Also add to that list an ifr 1200 service monitor.  Rob is a very very 
good programmer and a nice guy to visit with.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Mon, 2 Jun 2014, Howard, 
W A 9 Y B W wrote:

> Michael,
>
> The HamPod's software is custom designed to function with various pieces of
> equipment.
>
> First the equipment must have an RS232 port for communication with external
> devices such as the HamPod.
>
> The device with the RS232 port must contain firmware that allows it to be
> controlled via the RS232 port.  Some devices only send out data on this port
> and do not allow for much or any control of the device.
>
> Current devices supported are as follows:
>
> Elecraft K3 and KX3
> Elecraft W2 Power meter
> Array Solutions PM2 Power meter
> Green Heron Universal Rotor Controller
> and the SteppIR antenna controllers.
>
> You can't just plug the HamPod in to a device and expect it to communicate
> with it.
>
> These are the facts as I understand them.
>
> Howard #3
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Ryan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 12:18 PM
> Subject: Hampod
>
>
>> Hi all:
>>
>> Is the Hampod only designed for Elecraft?
>> I wonder if it could be used in a remote station environment, side by side
>> with a Griffin power mate?
>> I'm researching another remote station and I'm looking into Icom as the
>> possible way to go.
>> They have a USB tuning knob to use with the RSB-1 software but it only has
>> 3 buttons, one for PTT and the other 2 are programmable. Now 2 a blind
>> user, what good would 2 buttons be?
>> Keeping in mind that the RSB-1 may not be accessible, there are allot of
>> things that we can't do in HRD such as set up split, adjust the filter
>> shifts or bandwidths and on it goes.
>> The sliders in HRD aren't very accessible, at least I don't know how to
>> interact and control them using Jaws or Windoweyes.
>> So we would need a few programmable buttons so that we wouldn't have to
>> get our XYLs to click to set up split, click to change the filters to
>> fight QRM and so on.
>> I'm thinking that the Griffin Power Mate USB knob and Hampod could do it
>> or simply add a tuning knob to the Hampod and adapt it to serve as a
>> remote encoder with tuning knob.
>> The problem is, not much thought is given to the blind when developing
>> these products, if there were, Icom would certainly have put more than 3
>> buttons on there RC-28.
>>
>> 73:
>> Mike VO1AX
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