[simpits-tech] Solution to the encoder "problem"...

[Gene Buckle]

There's been an on-going thread on mycockpit.org about both the scarcity 
and crazy expense of a typical dual-concentric rotary encoder.

I got to thinking about it and made the following suggestion - which I 
think folks here could use too.

You could use a regular encoder with a pushbutton in it (like this one: 
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9117) to handle both MHz and kHz fields - 
turn for MHz, push down & turn for kHz.  A simple tweak in software would 
handle the job quite easily.

g.


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