[Elecraft] Interesting K3 Pan Adapter Development

[Frank Hunter]

Bill Tippett wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Frank,

Hi Bill!

> 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".

Thanks for that Bill. I hadn't realised until you pointed it out that to 
win a contest I don't need huge amounts of real estate, an antenna farm, 
massive power and skill. All I need are knobs! Rather than avoiding the 
issues raised and cherry picking K1LT's article what you should be doing 
is asking yourself "why is K1LT using SDR?" think about it. Oh and 
please don't label me as a "no knobs" person, I've plenty of radios with 
knobs on them including K2's. I simply find as one who has used 
computers for fun and work for years that it is no big deal using a 
computer to control a radio it is in truth very intuitive and quick. If 
you'd read my original post properly you would realise that if 
contesting with a computer based logger you're effectively a "no knobs" 
person anyway! Whether you care to admit it or not :)

>  >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.

And neither are you forced to do either with a Flex/PowerSDR combo.

73, Frank GI4NKB
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