Hi Scott,
I'm a novice K3s owner here, having taken delivery of the rig around 3 weeks
ago. I also purchased the Hampod, refered to in an earlier post.
Again I've only been using the hampod for a matter of days, but first
impressions are it's an amazing peice of kit, providing spoken access to
vertually all of the functions of the K3s.
The Hampod is a stand alone unit which connects to the serial port on the
rig.
More info can be found at www.hampod.com
Like I said, I'm only beginning to become acquainted with both the K3s and
hampod, so can't really offer much more information. However if You're
thinking of a k3s or kx3, I reckon the hampod is certainly worth
investagation.
Btw, the JJ radio software I think provides some degree of speech access to
Elecraft equipment, but of course this requires connection to a PC.
Hope this is of some help.
Best 73,
Tim, (GI4OPH)
Bangor, N. Ireland.
Skype: tim-crawford
Twitter: tim_gi4oph
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From: "Scott Gillen ZL1CHM" <zl1...@gillen.co.nz>
To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2015 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Speech bord for any of the Elecragt rigs?
Thanks Guy.
I'm looking mor for a unit that will speak the radio frequency, mode,
menus ect. This would be quite a help to blind operators. These tasks
don't require a computer. Kenwood achieve it with a small plugin board.
73
Scott
ZL1CHM / N0HO
Auckland New Zealand
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On 15/11/2015, at 3:05 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV <k2av....@gmail.com> wrote:
Not that I've ever heard. There were requests on the original feature
lists for the digital voice recorder back at the beginning of the K3. The
voice recorder was available very early.
Usually the user wants to use his own voice for synthesized speech, a
rather complex task usually done by logging software running on a PC.
This would be a PC that has the software for forming the letter, number
and special message files needed for automatic contest speech in a
contest with serial numbers, etc. The logging program then assembles
those files into sequential speech using directory and file names
specified by the program via a sound card.
These tasks require developed software, which will have been developed
for the two common hosts and operating systems.
That would make the request suspiciously like inserting a mini PC into
the K3. Interesting idea. Would worry about all the misc RF noise
generated by a PC. And the heat. Still interesting ignoring all the
practical issues to solve.
If transportability was in mind and I had to have it tomorrow, I'd get a
Surface Pro 3, load all the requisite software and files, and pack it in
the same case as the K3.
73, Guy K2AV
On Friday, November 13, 2015, Scott Gillen ZL1CHM <zl1...@gillen.co.nz>
wrote:
I'm wondering if Elecraft produces or has considered producing a speech
synthesiser board for any of there radios?
73
Scott
ZL1CHM / N0HO
Auckland New Zealand
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