Re: [Elecraft] ALC knob control missing on my K3
Tap the knob to switch between Speed and Mic Gain. I think VOX is a hold function. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Mar 26, 2019, at 7:32 PM, Bob KD7YZ wrote: > > So I was following some really great help from Don re ALC on my SSPA > .and I didn't get back to using the K3 .. was Sats on the Icom. > > Anyway, I finished 1200 feet of random wire accross 80 90 foot tree > tops. I decoded a CN2 on 80 at 1700 local. pretty good > > but then I try xmit and when I press the Mic/Speed button I see VOX and > no way to tickle the 4 to 5 bars. > > So, uh, what'd I do? > 80 > > -- > 73 > Bob KD7YZ > AMSAT LM #901 > > __ > 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 > So I was following some really great help from Don re ALC on my SSPA > and I didn't get back to using the K3 .. was Sats on the Icom. > > Anyway, I finished 1200 feet of random wire accross 80 90 foot tree > tops. I decoded a CN2 on 80 at 1700 local. pretty good > > but then I try xmit and when I press the Mic/Speed button I see VOX and > no way to tickle the 4 to 5 bars. > > So, uh, what'd I do? > 80 > > -- > 73 > Bob KD7YZ > AMSAT LM #901 > > __ > 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] panadapter not displaying CW
Did you turn feature ON in the P3 menu? Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Mar 26, 2019, at 10:24 PM, KG5KUQ wrote: > > K3S - I have the panadapter with the SVGA option, and the K3 is happily > copying and displaying CW. Nothing showing up in the data window though. I > have a keyboard attached, and it says USB device connected. Doesn't respond > though. > > I have FW rev 1.6o > > SVGA FW version 1.34 > > > > > > -- > Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.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 __ 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
[Elecraft] panadapter not displaying CW
K3S - I have the panadapter with the SVGA option, and the K3 is happily copying and displaying CW. Nothing showing up in the data window though. I have a keyboard attached, and it says USB device connected. Doesn't respond though. I have FW rev 1.6o SVGA FW version 1.34 -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.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
[Elecraft] ALC knob control missing on my K3
So I was following some really great help from Don re ALC on my SSPA and I didn't get back to using the K3 .. was Sats on the Icom. Anyway, I finished 1200 feet of random wire accross 80 90 foot tree tops. I decoded a CN2 on 80 at 1700 local. pretty good but then I try xmit and when I press the Mic/Speed button I see VOX and no way to tickle the 4 to 5 bars. So, uh, what'd I do? 80 -- 73 Bob KD7YZ AMSAT LM #901 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft-K3] K3s won't connect to PC
I have always loved self-healing electronics. By starting from scratch you removed the corruption issue. Way to go. 73, Bill K9YEQ https://wrj-tech.com/ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of KE8G Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 11:11 AM To: donw...@embarqmail.com Cc: Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft-K3] K3s won't connect to PC I want to thank all who offered suggestions and information, it was a pleasure to reach out for help and have so many folks willing to help! I contacted Elecraft yesterday and ran things past them. I was given a few suggestions, and decided to "pretend" it was a new set-up. I am not sure what was going on, but with the USB cable plugged into the same USB port on the same computer, when I turned the radio on, it went through a complete new set-up; including installing the drivers and audio CODECs. It even gave me the same COM port number. I am going to attribute it to divine intervention, as I did a lot of praying for it to be something simple! Things are working as normal, and a "boat load" of toroids are on the way!! Thanks again. 73 de Jim - KE8G On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 6:32 PM Don Wilhelm wrote: > Checking communications capability with K3 Utility is always a good > first step when you have problems with communications with the K3/K3S > (similar for KX3/KX2). > If the Utility can communicate, then you should know to look to your > computer applications and their setup information for the problem. > > If the Utility cannot connect, it is either a computer port assignment > problem, a USB to serial adapter problem (including the adapter built > into the K3S) or a K3/K3S problem. > > So depending on the results of the K3 Utility "Test Communications", > you will know where to look for the problem. Often it is a computer > problem such as Tony discovered. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 3/23/2019 12:33 PM, tony.kaz--- via Elecraft wrote: > > Don, > > Using the K3 Utility is good advice. > > Yesterday for some reason when I had updated WIN10, the one port > > changed > numbers. And of all the ports I use for both K3's and all the programs > and hardware, that was the only one that changed from 16 to 12. Go > figure. Went into Device Manager and changed the port number back to what it > was. Weird. > __ > 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 > __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Why not a KX4?
