[Elecraft] [K3] Built-in features and side-effects

[Craig D. Smith]

<> It is becoming blazingly clear that the processing power and extentensive
<> set of control points in the radio provide far more flexibility than can
be
<> easily and intuitively expressed through the front panel.  

I agree, Rick - nicely said.   

Here's how I would like to see it implemented.  We need a "self-contained"
panadaptor option from Elecraft.   By "self-contained" I mean an external
box that connects to the K3 with a single cable and has connectors to plug
in a keyboard, a mouse, and a standard LCD display.  I would like to see the
associated software, in the default mode, dedicate the upper half of the LCD
display to the panadaptor.  The lower half of the display should be a front
panel extension for the K3.  This area can be used for the implementation of
the "overflow" functions that are not possible to implement ergonomically on
the hardware front panel.  These functions can be operated with programmable
keys on the keyboard and/or by mouse clicks.

                73
                         ...   Craig  AC0DS