[LOGic] K3 Driver

[Greg]

I tried working with Dennis well over a  year ago on K3 support.  He tried a 
couple things and then he gave up.  That's when I gave up using Logic.  I 
keep an eye on the reflector in case he changes his mind...but after over a 
year....who knows.

73 and GL
Greg
AB7R

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W0SD Ed Gray" <w0sd at triotel.net>
To: "LOGic is open to all radio amateurs for discussion of LOGic 
loggingprogram" <logic at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: [LOGic] K3 Driver


>I would suggest calling Dennis as you can get a lot more accomplished?
> I have spoken to him in the past few days about the K3. The Kenwood 850
> driver is the closest.  It does not do A>B and A/B.  The K2 driver does
> not do Split and it does not do A>B and A/B.
>
> I am hopeful that Dennis will support the K3. It should not take much
> work to get it all taken care of. I hope all of you with K3's will ask
> Dennis to support it. The K3 is a very popular radio and will be around
> a long time to come since there is still a lot that will be done with
> firmware to continue to make  the K3 a better radio.  Amateurs IMHO are
> really "smart" about using reviews and reflectors today and a search of
> the Elecraft reflector will show in a heart beat that Logic does not
> support the K3.  I would say 95% of the hams who read this are not going
> to buy Logic. If Logic is to be sold to K3 owners all it will take is
> some posts on the Elecraft reflector that Logic supports the K3 and
> suddenly everyone who buys a K3 or has a K3 is a potential Logic User.
> The longer the K3 goes unsupported the more posts that will show up
> saying so.
>
> Logic works for all the modes, band and frequency changes presently. It
> will also works fine to send CW with the K3. It turns the "SUB" RX on
> and off.
>
> Although it will do CW messages or digital messages one weakness(nothing
> to do with the K3 but all radios) with Logic is that it does not have a
> "hot key" and/or you can not tap the key to stop a CW message but one
> can only use the mouse. That is way to slow when you hear the station
> between VOX or QSK and you can not stop your CW with out fumbling around
> to try and get the mouse on "cancel" and click and even when you do
> there is still a little delay. It is a far cry from Writelog, etc. etc.
> in this category.  Also you really only have F1-F4 for messages and the
> rest have to be done with the Mouse which is far from idea.
>
> Dennis though he had found a "HOT Key" Alt R but in fact it really only
> works occasionally as Alt R most times actually causes another action,
> ie a solid key in most cases.
>
> The bottom line I have been trying to work DX using logic as my logging
> program and using the CW messages and it "lacks" because of the above
> reasons and again it should be an easy thing to fix.
>
> I think I started with Logic IV and have found it great for a lot of
> things; especially awards tracking and a place to dump all the contests
> to, LOTW, etc.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed W0SD
>


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