[Elecraft] [K3] more function keys please

[Byron Servies]

On Nov 3, 2009, at 7:59 AM, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote:

> This is like being in a  candy factory and it is all free. 73, Jim
>
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Burdick" <n6kr at elecraft.com>
>> This is already on the list. The CONFIG:MACRO X menu entry will  
>> have X
>> values of 1-8 and '#'. If you assign MACRO X to a switch, it will
>> prompt for 1-8 when you use it, giving you access to up to eight
>> macros with one switch.

I am new to the Elecraft world, I still haven't finished inventory on  
my first kit (K1 #2799), but reading this thread and those about how  
the K3 is used by serious contesters brought a question to mind.

Wouldn't support for an external, programmable, control surface for  
the K3 be more appropriate than adding buttons to the front panel?

Perhaps something from the CAD or gaming world.  The surface would not  
even necessarily be connected directly to the radio itself, but to the  
computer controlling it, sending appropriate commands via the computer  
control port.

To my inexperienced mind, that seems a more flexible setup.  Keeping  
the radio simple, but providing the desired flexibility.

Byron
KI6NUL