hi Don - Indeed. I had a line in there about being mindful of bluetooth delays but it somehow disappeared. ;) 73 jeff wk6i
On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 12:55 PM Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > Jeff, > > Concept is good, but ignores the latency problem with Bluetooth. I > think that would be a "killer" for data modes like FT8 which need rather > precise timing. > > To get an idea about the latency of Bluetooth, try monitoring your CW > with a Bluetooth headset - unless you are a slow operator, the delay > (which is caused by latency) will drive you to phone operation. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 12/30/2018 2:26 PM, Jeff Stai wrote: > > Hmmm... as long as you use a generic tablet with a KX2, you're going to > > have a box and wires. You could go tablet to USB box and then maybe find > > wireless solutions from there. I see there are chargeable bluetooth audio > > receivers, for example. I've never seen a simple USB wireless extension, > > however. 73 jeff wk6i > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 wk6i.j...@gmail.com > -- Jeff Stai ~ WK6I ~ wk6i.j...@gmail.com Ask me about Green Keys Night - Jan 1, 2019 0000-2359 UTC! RTTY op at W7RN Twisted Oak Winery ~ http://www.twistedoak.com/ ______________________________________________________________ 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