I have this exact same setup but I reverted back to a seperate mouse and keyboard for the radio. To many times I would forget to switch the keyboard and would start typing only to realize I was sending to the wrong device. The same with the mouse. It was a pain to have turn it over to switch devices. I often need to switch between the remote monitor and the Windows machine where I have my logging program, WSJTX, etc
The logitech mouse I now use with the radio has a switch on top to change between two devices (K4 and Windows). I connect to the K4 via the receiver and to the Windows machine via Bluetooth. I use the windows machine for ham stuff and rarely need the keyboard for the K4 but do use the mouse all the time with my external display. The keyboard I use with the Windows machine still has the ability to switch to the K4 or Mac with the touch of a button on the keyboard if I needed. Since I use a separate keyboard for the Mac I really have no need to switch. Having said that I have still been known to use the wrong keyboard though not near as frequently as before. :-) 73, Tom - KQ5S > On Jul 28, 2024, at 12:53, Bill Weaver <bwea...@weaver-net.net> wrote: > > I use a multi-channel keyboard and mouse. Channel #1 is MacOS, channel #2 is > Windows and channel #3 is the K4. That way it only costs an extra USB > receiver. > > 73, > Bill WE5P > >> On Jul 28, 2024, at 11:08, Rick Tavan <r...@tavan.com> wrote: >> >> A keyboard is useful when entering messages into the message memories (REC >> | Mn) and macro strings into the macro setups (Fn | MACROS). It's optional >> - there is an on-screen keyboard that pops up on the K4 touch screen but >> it's awkward to use. I grab a USB keyboard and plug it into to the K4 when >> I want to do significant amounts of character entry. >> >> 73, >> >> /Rick N6XI >> >>> On Sat, Jul 27, 2024 at 3:41 PM Dave Sublette <k4to.d...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> 2). I'm getting a K4D next week and I already have an external display to >>> use with it. Now my question is, what use would a mouse or keyboard be in >>> operating the radio? >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Dave, K4TO >>> >> -- >> >> Rick Tavan >> Truckee and Saratoga, CA >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to weave...@usermail.com > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to kq5s...@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
