dayton.contesting.com/archives//html/3830/

   ...but I don't see any results for GI4NKB.  When I begin to
   see some "no knobs" folks placing high in actual results,
   then I will become a true believer.  Until then, I am like
   the guys from Missouri..."Show Me".

    >Yes it will because then more people will be staring at a spectrum scope
   and clicking on it to qsy to any intersting looking signals but
   wondering why they then have to leave this environment to fiddle with
   knobs

	    The beauty of a K3 / Panadapter is that you can use
   mouse, knobs or both.  You are not forced to only either/or.

					    73,  Bill  W4ZV