On 3/26/2019 12:21 AM, Edward R Cole wrote: Better freq stability on 6m & 2m would be nice. Thanks to extensive work by W7GJ, a production change was made several years ago to improve stability with a redesign of the main board. There's also a user temperature calibration routine that helps a lot. 73, Jim K9YC __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Will there be a K4
Hi Peter, No problem. We certainly love the input, but this volume of email quickly saturates a large number of our readers, so we try to keep it under control. Of course, direct emails with suggestions to both of us are always welcome! :-) 73, Eric /elecraft.com/ On 3/26/2019 6:34 AM, Peter Hall wrote: Eric, I apologise for missing that mail but am amazed you'd want to shut down the discussion. But it's your sandpit! Cheers, Peter Sent from my iPad __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 temps
Hi Cort, This is totally normal for the amp in high duty cycle carrier modes like RTTY. Also, it will automatically protect itself with margin if the temp at the PA transistors gets too high. 73, Eric /elecraft.com/ On 3/26/2019 10:18 AM, Courtney Judd wrote: I love my KPA1500 but I am somewhat concerned with the temp indicated on the readout. Doing RTTY I get a 80C reading and loud fan which I think is high. I also have a small probe on the top vent which shows 120 deg F exhaust temp which is not bad. Should I be concerned here? I am also a big fan of external fans. My previous amps all had external fans which helped thinking about putting several small fans along the bottom front and maybe on the top vent to aid in moving exhaust air away. Good or bad idea? Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks 73's Cort K4WI __ 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 __ 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
[Elecraft] KPA1500 temps
I love my KPA1500 but I am somewhat concerned with the temp indicated on the readout. Doing RTTY I get a 80C reading and loud fan which I think is high. I also have a small probe on the top vent which shows 120 deg F exhaust temp which is not bad. Should I be concerned here? I am also a big fan of external fans. My previous amps all had external fans which helped thinking about putting several small fans along the bottom front and maybe on the top vent to aid in moving exhaust air away. Good or bad idea? Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks 73's Cort K4WI __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3/P3, KX3/PX3, KX2+accessories
Craig and I really appreciate the response to the sale of Craig's, NM4T, gear! Remaining are the K3, KX3 and KeyLogGo. For the KeyLogGo, I have discovered there's a mini-keyboard, which is now included. I have updated the email below. Tnx es 73, Randy, KS4L On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 10:16 AM Randy Moore wrote: > I am helping Craig, NM4T, in selling some of his Elecraft gear. He is > dealing with a very serious illness. Below I will list what is available > and Craig's asking price, along with links to some pictures and short > videos. Payment can be by cashier's check, PayPal or personal check > (shipment after check clears). Shipping charges will be actual cost by USPS > Priority Mail, from 35811. Please direct any inquires to me at wrmoore > [at] gmail [.] com. > > Craig's gear is pristine. It is all 100% functional. Everything is > perfect cosmetically. > > Internal options are not available separately. > > Tnx es 73, > > Randy, KS4L > > > > K3/100 (basic K3 was factory assembled, internal options added later) > including: > > Filters: 6.0 KHz, 2.8 KHz, 1.0 KHz, 400 Hz, 250 Hz > > KTCX03-1 > > KAT3 > > KDVR3 > > KXV3A > > Heil Hand Mic > > KUSB > > Power Cable (not shown in the photos) > > Note: this K3 has not had any K3S upgrades > > Price: $2500 + shipping > > Images (P3 shown in some of the images has already been sold): > > > https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0o9dwxp1urd52zu/AACmOTqoeein9HyHunszvMGua?dl=0 > > _ > > KX3 > > KXAT3 > > KXFL3 > > KXBC3 > > Heatsink (third-party) > > Price: $1120 > > Images (PX3 shown in some of the images has already been sold): > > > https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3wdtr0rfhw6ntdh/AACXSeJucwEMNP4ysuBsyDMGa?dl=0 > > _ > > QRPWorks KeyLogGo with Adesso ACK-595PB mini-keyboard > Price: $175 + shipping > Images: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8d40vxhdsi94iod/AACIrzskHNyORYYOCpYutdFga?dl=0 > = > __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K1 forward and reverse power indicator
As usual Don thanks. I just found the ATU manual on line so will review that next. de KG9H > On Mar 26, 2019, at 10:11 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Frank, > > An external SWR meter will only show you the antenna SWR which will not > change no matter what the ATU does. If you want to see that for any antenna > and band, you can use the ATU CLS setting which effectively bypasses the ATU > and shows you the antenna SWR. > > The important thing to the transmitter is the tuned SWR which you can see by > setting the ATU menu to rx.x which will give you the SWR at the input of the > ATU. > > See the KAT1 manual page 11 for full display capability. > Or just trust that the ATU will do its job. The SWR is displayed briefly at > the end of a TUNE cycle. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 3/26/2019 8:38 AM, Frank Krozel wrote: >> So getting used to my new to me K1. >> I am lucky to have the ATU internally (and am looking for the NB board!) but >> have a question for the folks that have one of these. >> How do you see your reverse power in the field? Do you use an external SWR >> meter? is there a way to get some LEDs out that can show you that you have >> a 1:1 after the ATU does it’s job? >> Am I missing something in the set-up. >> The K1 sounds amazingly like my K2 in CW sound, love the radio. Mine has >> the 4 band module in it! __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft-K3] K3s won't connect to PC
