I am not using a wireless dongle but the Bluetooth built into the RPi.
using a wired mouse/keyboard is what takes up the USB ports.
My main reason for wanting to use a Bluetooth mouse/keyboard is less
wires on the desktop.
73, steve WB3LGC
On 6/24/20 6:35 PM, Chuck M via wrote:
> Had similar problems when running Logitech wireless mouse and kb using
> fldigi and other apps.? Wireless is power hungry and may be the
> problem.? If you get a powered USB hub for the wireless dongle, that can
> make it work as well.? Usually can find USB 2.x powered hubs for a low
> price on ebay or Amazon.? Don't need USB 3 for wireless.
>
> Didn't have the problem when running LIbreOffice or other apps.? Think
> it becomes an issue when processor is busy decoding the radio signals.?
> Possibly someone more knowledgeable on RPi can expand this further.
>
> 73
> Chuck
> KD9DVB
>
>
> On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 6:22:18 PM EDT, Marty Hartwell
> <
mhartwe@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Stephen
>
> I use a Logic brand keyboard and mouse set I got at Office Depot for
> about 15.00 Dollars
>
> of so, which uses only one USB Bluetooth interface, so it opens one USB
> slot. I don't see
>
> any lag time as in pauses using the mouse and not pausing during typing
> but my typing
>
> has gotten slower for a while. Guess I need to get back to typing for
> more practice.
>
> Marty kd8bj
>
>
> On 6/24/20 5:14 PM, stephen shearer wrote:
>
> I have been using my RPi both headless and with a monitor.
>
> When sitting at the monitor, I have tried Bluetooth for the mouse and
> keyboard.
> I find that both mouse and keyboard get Hung for short periods of time.?
> I see it when I run wsjt-x.
> I have not checked if it happens with a blank screen.
> If I use a wired mouse/keyboard I don't see them hang.
>
> Am I doing something wrong?
> Are others seeing the same thing?
>
> Not a big deal but it would be nice to reduce USB ports required...
>
> 73, steve WB3LGC
>
>
> I will be using my RPi for FT8/FT4 80M/40M during FD - 1E DE
>
>
Don Poaps