If you have your paddles hooked to the kx3, you can work ritty or psk without a computer. Works well.
Sent from my iPhone > On May 12, 2020, at 10:49 PM, Bill Frantz <fra...@pwpconsult.com> wrote: > > On 5/12/20 at 2:46 PM, j...@audiosystemsgroup.com (Jim Brown) wrote: > >>> On 5/12/2020 8:11 AM, Buck wrote: >>> A used K3 would be my recommendation if you don't need portability. The K3 >>> is still one of the finest radios ever made >> >> I agree. The KX3 is a fine radio, but the K3 is much easier to use if you >> want to do modes other than CW and SSB. In today's world, digital modes have >> become quite popular, in large part because they make it possible to work >> through the greatly increased noise levels present where most of us live. > > I frequently switch modes when operating. With the K3, I only have to change > the mode switch on the radio. It is equally easy on the KX3 and KX2 between > CW and voice, but when going use to data with an external computer I have to > change the phones plug, the mic plug, and the mic bias. And change them back > when I go the other way. A lot of fiddling. However I can easily carry the > KX3 in my pack. > > Note: I have to borrow a KX2 from my wife, so I mostly use the KX3. > > I hope the K4 will be as easy to switch between sound card modes and RTTY as > the K3 is between CW/SSB/Data. The K3 involves some knob twisting. > > 73 Bill AE6JV > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bill Frantz | Airline peanut bag: "Produced | Periwinkle > (408)348-7900 | in a facility that processes | 150 Rivermead Rd #235 > www.pwpconsult.com | peanuts and other nuts." - Duh | Peterborough, NH 03458 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 kc4...@hotmail.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
