[Elecraft] P3

[David Gilbert]

You do realize that you're simply asking Elecraft to turn the K3 into 
your computer (except with a different operating system), right?  
Possibly it might be useful to be able to connect a keyboard and mouse 
directly to a P3, but I'm having a hard time visualizing how #1 below is 
any more elegant than #2 for portable operation, at least in terms of 
hardware.

1.  K3 + P3 + keyboard + mouse + external monitor + paper log + hand 
transfer of QSOs to home computer

2.  K3 + P3 (or LP-PAN) + small laptop

73,
Dave   AB7E

p.s.  Refurbished laptop computers are very inexpensive




On 4/17/2010 6:03 AM, lstavenhagen wrote:
>> Exactly. The point of the P3 is to *get away from* using a PC.  It is
>>      
> made to go next to the K3. That means I can take with me to xxxx and
> not have to drag a PC along, or install a bunch of stuff on someone
> else's PC to use the spectrum display.  Believe that was the point.<
>
> Ah, these are just heavenly words to me, hi hi...... And one of the primary
> reasons I'm now a hardcore elecrafter. I'll admit that the functionality of
> general purpose SW like what we have now are a tough act to follow, but if
> it _can_ be followed with a device specifically designed to work with a ham
> rig (and not these awful Rube Goldberg setups with
> PC's/adapters/cables/busted drivers/lock-in to Windows/etc we're forced to
> use now) I'll be right there in line to buy it.
>
> I wonder if there'll eventually be some kind of keyboard/mouse interfacing
> available with the P3? That'd be a wheel I wouldn't mind elecraft
> reinventing since again that would be with a purpose-built device for the
> K3. I.e. a way to use PSK-D and RTTY-D using a KB and the P3 for RX?
>
> 73,
> LS
> W5QD
>