I want to thank all who offered suggestions and information, it was a pleasure to reach out for help and have so many folks willing to help! I contacted Elecraft yesterday and ran things past them. I was given a few suggestions, and decided to "pretend" it was a new set-up. I am not sure what was going on, but with the USB cable plugged into the same USB port on the same computer, when I turned the radio on, it went through a complete new set-up; including installing the drivers and audio CODECs. It even gave me the same COM port number. I am going to attribute it to divine intervention, as I did a lot of praying for it to be something simple! Things are working as normal, and a "boat load" of toroids are on the way!! Thanks again. 73 de Jim - KE8G On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 6:32 PM Don Wilhelm wrote: > Checking communications capability with K3 Utility is always a good > first step when you have problems with communications with the K3/K3S > (similar for KX3/KX2). > If the Utility can communicate, then you should know to look to your > computer applications and their setup information for the problem. > > If the Utility cannot connect, it is either a computer port assignment > problem, a USB to serial adapter problem (including the adapter built > into the K3S) or a K3/K3S problem. > > So depending on the results of the K3 Utility "Test Communications", you > will know where to look for the problem. Often it is a computer problem > such as Tony discovered. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 3/23/2019 12:33 PM, tony.kaz--- via Elecraft wrote: > > Don, > > Using the K3 Utility is good advice. > > Yesterday for some reason when I had updated WIN10, the one port changed > numbers. And of all the ports I use for both K3's and all the programs and > hardware, that was the only one that changed from 16 to 12. Go figure. Went > into Device Manager and changed the port number back to what it was. Weird. > __ > 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 > __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Will there be a K4
> On Mar 25, 2019, at 1:15 PM, Charlie T wrote: > > Is this some sort of covert program to cut-off or, at the very least, slow > down the current K3s sales as more potential buyers are convinced to change > their minds and decide to wait for the K4 ? Most definitely not! People are just offering suggestions, which are welcome at any time. > Personally, at around six large for a loaded K3s, there's NO way I'm gonna > spend anywhere near twice that on a K4 radio regardless of WHAT it'll do. Neither would I :) Wayne N6KR __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Touch Screens
Well, I was all set to really HATE touch screensBUT, I find the one on the IC-7610 a breeze to use. Admittedly, I do (seldom) "fat-finger" it, but so far, I've never screwed up anything that didn't take but one more "touch" to fix. The whole operation of the touch-screen on the IC-7610 is just fine with me. Often used functions are readily available with two "touches" at most. Seldom needed things may require moving to a separate menu. Personally, I am very comfortable with it. An YES, I DO also own a K3s & KX2. Each have their pro & con points. 73, Charlie k3ICH __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Will there be a K4
Is this some sort of covert program to cut-off or, at the very least, slow down the current K3s sales as more potential buyers are convinced to change their minds and decide to wait for the K4 ? Because it certainly SEEMS to me to be doing just that! Personally, at around six large for a loaded K3s, there's NO way I'm gonna spend anywhere near twice that on a K4 radio regardless of WHAT it'll do. 73, Charlie k3ICH __ 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
[Elecraft] FS RRC 1258 MKII Elecraft twin set with cables
For Sale RRC 1258 MKII Elecraft twin set with cables. Everything works great $500. I will sell the Elecraft RRK0CBL cable later. Howard Sherer __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K1 forward and reverse power indicator
Frank, An external SWR meter will only show you the antenna SWR which will not change no matter what the ATU does. If you want to see that for any antenna and band, you can use the ATU CLS setting which effectively bypasses the ATU and shows you the antenna SWR. The important thing to the transmitter is the tuned SWR which you can see by setting the ATU menu to rx.x which will give you the SWR at the input of the ATU. See the KAT1 manual page 11 for full display capability. Or just trust that the ATU will do its job. The SWR is displayed briefly at the end of a TUNE cycle. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/26/2019 8:38 AM, Frank Krozel wrote: So getting used to my new to me K1. I am lucky to have the ATU internally (and am looking for the NB board!) but have a question for the folks that have one of these. How do you see your reverse power in the field? Do you use an external SWR meter? is there a way to get some LEDs out that can show you that you have a 1:1 after the ATU does it’s job? Am I missing something in the set-up. The K1 sounds amazingly like my K2 in CW sound, love the radio. Mine has the 4 band module in it! __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Why not a KX4?
