Re: [Elecraft] Is KX3 going obsolete

2023-07-17 Thread Pete Smith N4ZR
Time to kill this topic. 73, Pete N4ZR On 7/17/2023 5:22 PM, Wes wrote: Good grief.  Get a life.  Not everything in this world is racist, discriminatory or homophobic. In fact, I'm old enough to remember when being discriminating was a virtue, a sign of good taste; gay was happy and binary

Re: [Elecraft] Is KX3 going obsolete

2023-07-17 Thread Wes
Good grief.  Get a life.  Not everything in this world is racist, discriminatory or homophobic. In fact, I'm old enough to remember when being discriminating was a virtue, a sign of good taste; gay was happy and binary was a number system.  But then I'm an elderly heterosexual white male, so

Re: [Elecraft] Is KX3 going obsolete

2023-07-17 Thread KJ7SOY
I’m sure you were trying to be funny, but that’s a racist statement and not at all humorous. Poking fun at an accent isn’t acceptable. > On Jul 17, 2023, at 11:09 AM, Richard Isaacs via Elecraft > wrote: > > Yes, and if business trends are true…short line, discontinuing products, not >

Re: [Elecraft] Is KX3 going obsolete

2023-07-17 Thread Richard Isaacs via Elecraft
Yes, and if business trends are true…short line, discontinuing products, not being able to keep up with new products, shortage of parts, that equals a perfect opportunity for a Chinese company to come in and buy them with a new name of ELECLAFT. > On Jul 17, 2023, at 1:37 PM, Fred Jensen

Re: [Elecraft] Is KX3 going obsolete

2023-07-17 Thread Fred Jensen
Things become obsolete when replacement parts and/or service are no longer available.  It tends to happen suddenly, often accompanied by the release of smoke. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Stephen Dubin via Elecraft wrote on 7/17/2023 8:21 AM:  I don't think an

[Elecraft] Is KX3 going obsolete

2023-07-17 Thread Stephen Dubin via Elecraft
 I don't think an radio is obsolete unless/until it doesn't meet emission standards. I have IC735 that I still enjoy operating when I want a hit of QRO!  VY 73 de W3UECSteve DubinNight gathers and now my watch begins. It shall not end until I reach Top of the Honor Roll- W2IRT  

Re: [Elecraft] Use of "delay" in K3 CAT Command Strings

2023-07-17 Thread Richard Ferch
First, you need to remember that the programmer's manual for the elecraft radios does not tell you anything about the syntax of N1MM+ macro commands. For that you need to consult the N1MM+ documentation. Second, the ; at the end of each command is not punctuation, it is an integral and necessary

[Elecraft] Use of "delay" in K3 CAT Command Strings

2023-07-17 Thread Thomas Valenti
I use buttons in the N1MM+ Bandmap to store CAT Command strings. This allows my remote operators to make radio setting changes easily while we are contesting remotely. When we switch back and forth between CW and SSB in mixed mode contests, it is very helpful to be able to turn the