[Elecraft] [PX3][PX3HDMI][P3] PX3 to HDMI Large Screen; and Decoded Text to Native P3 Screen

[Joe Stone (KF5WBO)]

> Since you asked . . . 

Actually, I asked "if    *you're interested in*    one or both of these new
features ... please reply to this thread".  Wayne is trying to gauge how
many PX3 HDMI Large Screen Adapters he'll sell, not how many PX3 HDMI Large
Screen Adapters he won't sell.

I don't own a K3.  I have no plans to purchase a K3.  I could have said
displaying decoded text on the native P3 screen should be a low priority. 
However, that would have been selfish on my part.  I chimed in when it was
(incorrectly) stated that the P3SVGA (and PX3) decodes text and that the P3
could never display decoded text without a P3SVGA.  Wayne confirmed it's
simply a "Small matter of programming."  I left it to reflector participants
to express their interest in this feature.

I currently display decoded text and text to be transmitted on my PX3 screen
using a 5 x 7 font.  That's 335 text characters across five lines.  I
appreciate the fact that not everyone can comfortably see 5 x 7 text
characters on a 4-1/4" diagonal screen.   However, I see no reason why the
P3 shouldn't support those who can.  Would I prefer to view decoded and
transmitted text on a larger screen connected to my PX3 via an HDMI cable? 
Absolutely.  That's why I proposed the new feature.

73's

Joe
KF5WBO

    Message: 13 
    Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2016 08:08:39 -0700 (MST) 
    From: "Joe Stone (KF5WBO)" <[hidden email]> 
    To: [hidden email] 
    Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [PX3][PX3HDMI][P3] PX3 to HDMI Large Screen; 
    and Decoded Text to Native P3 Screen 
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    I've attempted to fold in the feedback thus far.  If you haven't
already, 
    please reply to this thread if you're interested in one or both of these
new 
    features. 
    
    PX3 TO LARGE SCREEN 
    
        Feature #1A (preferred). Elecraft to develop an internal adapter
(i.e., 
        PX3HDMI) to connect a PX3 to a large screen through an HDMI
        interface. 
    
        Feature #1B. Elecraft to develop an internal adapter (i.e., PX3SVGA)
to 
        connect a PX3 to large screen through an SVGA interface. 
    
    DECODED / TRANSMITTED TEXT TO NATIVE P3 SCREEN 
    
        Feature #2. Elecraft (Paul Saffren, N6HZ) to modify the P3 firmware
to 
        write, 
    
            * text decoded by the K3, and 
            * text to be transmitted / transmitted text 
    
        to the P3 TFT-LCD screen (without the need for a P3SVGA).  This
firmware 
        change must continue to support the existing P3 Tx Mon (Transmit
        Monitor) option, for example, displaying the power output and SWR
        displays in place of the decoded text during transmit, 
    
            http://wickedstone.com/KF5WBO/P3SVGAwithDecodedText.jpg
    
    73's 
    
    Joe 
    KF5WBO 



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