On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 11:20 PM Steve Sergeant wrote: > ...my KX2 seems more frequency stable than my KX3 on WSPR... == Yep, becuz it has a different scheme for generating the osc freq (if I'm not mistaken, synth vs VFO). So that's one of my wished-for improvements. __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] New Product and K4 Suggestions.. NO K4!!
I must say, I agree 100% here... Upgradeable radios protect the Elecraft user-base, and overall I suspect sell more radios... I know of at least one person that was considering a K3, until this thread started, now he is waiting until Dayton. Previous to that he waited... I suspect most Elecraft owner would love to see a K3 line that is upgradeable for many more years to come, and I suspect all those 756 PRO III owners 756 PRO II owners, &%^ PRO owners, etc., that can't get displays for there multi thousand dollar radio would take a long look at Elecraft if Elecraft touted this sort of path for future radios... 73s and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Technical Specialist ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL OOC for Oregon On 3/26/19 6:43 AM, Bob Gibson via Elecraft wrote: This is the best idea so far..Do not come out with a K4..just keep giving us plug-in improvements..No one wants a out dated radio. The big three are just now starting to catch the K3..Sure from a marketing stand point coming out with a new radio is a great idea..more money coming in... I did not buy a K3 for it looks!! I do not like fancy display's or touch screens..I want a top performing radio that I can up-grade myself or send it in to be upgraded..I have a 1440 serial radio..old..no upgrades that I just sent it and spent $3500.00 dollars on..I could have bought a TS890..but I love what I have and I have the best in a old 1440 radio...that is what I love about Elecraft!! 73s Bob W5RG On Monday, March 25, 2019, 10:45:43 PM CDT, Mike Lichtman via Elecraft wrote: In reading the K4 product suggestions posted so far, noise blanker/noise elimination seems to be a common thread. I have written in the past about the need for improvement in the NB and NR on my KX3. I would like to see Elecraft come out with a really affective noise reduction unit (can be stand alone). It could combine improved versions of the NB and NR, a phasing unit (like the MFJ 1026-which really works well), and audio filtering. With all the noise on the bands lately, this would be welcomed in the marketplace. As far as the K4, the most common suggestions seem to be to change the color of the display, get a monitor screen / blend the P3 and K3. All front panel issues. While Elecraft has featured the modular approach, I think expanding on this might be the key to pleasing a variety of tastes in a cost efficient way. Have two choices of front panels that tailor the K4 to different displays and knobs vs touchscreen. The transceiver internals could continue to be modularly upgraded (like the K3 to K3S) and the front panels could be made backwards compatible to the K3/K3s in the Elecraft tradition. This would place the upgrades in an affordable price band and could be done incrementally. Most hams can afford $1000 to $2000 but not $5000+. 73 Mike KF6KXG __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] The case against touch screens
David, that’s all true, but there’s one little problem. All of those touch screens are attached to Android or iOS devices. Unless Elecraft plans on embedding a full Android or Apple OS in the mythical K4, writing a similar screen reader will not be a small undertaking. > On Mar 26, 2019, at 4:50 AM, David Wilcox via Elecraft > wrote: > > Don, > > I have a blind ham friend and all his touch screens talk back to him when he > touches something. he can use his iPad, iPod and iPhone faster than I > can. It’s in the programming as it is a special program he has for each. > Another miracle for our blind brothers. And, that is why he bought Icom > gear. He said they were the only company to offer plug in “talker” boards > for their xcvr. Still using his 756 Pro, 500 w Icom amp and LDG talking SWR > meter. > > Dave K8WPE > > David J. Wilcox K8WPE’s iPad > >> On Mar 25, 2019, at 12:02 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >> >> Touch screens do not provide support for blind amateur operators. Elecraft >> has always said they will provide support for blind operators. >> I just wonder how touchscreens fit into that commitment. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >>> On 3/25/2019 11:18 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote: >>> While those are certainly advantages, there are several disadvantages. >>> Number 1 on my personal hit parade: they aren’t tactile. You have to look >>> at them to operate them. Which means, for you, another distraction. For me, >>> it means extra support (think VoiceOver on iOS, Talkback on Android, >>> VoiceView on the Amazon Fire things). So far, none of the ham radio >>> manufacturers has implemented anything like that, and so touch screen >>> interfaces on a lot of stuff are out of my reach, as it were. Of course, >>> knobs and switches and buttons have the advantage of being able to be >>> manipulated without having to see where they are. >> __ >> 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 > > __ > 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 Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Email: bu...@brannan.name Mobile: (814) 431-0962 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] New Product and K4 Suggestions.. NO K4!!
