[Elecraft] P3 "Point and Click"

[Bill Frantz]

I normally tune using the P3/SVGA monitor for tuning. For me, it 
is a visual experience. During the WPX RTTY contest last 
weekend, I set my span to about 25, so I could see both tracks 
of the RTTY signal. I could get close enough to decode using the 
KPOD knob. I fine tuned by ear, and by using the Crossed Ellipse 
Indicator/XY scope in cocoaModem. I use a similar technique to 
tune CW and can get the APF tuned by lining up the tuning 
indicator with the signal in the waterfall.

The bigest issue with this technique is the lag between turning 
the knob and seeing the SVGA display change. Using a mouse would 
make the lag less important. Where I would a mouse almost all 
the time is in the big jumps. On a single band contest, I start 
at one end of the active area of the band and S&P my way to the 
other end. By then, the band conditions have changed enough that 
is is worth going through again, so there is a big jump to the 
other side of the active area. There are also sometimes gaps big 
enough to be too slow with knob turning.

There may be a technical implementation problem for Elecraft. 
The last time I paid attention, the P3 didn't support USB hubs. 
They would need hub support to use both a mouse and keyboard at 
the same time.

73 Bill AE6JV

On 2/13/17 at 8:12 AM, elecraft at mailman.qth.net (Ed Schuller via 
Elecraft) wrote:

>The point and click function of the P3 is really a misnomer. It 
>is more on the order of twist and push. When operating a 
>contest in S&P mode and using the P3 to search for signals, I 
>find the current functionality suboptimal. I have yet SVGA 
>option with a large screen; it would be so much easier to be 
>able to use a mouse and have true "point and click". I wonder 
>if this will ever be a reality. It would make the P3 far more functional.

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