[WT-support] VFO tuning via HID?

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

I have just updated my LUA scripts for the Elecraft K3 to include RIT and
VFO control, so now you can control your K3's RIT from the keyboard with
Win-Test 4.

I also tested both using a Griffin Powermate, and it works best as an
outboard RIT knob for the active radio.  I just assigned the LUA scripts to
keys as follows:

RITUp.wts    to Shift-Up Arrow     PowerMate:  Clockwise turn
RITDown.wts  to Shift-Down Arrow   PowerMate:  Counter-clockwise turn
ClearRIT.wts to Shift-Right Arrow  PowerMate:  Tap knob

I used the PowerMate software to make this USB knob emulate Win-Test
keystrokes whenever Win-Test has the focus.  I set it for "maximum
sensitivity."

The K3 DVR scripts have also been updated so that they only activate the K3
DVR (internal voice keyer) when the QSO is a *phone* contact, otherwise they
do the normal function of F1-F4 (play CW or RTTY messages), so now you can
use these scripts in a mixed-mode contest like the upcoming ARRL 10m
contest.

Download these new version of the Elecraft K3 Win-Test LUA scripts from:

http://www.kkn.net/~n6tv/K3scripts.zip (See Readme.txt)

It should be possible to modify these scripts to work with other types of
radios if you can figure out the radio-specific commands.  See the Omni-Rig
INI Files <http://www.dxatlas.com/OmniRig/Files/RigIni.zip> for radio
control functions for many different radios.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 4:46 AM, Zoli Pitman HA1AG <ha1ag at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I wonder if I could tune the VFO up/down using a HID like mousewheel or a
> Griffin Powermate ( http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate/ )
> ?
>
> The idea is to shift the VFO freq for every HID action either positive or
> negative. It would be great to be able to do S&P via remote, too. :)
>
> Did anybody got a workaround for this ? My preferred solution is with v3.
> This feature has been in Writelog for many years.
>
> tnx,
>
> zoli ha1ag
>
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