This is the best idea so far..Do not come out with a K4..just keep giving us plug-in improvements..No one wants a out dated radio. The big three are just now starting to catch the K3..Sure from a marketing stand point coming out with a new radio is a great idea..more money coming in... I did not buy a K3 for it looks!! I do not like fancy display's or touch screens..I want a top performing radio that I can up-grade myself or send it in to be upgraded..I have a 1440 serial radio..old..no upgrades that I just sent it and spent $3500.00 dollars on..I could have bought a TS890..but I love what I have and I have the best in a old 1440 radio...that is what I love about Elecraft!! 73s Bob W5RG On Monday, March 25, 2019, 10:45:43 PM CDT, Mike Lichtman via Elecraft wrote: In reading the K4 product suggestions posted so far, noise blanker/noise elimination seems to be a common thread. I have written in the past about the need for improvement in the NB and NR on my KX3. I would like to see Elecraft come out with a really affective noise reduction unit (can be stand alone). It could combine improved versions of the NB and NR, a phasing unit (like the MFJ 1026-which really works well), and audio filtering. With all the noise on the bands lately, this would be welcomed in the marketplace. As far as the K4, the most common suggestions seem to be to change the color of the display, get a monitor screen / blend the P3 and K3. All front panel issues. While Elecraft has featured the modular approach, I think expanding on this might be the key to pleasing a variety of tastes in a cost efficient way. Have two choices of front panels that tailor the K4 to different displays and knobs vs touchscreen. The transceiver internals could continue to be modularly upgraded (like the K3 to K3S) and the front panels could be made backwards compatible to the K3/K3s in the Elecraft tradition. This would place the upgrades in an affordable price band and could be done incrementally. Most hams can afford $1000 to $2000 but not $5000+. 73 Mike KF6KXG __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Will there be a K4
Eric, I apologise for missing that mail but am amazed you'd want to shut down the discussion. But it's your sandpit! Cheers, Peter Sent from my iPad > On 26 Mar 2019, at 10:32 pm, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft > wrote: > > Folks - we closed this “Will there be a K4” thread yesterday. In the > interest of relieving reader email overload from the large number of email > postings, let's let it rest for now. > > 73, > Eric > Mooderator > elecraft.com > _..._ > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: > http://secure-web.cisco.com/1BgICGXhZ2J1lchhqw5w3WhL6SiX-F61sZTuPY8I3lxY4R1ycB6q38RZd7KR4cAe6utfA5PiTGQGKD0V9z9Tf-vA61-55k8AGp9cCNlFZYhc9Gx7q4skgg2FADqc8-7Mc9OCZke5DEcMbbMDKdPU_79N1S0tPERmNjOOWccSRBdfaDaji1fox06kkWC6MmNplOJCCPOvN6mnkXUpi7PQN4Umk_uUh0mH39_AwAYKPXKh_t6iNOvuqbJCjqnU9aLTHykn4lvHoeRMrzY51v77RMnkYJ74L0ti32PjAk6KR0FXNE0coOTMrCIPxkvJ_x0Nu_WNXfESTBDEMm-P_SC6Ief0anCsOUVYo8arkLW9z9PDdh1-J6eemyCrNYhQmVCO76a1vTuez7JX5arYiXuGaN_axKutKFUDbuz3OWEMKmK93iZ716FbFQYB3WxPM9EhObfrZCzk0Q8_-NCudOmpbdO81k3c0UqlRTOCyNggYaKI/http%3A%2F%2Fmailman.qth.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Felecraft > Help: > http://secure-web.cisco.com/1HehwCsrU-JMl5MHq8x4WgEgOkSS9w8s5WeuUoysKCjpKmDdll4agN5y6pdSWv4pTpF-Z-QxsFjKpmf9hZz36LI0ovgf4uoXMZgvc6ogehJPAkJUFGiBEZzFi2Xqn-aUU73LC9TTYRrf1-RJVS_A1sR5aq2iWV_QcukujUE8mynqIz38Q72nFZZKUQ5sJg5XRsjcG1GzATinT-Oai3N2nkSeiVYFp8nZzJHPYUaGB-fMX-YgZEsHNuSzx2L9VpaeQ1DtmcWiId2NlzZgyVIaQukbS_XtpfZXwu9IxvNCUAlPvB2CTf1N9N7_033AcPPaT-qKBvhLAU37r20AhY_n4K7BiQ2ES6CB9ukBc1G0hxUcRt3twMZgvgke4O45NFo7PVg9tOtyoMYXA-f9ZWxme-ODYS0L-w-JD16xfymELLDPnfwJ8nErChrAqNVjlyZC3uEk34zWM3gj07-ctZilnmY87ENS8vs6X2VwCWzj7AuY/http%3A%2F%2Fmailman.qth.net%2Fmmfaq.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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Will there be a K4
Folks - we closed this “Will there be a K4” thread yesterday. In the interest of relieving reader email overload from the large number of email postings, let's let it rest for now. 73, Eric Mooderator elecraft.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
Re: [Elecraft] The case against touch screens
