[Elecraft] PIN for K3??

[Gary Gregory]

Scott,

Personally?...I tend to agree with you. In my situation, I set up portable
under my Motorhome awning and I could use a 'Lockout' feature daily. I do
realize this is not for the shall we say majority, however I felt your
question was a valid one.

I use the current K3 partial lockout feature and if FW was available to
allow as you suggest a 'Pin' type lockout of the full K-Line then I would
use that feature.

Again I understand that this would not be for everyone, but I see a use for
the feature which of course should be 'optional'.

I will not validate the other comments I have read by commenting further.

Good question, I hope Elecraft at least give your question serious
consideration.

regards,
Gary

On 1 February 2013 10:29, Scott W2NTV <sdunlavey at optimum.net> wrote:

> On 1/30/2013 7:09 PM, Bill Conkling wrote:
>
>> Scott,
>>
>> Which is it?  I've read your post on at least two different lists.....
>>
>> Do you want to prevent a thief from using your radio?  Prevent him from
>> stealing it, lock the door.
>>
>> Do you want to keep your kids (and their friends) from messing with it?
>> Your own kids should know better and also, lock the door.
>>
>> Or you want to keep your irresponsible club members (lids) from messing
>> with
>> the settings?  As has been pointed out, Elecraft has provided a means of
>> 'locking' the CMP, MIC GAIN, and POWER settings, and it works very well.
>> Use it, and a little training would go a long way to acquaint your friends
>> on the basics of how the radio works, and what the controls do, such as
>> filters, and band width.  A few experiments with the NB and NR and the
>> NOTCH
>> are also well advised.  Also, a quick SAVE settings with the K3 Utility
>> will
>> help if things get too far out of hand. (I loaned my K3 to a good friend a
>> while back, and when I got it back a couple of weeks later, he'd
>> re-configured it to work very muck like his OMNI VI!  I re-loaded my
>> config
>> file, and was back to normal, he bought a K3.)
>>
>> My K3 has been to many field day and special events and racked up
>> thousands
>> of contacts with no ill affects, and the membership has become very
>> confident with it.  I feel certain that this has been partially
>> responsible
>> for several members buying K3s and other Elecraft equipment.
>>
>> But, please, "we don't need no stinkin' PINS!"
>>
>> BTW: For what it's worth, my Smart phone, doesn't actually have a PIN, I
>> just swipe an icon across the screen, just about anyone with a half a
>> brain
>> can make it work.  It' more of a nuisance than any protection.
>>
>> ...bill nr4c
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Scott Dunlavey [mailto:sdunlavey at optimum.net]
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 1:13 PM
>> To: nr4c at widomaker.com
>> Cc: elecraftyahoo; elecraft
>> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] PIN for K3??
>>
>> Bill, I am not suggesting you need to &^%* unlock the *&^&$# radio every
>> *&^%$ time you want to %$#* play radio... I am suggesting a way to make
>> it so LIDS at club meetings or *&^% ham operators at Field Day don't do
>> something they should not do... agn, just like a cell or smart phone...
>> that's all... Matt, I will look into the other settings, I was not aware
>> of that... TU
>> w2ntv
>>
>>
>>
>>  Bill... I was asked WHY?... I then gave some reasons why it would be
> helpful or useful to have a lock or PIN... I also said, it may not be for
> everyone and an op out or turn on/off for those people who didn't want it
> should be available
> We have passwords on our computers and email accounts, do you lock up your
> computer or do you leave your internet on for hackers to get in and cause
> problems???
> I just gave a suggestion on something I THINK would be of use to me... I
> don't think it is constructive treating me like a pinata just because you
> have no use for a PIN...
>
> enjoy ham radio... I do
>
> Scott
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