Side-by-side works best for me. Today I installed all right angle
connectors. I was going to build a nice long "ramp" (I'm handy and I'm
not too bad at wood working) but instead I decided to order two more
ready-made "ramps" from Steve W1SFR at http://kx3helper.com/
<http://kx3helper.com/>
I already have one for my CW Machine and I couldn't ask for more! My
intent is to line all three of them up, catty corner on my operating
desk and at a 45 degree angle to me, with my laptop "mill" right in the
center and my sideswiper, bug, straight key and paddle (ugh...) on my
right and in that order ;-). I may secure the ramps to each other or
may leave them standalone for more flexibility.
Each one of these "ramps" weighs about one ounce and is darn near
immovable when pushing buttons. In my opinion an elegant solution at a
very modest cost. What I like about Steve's solution is that I don't
have to depend upon the KX3's legs to hold it on the Nifty stand + I can
still operate it with my Adventure paddle attached to the front. He has
two models, one that permits KXPD3/Adventure paddle use and one that
does not.
73, Stan WB2LQF
"KX3 Line"
On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 03:40 PM, Rick Tavan N6XI wrote:
As others have said, the IQ connecting cable is very short. Although you
can place the PX3 to the left of the KX3, it ends up as quite a long
pair, especially if any of your KX3 connectors are straight instead of
right-angle. I've found it both neater and more ergonomic to place the
PX3 just above the KX3. I use a wire-frame reading stand to hold the KX3
and it's just tall enough to let me balance the PX3 on top of the KX3.
However, it's not as secure as I'd like and involves metal-to-metal
contact between the two boxes so I intend to buy or build a slightly
larger stand, perhaps with a "mini-shelf" between the two boxes. The
advantage of vertical adjacency instead of horizontal, to my thinking,
is a smaller footprint on the desk and less eye motion between the PX3
and the KX3 displays.
73,
/Rick N6XI
On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 3:20 PM, stan levandowski <sjl...@optonline.net
<mailto:sjl...@optonline.net> > wrote:
I'm just a click away from ordering a PX3, and I've perused the FAQs and
online manual but still have a question that some PX3 owner on this list
should be able to answer for me:
How far away from (and to the left of) the KX3 can I place the PX3?
I didn't see any cable lengths given, just a warning not to make the
connecting cables longer. I need this information to figure out how
wide I can build my new "ramp" to hold them. While most of the
connectors on the KX3 are space saving right angles, I still have
straight connectors on my headset and outboard keyer and I don't want to
change them ( I have my reasons...)
Thanks and 73,
Stan WB2LQF
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