I don't use it at my own station yet ..though that will change very soon (I've been holding off while I figure out some SO2R logistics stuff) ...but I'd go with the MicroHam Stationmaster ... http://microham-usa.com/store/product-info.php?pid12.html
Station Master is a "band decoder" not a digital/voice/cw interface ... For digital/voice/cw including UART based FSK and support for contest logging software, look at USB Interface III, DigiKeyer II or microKEYER II depending on the feature level you need. Using the K3's native RS-232 and Line-In/Line Out does not address some issues like: computers with only USB, conflicts with the operating system over access to the sound card (e.g. OS noises and streaming audio reaching the rig), the ability to generate flexible messages on CW/RTTY from logging software, *properly timed FSK* vs. the paddle to FSK conversion, etc. The K3 is light years ahead of other rigs for built-in digital (sound card) support but a dedicated interface still has its advantages. 73, ... Joe Subich, W4TV microHAM America, LLC. http://www.microHAM-USA.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microHAM mailto://i...@microham-usa.com On 4/6/2014 12:12 PM, Stephen Bloom wrote:
Dave: I don't use it at my own station yet ..though that will change very soon (I've been holding off while I figure out some SO2R logistics stuff) ...but I'd go with the MicroHam Stationmaster ... http://microham-usa.com/store/product-info.php?pid12.html I've used it at other stations ...and I'm a fan of Microham in general ..and not just cuz the U.S. rep is active on this reflector :) What is relevant about that is that they play very well with the K3 and engineer things with some of the K3's quirks in mind. 73 Steve KL7SB -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Cole Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2014 6:58 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Rig Interface for Digital Hello, What rig interface are most of you all using for computer controlled radios? What model and why please? I currently have a Rigblaster Pro, and will be selling it along with the Pro III. -- Support better RFI practices, please sign this petition: at Whitehouse.gov http://wh.gov/lpz5Y ______________________________________________________________ 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 sbl...@acsalaska.net ______________________________________________________________ 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 li...@subich.com
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