No, you don't have to purchase Win4k3, but with a K3 or KX2 you will need some additional hardware.
I have been using the N1MM+ spectrum display for several weeks with my K3. The software interface I use is N2IC's Waterfall Bandmap program (< https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/waterfallbandmap/info>). You do need external hardware with a K3 or K3S, regardless of which software you use. I have used Waterfall Bandmap and the N1MM+ spectrum display with three different hardware configurations: an SDR (SDRPlay RSP1 or RSP2) fed from the K3's RX ant in/out connections; the same SDR fed from the K3's IF Out; and an LP-PAN plus dedicated sound card, fed from the K3's IF Out. All of these require the KXV3 to be installed in the K3 (it's already built in to the K3S). My understanding is that Win4k3 supports the same configurations and adds the P3/P3SVGA to the list of hardware it supports. Waterfall Bandmap does not support the P3/P3SVGA. Win4k3 also supports the KX3 without external hardware other than a sound card, and the KX2 or KX3 with an SDRPlay plus an external transmit/receive switch. I believe Waterfall Bandmap should support these two configurations as well, but I don't know whether either of them has been tested. Win4k3 also has many other features, and it may well be worth the purchase price to you for those features alone - but it is not mandatory in order to use the spectrum display in N1MM+. 73, Rich VE3KI N1JM wrote: Does this mean I would have to purchase Win4k3? 73, John N1JM ______________________________________________________________ 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 arch...@mail-archive.com
