On 4/16/19 1:31 PM, Ed Breya via Groups.Io wrote:
I have the same rig, more or less - it didn't have the keypad. I think
you can do without it and control everything from the screen menus,
while the keypad allows for shortcuts to the basic functions, or to
operate it with various programs - or maybe not. Anyway, as I recall, I
could run it just fine.
This is correct; you don't need the module-specific keypad to do
anything on any 70K series instrument.
I have a bunch of 70K stuff running from one display, and I just have
the blank keypad. Works fine.
I think the keypads for the various uses are all the same inside, with
the difference being the button labels. I later acquired a keypad for a
different type unit, but have not tried it to see what happens. I think
you could probably use the one you have, and just figure out what the
button functions should be.
Some of the keypad inserts use double-width buttons I think, but all
they are are plungers that press the key mechanisms underneath.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
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