One thing it buys you is compatibility with user expectations. The K3s has a builtin USB sound card, so leaving it out of the K4 would not meet user expectations of what flagship rig like the K4 should look like. Considering there's a USB sound card built into most modern rigs now, it would look bad when comparing them.
I can even hear the whining and moaning now "You are telling me that the IC-7300, which costs less than a quarter of the price of the K4 has a built-in sound card and the K4 does not?" -Eric On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 11:48 AM David Gilbert <xda...@cis-broadband.com> wrote: > > What does the built in sound card buy you? You don't save on cabling > and USB sound card dongles for the computer are small, cheap, and work > fine for digital modes. > > 73, > Dave AB7E > > > > On 8/20/2019 11:15 AM, Carl Jón Denbow wrote: > > I would like to see a built-in sound card for digital modes. As far as > I know there is no small, portable rig that has this feature. I do expect > that a KX4 is either on the drawing boards or at least has been discussed > by the Elecraft brain trust (aka Eric & Wayne). 73 de Carl > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > =========================== > > Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ > > 17 Coventry Lane > > Athens, Ohio 45701-3718 > > > > c...@n8vz.com > > www.n8vz.com > > EM89wh > > > > IRLP 4533 Echolink 116070 > > > > PSK and JT65 Forever! > > =========================== > > > >> On Aug 20, 2019, at 1:48 PM, Tox <scott.sm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Yep. If you were looking for a sequel to the KX3, the answer appears > >> to have been: > >> smaller > >> lighter > >> capable of usage in an HT manner > >> lithium batteries > >> ...and delivered as the KX2 :) > >> > >>> On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 10:18 AM Nr4c <n...@widomaker.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> I think you’re going to have to wait a bit for this one. The KX2 kinda > slipped in there with a lot of bang fit the buck. And in a real small > package. > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> ...nr4c. bill > >>> > >>> > >>>> On Aug 20, 2019, at 12:55 PM, Doug Hensley <w...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> With the KX3 now aging from its 2012 debut, has anyone heard what > might be on the > >>>> planning board for a KX4 ? Inquiring minds . . . . . > >>>> > >>>> If you are a KX3 user, what would you like to see? > >>>> > >>>> Cheers, > >>>> > >>>> Doug W5JV > >>>> K1, K2, K3s > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Visit https://www.qrz.com/db/W5JV for some great vacuum tube finds. > Looking for something special? Ask us. > >>>> Wanted: Petersen Type PR-1 in FT-243 holder cut for 1770 kHZ (Used in > IF Stage of a Mackay Receiver). > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ______________________________________________________________ > >>>> 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 n...@widomaker.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 scott.sm...@gmail.com > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Scott Small > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> 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 n...@qth.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 xda...@cis-broadband.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 garn...@gmail.com -- --Eric _________________________________________ Eric Garner ______________________________________________________________ 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
