[Elecraft] Small external monitor for P3?

[Ian White]

Chuck,  W7CS wrote:

>I have a space problem similar to yours.  I found some used 15"
>(diagonal measurement) computer monitors that are only 11", or a bit
>less, high, if you remove their stand.  I figure that my eyes are
>still young enough, so that size screen is large enough, if its
>directly in front of me and above the K3/P3SVGA.
>

That works for me too. I like to have the display directly above the K3,
and at that viewing distance a 15" monitor is plenty big enough to
display the enhanced detail of the SVGA. A push-button VGA switch allows
the smaller monitor to double as either the display for the P3 or an
occasional extension of the main PC display. 

>Some 15" monitors have larger enclosure borders than others, that
>make them higher. 

To keep the 15" display in the same field of view as the K3 itself, I
removed the monitor stand and fitted two stick-on rubber feet so the
monitor could sit directly on top of the K3. Velcro pads hold the
monitor upright against the edge of a convenient shelf.

>I've "collected" several of this size for $5 to
>$15 from swap meets, computer store sales and Salvation Army stores,
>or similar outlets.

Or from friendly sysops who have upgraded their end users to larger
screens but (quite rightly) can't bear to throw away perfectly
functional hardware.


73 from Ian GM3SEK