Why not ask the author of CWSkimmer, Alex Shovkoplyas, VE3NEA what his
plans are? I would think he would be a central character in making
CWSkimmer compatible with the K4. Wayne, N6KR, has already said that K4
baseband I/Q signals would be provided over the ethernet which is all, I
believe, that VE3NEA needs if he can pick them off the ethernet or if
someone else can write software that makes it look like the I/Q
ethernet signals came from an audio card which is where CWSkimmer
normally picks them up. I would hazard a guess that someone from
Elecraft has already contacted Alex. As long as he has not signed an
NDA with Elecraft, I bet Alex could tell us something concrete and maybe
end the uninformative speculation that's been circulating.
I go along with K4TAX who says keep CWSkimmer on the shack computer.
Putting it on this and that radio is a support nightmare.
73, Ted, W2ZK
On 12/31/2019 2:22 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
Thoughts on this. I would expect the K4 to be a high performance
product in both the on air performance and the communications
interface performance. I would not expect it to have any embedded
applications as there are just to dang many; CW ones, Digital, ones,
Logging ones, and etc. Everybody has there favorites of each of these.
Trying to embed just a few applications raises the question of "what
few?". We all use an outboard computer to do station house keeping.
I say keep it that way and every one can then use their favorite
application. I'd speculate if there were a number of applications
embedded, then Elecraft would have to ship a "crying towel" with
every radio. There are just those folks that seemed not to be
pleased, regardless of what ever it is in front of them. As 'tis
said; "one can please part of the people part of the time and all of
the people none of the time". Lets just keep the radio doing what a
radio should do and the computer keeping the operator happy with what
ever application they so choose.
Happy New Year to all
73
Bob, K4TAX
On 12/31/2019 10:24 AM, Barry wrote:
If Elecraft makes the K4 I&Q data avail in MME format, there will be
no need to implement these on the radio itself. They can all reside
on the computer that is used for control and whatever else. It will
be basically like running with a KX3.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
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