[Elecraft] Elecraft Panadapter

[Vic K2VCO]

Jim Miller KG0KP wrote:
> I haven't used a panaramic display but have wanted one for some time.  I 
> do have a problem understanding how a stand alone display can possibly 
> have the capabilities of a PC based design as far as point and click to 
> change the radio to the frequency of the signal you are seeing.

There are 'single board computers' available that would provide mouse, VGA, and RS232 
support and which can be programmed to do whatever you want. They have simple operating 
systems (sometimes forms of Linux) and are designed to be embedded in devices like this. 
When you click on the display it would just send the appropriate rig-control command to 
the K3.

A panoramic display unit could incorporate this plus a simple SDR to provide all these 
functions.

If it did not include the display itself but could be connected to a VGA monitor, the 
price could be kept reasonable. Monitors are cheap and used ones are often free. And the 
owner could choose how big a display he wanted.
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco