[Elecraft] K3: USB port

[Wes Stewart]

I kind of do both. I have a laptop on a shelf above the radios.  I use the screen as a secondary monitor, although it's literally a pain in the neck to do so.

Then I have a wireless keyboard/mouse on the desk along with a another monitor.  So in essence I have a similar setup, except mine keeps running for a few hours if the power fails. The K3 is on a 100 AH AGM battery so it keeps on ticking too.

If I want to operate portable, the laptop is ready to go with all of the software needed and an up-to-date log.

Wes Stewart  N7WS

--- On Fri, 11/19/10, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
M
>    Igor,
> 
> I would agree if I could use the laptop's keyboard, but if
> I use a 
> laptop with a standard (external) keyboard and mouse, the
> laptop takes 
> up more desk space than a desktop.
> 
> If you would choose a tower configuration desktop and place
> it on the 
> floor under the desk (or mount the low profile desktop
> vertically), then 
> the monitor, keyboard and mouse take up less real estate
> than a laptop.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
> On 11/19/2010 11:03 PM, Igor Sokolov wrote:
> > I dare to argue with the below statement. I see
> several advantages in using
> > laptop in the hamshack.
> > They require less space
> > They are usually less noisy both electrically and
> acoustically
> > They do not need separate UPS
> > And they are not that expensive after all. 1.6 GHz
> Atom processor netbook
> > can be had for around 300 USD here and more then
> enough for everything
> > needed in the hamshack (unless you need it for Skimmer
> or SDR)
> > That does not mean that I support switching from RS232
> to USB. I have Expert
> > 1K-FA that is wired to listen on RS232 of my K3.
> Therefore I prefer we stay
> > with RS232 for the time being.
> >
> > 73, Igor UA9CDC
>