[Elecraft] Raspberry PI 3 and K3

David Cutter d.cutter at ntlworld.com
Tue Apr 5 03:22:17 EDT 2016


A friend recently bought an iRulu tablet for £16 including postage, attached 
a Bluetooth converter for £17, some software for £3.50 and was able to 
control his 817 from inside a tent. I'm looking forward to seeing that on 
Elecraft gear.

David
G3UNA
>
> The trouble with pi-top is that the screen and keyboard, and general fit
> and finish aren't that great. If there's Android software that can meet
> your needs, you'll get more power, better screen, better construction, and
> a better keyboard by picking up an older model Nexus tablet and a matching
> Bluetooth keyboard.
>
> My ideal portable rig just for digital modes would be a battery powered 
> PX3
> with the smallest, cheapest USB keyboard I could find. But, I assume if
> Elecraft could have put batteries in the PX3 they would have.
> 


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