[Elecraft] Idea for the P3

[Allan Zadiraka]

Jim

I am using a StarTech.com USB3HDCAP USB 3.0 Video Capture Device to get the
P3 VGA signal into the WIN4K3 panadapter screen.  I purchased the unit off
Amazon.  Had to run the Star Tech video capture software to  set the
connection up and then just ran WIN4K3 and set it up per instructions.
Actually was simpler to get working than the virtual COM ports.

The developer of WIN4K3, va2fsq, advised that it had to be a USB 3.0 port
to work.

zeke  ab8ou


*Allan Zadiraka*
*AB8OU*
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On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 8:45 PM, Jim Miller <jim at jtmiller.com> wrote:

> Allan
>
> What VGA USB capture card and software did you use? My attempt at this
> hasn't worked out.
>
> Thanks!
>
> jim ab3cv
>
> On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 8:37 PM, Allan Zadiraka <ajzadiraka at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The WIN4K3 rig control software provides control of the P3 as well as the
>> K3.  With a VGA capture card feeding the VGA image to the computer over a
>> USB 3.0 connection, the P3 is replicated in a resizeable window on the
>> computer. It adds the ability to point & click on the screen or use the
>> mouse roll wheel to tune the K3 frequency..  With it, I almost never look
>> at or touch the P3 itself and am thinking about moving the P3 off the
>> operating desk.
>>
>> zeke,  ab8ou
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 7:17 PM, Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Paul,
>> >
>> > The P3 does not have a digital data stream output, and I am certain what
>> > it has is not compatible with any input to the computer.
>> > You can add the SVGA option to obtain a greatly enlarged display,
>> keyboard
>> > support for entering data mode text or CW, and display of the K3 decoded
>> > PSK31/63, RTTY or CW.
>> >
>> > If you want to continue to use the SoftRock in conjunction with the P3,
>> > there is an IF OUT from the P3 which will allow you to do exactly that.
>> >
>> > BTW, some other hams used my K3 with P3 for the CW station at Field Day.
>> > At several points they commented "It is like shooting fish in a
>> barrel!".
>> > They ended up looking at the P3 rather than at the K3 display most of
>> the
>> > time although they tuned with the K3 VFO knob and did not try to point
>> with
>> > the marker and tap the knob to QSY.
>> >
>> > 73,
>> > Don W3FPR
>> >
>> > On 7/3/2017 2:53 PM, Paul Wilton wrote:
>> >
>> >> Having been playing around with the P3 for the first time, can I
>> suggest
>> >> a future feature please. Whilst the built in display is very nice, it
>> would
>> >> be helpful if it were possible to get the spectrum data in a PC in
>> realtime
>> >> (ish). There are a couple of applications for this but the main one is
>> to
>> >> integrate the waterfall/spectrum with DX spots. At the moment I run
>> N1MM+
>> >> for VHF contesting. My station is optimised for Search and Pounce
>> (S&P). I
>> >> have an IF tap into my K2 and use a soft rock plus USB sound card to
>> get a
>> >> waterfall band map using Waterfall Bandmap(WBM).  WBM integrates with
>> N1MM+
>> >> and shows cluster spots/stations I have worked) along the frequency
>> axis.
>> >> Hence if I see signals in the waterfall I can quickly see if I have
>> >> worked/need them.
>> >>
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