Hi Keith, Your installation sounds like a great project. It will be fun to see pictures and descriptions of the finished product! I plan to do KX3 mobile when the 100W amp is available.
What antenna and tuning device/procedure are you planning to use? (Right now I have a Yaesu FT-857D with the ATAS-120A antenna, so tuning the antenna is a simple one button operation. Of course, the radio has nowhere near the dynamic range and capability of the KX3! Thus the planned change.) The iSDR app does not do any radio control, of course, just listens to the IQ and provides a panadapter/waterfall and second receiver. I use the Griffin iMic with my iPad2. I find that I prefer to set the iSDR center frequency to 0.000 so that I don't have to update it each time as I tune the KX3 around. Tuning on the iSDR then, shows the delta. (Maybe I'm missing something here... any tips are appreciated!) For radio control and logging, I use HamLog by Nick N3WG. The KX3 is connected to his PigTail Wifi hotspot via an Elecraft serial cable. The iPad is then connected to the PigTail via WiFi. HamLog reads frequency, mode, and S-meter from the radio, along with providing direct two way control/communication of most of the radio's functions. One of the control display modes uses a small control panel window, while the other mode presents a pictorial representation of the radio itself so all the controls are in familiar locations. Nick has a number of interesting apps and projects. Check them out here: http://pignology.net/ The only downside on iOS is that we can only see one app on the screen at one time since iOS doesn't do split screen. Instead, we have to hop back and forth between the apps. At a recent event for the Atlanta Radio Club, I borrowed another iPad and we had iSDR on one and HamLog on the other at the same time. Certainly not backpack portable, and not really useful for mobile, but for "picnic table portable" or base station installation it was fun to look at and use! Good luck with your project! Thanks, JP 73 de WF4Z On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 10:44 PM, Keith Heimbold <ag...@hotmail.com> wrote: > We are about halfway through my install of the KX3 in my 97 Silverado and > it is going well so far. We probably have another two days (16-20 hours) > plus worth of work to go before we are done with the install. > > We installed the Rammount for the iPad and the KX3 and it looks epic. The > amps are mounted and the electrical and antenna installation is in > progress. Still need to pull wire from engine and new breaker and solenoid > to bed and husky toolbox to the deep cycle Optima battery and the > amplifiers. The Hi Q 4"/80 RT is still in transit so that install will wait > until next week. > > In terms of control theough the ipad I am planning to use the iSDR > software with a simple logging program (MacLogger possibly) and upload > later when at my home QTH. > > I was doing research on IPad ham apps and am looking for other control > software options. Even minimalistic control software besides iSDR. I was > also curious if the KX3 utility software and terminal will work on the iPad. > > Also any perspective on new software developments for the iPad and ham > radio software especially the KX3 would be super appreciated. > > Keith > AG6AZ > > Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