Folks, I'm not an Elecraft transceiver owner and, with the present alternative radio offerings and the current state of the art, I won't be buying a K3 of any flavour. However, I do own a KPA1500 which is nicely designed and built, and performs to expectations. Those expectations are modest in IMD terms when compared with good tube amplifiers but far from the worst of the solid state offerings. An Elecraft K4 with a well-implemented pre-distortion system would likely be a deal maker for me; I'd feel quite positive about finally having a contemporary system matching my classic Collins station in cleanliness. Personally, I'm no great fan of touch screens having used them a lot in general aviation and with other amateur radios, including the IC7300 mentioned by the previous poster. I just find the ergonomics fiddly and I'm OCD enough to always like my screens sparkling! It's a personal choice, of course. I also agree that a wideband baseband output (e.g I/Q) to ancillary devices and computers hosting a variety of open-source and propriety applications is a must-have. 73, Peter (VK6HP). Sent from my iPad > On 26 Mar 2019, at 8:09 pm, F5vjc wrote: > > If the latest touch screens are anything like my "Smartphone" you can keep > them! > Either they do not respond instantly or the processor is " Busy" doing > something else. This to me extremely irritating and frustrating. > How do the plethora of 7300 users find their screens work for them? > > 73 F5VJC > > On Tue, 26 Mar 2019 at 09:51, David Wilcox via Elecraft < > elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > >> Don, >> >> I have a blind ham friend and all his touch screens talk back to him when >> he touches something. he can use his iPad, iPod and iPhone faster than >> I can. It’s in the programming as it is a special program he has for >> each. Another miracle for our blind brothers. And, that is why he bought >> Icom gear. He said they were the only company to offer plug in “talker” >> boards for their xcvr. Still using his 756 Pro, 500 w Icom amp and LDG >> talking SWR meter. >> >> Dave K8WPE >> >> David J. Wilcox K8WPE’s iPad >> >>> On Mar 25, 2019, at 12:02 PM, Don Wilhelm >> wrote: >>> >>> Touch screens do not provide support for blind amateur operators. >> Elecraft has always said they will provide support for blind operators. >>> I just wonder how touchscreens fit into that commitment. >>> >>> 73, >>> Don W3FPR >>> On 3/25/2019 11:18 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote: While those are certainly advantages, there are several disadvantages. >> Number 1 on my personal hit parade: they aren’t tactile. You have to look >> at them to operate them. Which means, for you, another distraction. For me, >> it means extra support (think VoiceOver on iOS, Talkback on Android, >> VoiceView on the Amazon Fire things). So far, none of the ham radio >> manufacturers has implemented anything like that, and so touch screen >> interfaces on a lot of stuff are out of my reach, as it were. Of course, >> knobs and switches and buttons have the advantage of being able to be >> manipulated without having to see where they are. >>> __ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: >>> http://secure-web.cisco.com/1lsOPFNw4hWJPUKKouTXZG0fIhFEhgesW17UCBLYq28zk9dNJwHY7FxqiWWMsiwCMEuxQwM8p9zitEi2QIUC-_TU_WcCHXu-2yE9qNxr7TXbmA21YaP80vH4IsQtbrLYSAmXADgob9SuoTwVu8_-DvIKl3CiBzZpuH7RQLZ-xacGbhtfY-msjlq3v3k9frMqX0DkKgwQohe0bwBaec_JYhBMzLg00rxlWgMu_1P7ibn59LcCXqgynC1DNeNPaUMM5K70JaG8HkvMosHdu3TRZj3jubiijzrOcEUX1HNpgydGpQ6r1G6SlWeZsIAp6Ig_odnul9tWdkdOntzow-VtsjGC8XljT0d8KPl32uvOg_v_ujW4mwu_CdHpMx2DcA7KqdQTL6rMUQvKRPOwp9D7KyYQOpbIdGYRWnfiQqXht-zVYWA6bWYFi5lfAskd_PquGcahP4HuepBKzHTyO8mq0Bc9Gnlpwr9Z5ef49XCNw-CY/http%3A%2F%2Fmailman.qth.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Felecraft >>> Help: >>> http://secure-web.cisco.com/13jW3HOA0DhBwW-00dZb75Fg3qPNiOW02FjPQifX2O24WBd1bnjd3KSCUekH_c2AL96UvndmZx6bvaJkDp2YRoBHioDo8NYpytXy-7RE3vKWEKPSvWdJW3KdWyDMQEmydmWnefzkpQOEZdsLCNU0c3HUK9qT31RpmNz7TemBqvbs7L0MYgRCuIbLE5PL8oF92gB2Bu2XKhPSDFyqEgPBoPe2Gj2tJ288LeUIac15fBa7ziy00ah05PjmHX3CGfTQF5JHSFElJLa8dXMSe50ei-dc_z28QX7nv_qapwsDpcGHQ0p-xlVEhCEZQyQABE4ixG4JfztGSB1XgwAyCQZ5kSngYjJg4-ou5q9UmlinociNC9lLlBR9eRnP0mFSC7oCIW3RPkTczrN_44CVIQAsFS9_XDwtLp8EJPMphjJ_xmwJt7oZNyzvD0yyEwIoui0eGZRGzpPFe3A0tWPzUXqVayTJu87M9fiW746-PdU0DwR4/http%3A%2F%2Fmailman.qth.net%2Fmmfaq.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 >> >> __ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: >> http://secure-web.cisco.com/1lsOPFNw4hWJPUKKouTXZG0fIhFEhgesW17UCBLYq28zk9dNJwHY7FxqiWWMsiwCMEuxQwM8p9zitEi2QIUC-_TU_WcCHXu-2yE9qNxr7TXbmA21YaP80vH4IsQtbrLYSAmXADgob9SuoTwVu8_-DvIKl3CiBzZpuH7RQLZ-xacGbhtfY-msjlq3v3k9frMqX0DkKgwQohe0bwBaec_JYhBMzLg00rxlWgMu_1P7ibn59LcCXqgynC1DNeNPaUMM5K70JaG8HkvMosHdu3TRZj3jubiijz
Re: [Elecraft] The case against touch screens
