[Elecraft] Conversion from K3 to K3Plus or K4

[Ignacy]

Below is one of the crazy ideas conceived when waiting for my K3 to
arrive (later this week) and lamenting over the loss of many single-
function buttons from Mark V Field.

One issue with K3 is too many multifunction knobs and buttons. Also,
some analog meters would be nice. Computer controls are fine but they
are hard to use during contests.

I am wondering whether one can have a completely separate front panel
with lots of knobs and buttons, nothin dual purpose. The connections
to K3 could be in 2 ways:

1. via serial cable; easy to do but with some lag, perhaps too long
during contests,

2. via internal K3 bus.

In one extreme, the bigger panel can have a bigger display and even a
panadapter, if needed. In the other extreme, one would only have a
separate panel for selected functions, e.g., separate 2nd rx controls
etc., band buttons, etc.

I propose that the panels be named LP-PANEL1, LP-PANEL2,.....

Ignacy, NO9E


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