[Elecraft] modification requested

[Mike]

  That's a limitation from the dark ages.  :-)
My logging software has the option of polling, (for those rigs that still insist on 
it) or not. It's fairly trivial to implement.
73, Mike NF4L

On 7/20/2010 10:38 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>   >  Dave, Why are you polling the K3?
>
> Most, if not all, logging software needs to poll the rig
> to determine its operating frequency.  In addition, other
> hardware/software systems like LP-Pan/LP-Bridge. microHAM
> products, etc. poll the rig to determine frequency and/or
> mode to support features like automatic antenna switching,
> support amplifiers not capable of band switching based on
> BCD "Band Data" etc.
>
> "Polling the rig" has been a standard technique in software
> since the earliest computer controllable radios and "silent
> periods" (periods in which the radio simply fails to respond)
> are an issue.
>
> 73,
>
>      ... Joe, W4TV
>
> On 7/20/2010 7:16 AM, Mike wrote:
>> Dave, Why are you polling the K3? A limit of some software you're
>> using? There is a CONFIG setting, AUTOINF (p. 54 of my manual), that
>> causes the K3 to broadcast it's info when you change things (freq,
>> mode) on the rig.
>>
>> 73, Mike NF4L
>>
>> On 7/19/2010 11:16 PM, David F. Reed wrote:
>>> The K3 seems to ignore polls for 100mS or more when changing bands,
>>> and also seems to randomly drop polls; this is causing some
>>> problems interfacing with other equipment, and I cannot find a way
>>> to work around it.
>>>
>>> Is this something I can look forward to a fix for, or something I
>>> have to live with?
>>>
>>> Thanks and 73 de Dave, W5SV
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