Folks - we closed this thread yesterday. In the interest of relieving reader email overload from the large number of email postings, let's let it rest for now. 73, Eric Mooderator elecraft.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
[Elecraft] K1 forward and reverse power indicator
So getting used to my new to me K1. I am lucky to have the ATU internally (and am looking for the NB board!) but have a question for the folks that have one of these. How do you see your reverse power in the field? Do you use an external SWR meter? is there a way to get some LEDs out that can show you that you have a 1:1 after the ATU does it’s job? Am I missing something in the set-up. The K1 sounds amazingly like my K2 in CW sound, love the radio. Mine has the 4 band module in it! de Frank KG9H __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Will there be a K4?
Nice list Ted. I agree with all except a variation on numbers 4 and 6: I'm happy to have an external computer for contest and everyday logging and for functionality equivalent to K3 Utility. All else (digital modes, remote operation etc) should be on-board. 73, David G3WGN M6O WJ6O K2, KX3, K3, P3, W2... Edward A. Dauer wrote > Wow; there's a tantalizing post. > > I'll leave the important technical suggestions to others. Here's my list: > > 1. Seamless backwards compatibility with the KPA1500. Without it, I > don't buy a K4. Likewise, though much less important, for the K-Pod. > > 2. Similar though not necessarily identical form factor to the K3 / K3s. > Existing investments in shack design have been built around the current > equipment. > > 3. Built-in remoting. Get rid of the RemoteRig dongles. > > 4. Whatever it takes, so far as possible, to make connecting any outboard > computer to the rig unnecessary for any reason. > > 5. Upgrading from K3 to K4, as we had for upgrading from K3 to nearly > K3s, would be nice but I wouldn't let it stand in the way of major design > changes. > > 6. One tiny matter the absence of which has always just bugged me -- an > internal contest QSO S/N counter for the internal memory CW keyer. > > 7. On-board panadapter. Touch-sensitive screen is not all that > desirable. I much prefer soft keys. Keeps the PBJ off the screen. > > 8. A kit version, as much as feasible. > > > Ted, KN1CBR > > >_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > > From: > elecraft-bounces@.qth > < > elecraft-bounces@.qth > > On Behalf Of Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft > Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 7:15 PM > To: Elecraft list < > Elecraft@.qth > > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Will there be a K4 > > Inquiring minds want to know: > What would you all like to see as a ?K4? ? > > Eric > elecraft.com > > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto: > Elecraft@.qth > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.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
Re: [Elecraft] Will there be a K4
Hi Eric, I own an early K3, early KAT500, early KPA500, and early KPA1500. Each a great product with great documentation and customer support. I now also own a FLEX 6600. SDR is the future of radio. The P3 just is not state of the art, and it's poor value for its cost. Its shortcomings are numerous and known. The Flex has DAX which vastly decreases the complexity of connectivity and keeps ports organized. The Flex panafall display puts most controls at your finger tips rather than buried in menus. The Flex exploits other SDR capabilities: Multiple bands can be displayed simultaneously. A single Flex can do SO2R. But the Flex has many shortcomings compared to the K-line: Poor and frequently outdated documentation. Marginal customer service. Features like remote capability, integration with non-Flex software, and SO2R may be more difficult to implement than their ads would lead you to believe. Those lacking networking skills may be at a disadvantage. A great SDR radio with Flex- like capabilities in connectivity and panafall display and function that also has Elecraft quality documentation and customer support would move Elecraft back to leadership in HF radios. I have not been able to part with my K3. We have too much history. But I now operate with my Flex driving the KPA1500. I'd dump the Flex in a heartbeat if a K4 could match or beat Flex functions and maintain Elecraft's current level of documentation and customer service. K4KGG, Larry __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] The case against touch screens
