There is an input on the real panel for a “sample” from an RF amp. No indication that I’ve seen yet on the purpose of this input.
I suspect it may be a while before all is revealed .. :-) Grant NQ5T K3 #2091 KX3 #8342 > On May 18, 2019, at 12:42 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcg...@blomand.net> wrote: > > Tongue and cheek, .........from what I hear on the bands, pre-distortion > starts with mostly that which comes out of the operators mouth. Electronics > won't improve this artifact. > > 73 > > Bob, K4TAX > > > On 5/18/2019 11:35 AM, Roger wrote: >> As there is a lot of buzz going around with the announced K4 and I have seen >> 1 or 2 messages on this reflector that referred to "Predistortion" I wonder >> if there is any further detail on that. I probably fall out of the regular >> scheme as I couldn´t care less about the ability for remote control and >> another 10 USB ports rather than predistortion. FLEX is using the customer >> request for more remote control possibilities and more USB ports to hold >> their 5 or 6 years ago announced predistortion on standby - at least that is >> what they say. With the radios receiverwise reaching the physical limits it >> now is time to pull up the transmitter side to the state of the art as well. >> Regarding transmit IMD we are still in the 70s or 80s and sometimes even >> worse than that therefore no progress has been made the last 40 to 50 years! >> >> So is there any deadline (vague or not) when predistortion will be >> implemented? >> >> 73s Roger, DL5RBW >> ______________________________________________________________ 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
