Phil, The side-tone delay really caused trouble for me when I first started using the 1500. I got around that problem by buying a K1EL keyer and using the side tone on that. Later versions of PowerSDR have improved the situation considerably but the delays are still an issue. I use the 1500 exclusively for CW and I'm happy with it as my only rig. I'd rather have the 1500 for CW than the old Kenwood TS520 which was my previous rig.
I'm not saying the KX3 isn't a better CW radio than the 1500 (I don't know anything about the KX3) but it wasn't available when I bought the 1500 so I didn't consider it as an option. I'm quite interested in seeing what lower end SmartSDR radios Flex will be producing in the future and how a ten watt version of the the Flex 6500 will compare to the KX3. For that matter, I'm also interested in knowing how the current 6500/6700 series perform in CW mode. Rick, AA5S On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Philip Townsend Lontz <[email protected]>wrote: > I'm glad I already have a KX3. > I tried to make some QSO yesterday with the 1500 but I could not. > > A wise man once said nothing.... > > > On Sep 18, 2013, at 9:01 AM, Burt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The 1500 has a delay (latency) problem which makes it useless for CW. I > sold mine and now have a KX3 > > > > > > Yesterday I got my 1500 working... But what's up with the CW?? I can't > heard the other stations when I'm transmitting. Plus my fist is all screwed > up... Can't send worth a shit. WTF! > > Can't find the side tone vol. > > back to the K3 and KX3 real CW machines that just work. > > > > Looks like the 1500 will wind up on eBay... I still give it some more > time.. It maybe that I just don't know how to use it correctly. > > > > It seems to me it needs to be at least as good in CW as the K line. > > > > Phil > > K5SSR > > Santa Fe > > Wanna be SOTA Shack Sloth. > > > > > > A wise man once said nothing.... > > > > > > On Sep 18, 2013, at 1:49 AM, Phil Cragg <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > In what way is it better? > > > > > > Phil > > > G3UGK > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: FlexRadio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Mike > > > Sent: 18 September 2013 08:34 > > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 for DX'ing and SDR > > > > > > Only thing to add to all the comments that have already been posted is > that > > > the KX3 is a much better CW rig, if like me CW is your mode of choice. > > > > > > On 17/09/13 18:00, [email protected] wrote: > > >> Message: 1 > > >> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:22:17 -0500 > > >> From: Craig Schroeder <[email protected]> > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> Subject: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 for DX'ing and SDR > > >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > >> > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> I have narrowed down to either a Flex 3000 or Elecraft KX3 for DX'ing > and > > > SDR with my MacBook Air. > > >> > > >> Does anyone have experience with the KX3 rig and how it stacks up > against > > > the Flex 3000? > > >> > > >> Thank you, > > >> > > >> Craig > > >> KD0TXL > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > > > [email protected] > > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > > > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > > > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/Homepage: > > > http://www.flexradio.com/ > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > > > [email protected] > > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > > > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > > > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/Homepage: > http://www.flexradio.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > > [email protected] > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/Homepage: > http://www.flexradio.com/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flexradio.com/ > -- Rick McClelland, AA5S Fort Collins, CO -- Rick McClelland, AA5S Fort Collins, CO _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software innovation and other technical SDR topics.