If the latest touch screens are anything like my "Smartphone" you can keep them! Either they do not respond instantly or the processor is " Busy" doing something else. This to me extremely irritating and frustrating. How do the plethora of 7300 users find their screens work for them? 73 F5VJC On Tue, 26 Mar 2019 at 09:51, David Wilcox via Elecraft < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > Don, > > I have a blind ham friend and all his touch screens talk back to him when > he touches something. he can use his iPad, iPod and iPhone faster than > I can. It’s in the programming as it is a special program he has for > each. Another miracle for our blind brothers. And, that is why he bought > Icom gear. He said they were the only company to offer plug in “talker” > boards for their xcvr. Still using his 756 Pro, 500 w Icom amp and LDG > talking SWR meter. > > Dave K8WPE > > David J. Wilcox K8WPE’s iPad > > > On Mar 25, 2019, at 12:02 PM, Don Wilhelm > wrote: > > > > Touch screens do not provide support for blind amateur operators. > Elecraft has always said they will provide support for blind operators. > > I just wonder how touchscreens fit into that commitment. > > > > 73, > > Don W3FPR > > > >> On 3/25/2019 11:18 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote: > >> While those are certainly advantages, there are several disadvantages. > Number 1 on my personal hit parade: they aren’t tactile. You have to look > at them to operate them. Which means, for you, another distraction. For me, > it means extra support (think VoiceOver on iOS, Talkback on Android, > VoiceView on the Amazon Fire things). So far, none of the ham radio > manufacturers has implemented anything like that, and so touch screen > interfaces on a lot of stuff are out of my reach, as it were. Of course, > knobs and switches and buttons have the advantage of being able to be > manipulated without having to see where they are. > > __ > > 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 > > __ > 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] The case against touch screens
Don, I have a blind ham friend and all his touch screens talk back to him when he touches something. he can use his iPad, iPod and iPhone faster than I can. It’s in the programming as it is a special program he has for each. Another miracle for our blind brothers. And, that is why he bought Icom gear. He said they were the only company to offer plug in “talker” boards for their xcvr. Still using his 756 Pro, 500 w Icom amp and LDG talking SWR meter. Dave K8WPE David J. Wilcox K8WPE’s iPad > On Mar 25, 2019, at 12:02 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Touch screens do not provide support for blind amateur operators. Elecraft > has always said they will provide support for blind operators. > I just wonder how touchscreens fit into that commitment. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > >> On 3/25/2019 11:18 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote: >> While those are certainly advantages, there are several disadvantages. >> Number 1 on my personal hit parade: they aren’t tactile. You have to look at >> them to operate them. Which means, for you, another distraction. For me, it >> means extra support (think VoiceOver on iOS, Talkback on Android, VoiceView >> on the Amazon Fire things). So far, none of the ham radio manufacturers has >> implemented anything like that, and so touch screen interfaces on a lot of >> stuff are out of my reach, as it were. Of course, knobs and switches and >> buttons have the advantage of being able to be manipulated without having to >> see where they are. > __ > 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Why not a KX4?
The KX3 appeals to the portable operator better than the larger K2. Certainly some upgrades for it would be desirable. But my KX3 replaced a FT-817. Main use is for mobile coupled with KXPA100 and 2m amplifier (I have the 2M module). The other prime use is as a 2m IF for my portable mw station where 1w is sufficient on 2m to drive the 10 GHz transverter. Glad to have IQ I/F for digital modes or spectrum sw run in a laptop. Better freq stability on 6m & 2m would be nice. BTW the KX3 has been used on 2m-eme for DXpeditions where small size matters. Its small enough to pack in my carry-on luggage. 73, Ed - KL7UW -- From: Steve Sergeant To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Why not a KX4? Message-ID: <54790e09-c070-953d-2658-4becd23ee...@effable.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 My wish list for the KX3 would be to serve as K2 replacement, 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com Dubus-NA Business mail: dubus...@gmail.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
