I don’t know about a future ‘K4’, but I do know that when Wayne [et al] put your minds to designing a ‘KX4’, you might ponder a high res (possibly colour) display which could be remapped at will in firmware updates and be capable of displaying a spectral waterfall and more than 7 characters of text copy (say, 80 perhaps? Like my QRPworks SideCar+ has, linked via RS232 to my KX2). I imagine what my KX-line radio would be like were the functionality of the SideKar bundled into it (to wit the 80-char display and USB/2.4GHz querty kbd connectivity). Oh, and a high res waterfall.
I do wish my KX2 had quadrature output at times; however, I am aware of the compromises which had to be made to shrink it down (such as pin diode switching instead of MOS FET switching, etc), and as a portable CW operator I don’t miss the fancy stuff as much as some might. You were asking us to imagine the penultimate next Elecraft, however, so here were my two cents. The design refinements and attention to subtle detail already present in my current elegantly crafted radio make me happy every time I use it. Tnx ^_^ Excellent longform interview wid u two on Hamnation btw ! FB es tnx = 72 CUL etc de KX2CW .. ~Joan “a Watt is a Lot” Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra, said Piglet. Shaka, when the walls fell, said Pooh. > On Mar 24, 2019, at 17:14, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft <e...@elecraft.com> > wrote: > > Inquiring minds want to know: > What would you all like to see as a “K4” ? > > Eric > elecraft.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
