Wayne,
I just sold my K2 to a friend so that I would have space for the
KX3 that should be coming soon. He's running 5-10 Watts with an antenna
in the attic that is really less than optimum, yet he's working all
sorts of DX with the reports you're getting from a net close by. Move on
up
PRB-1 is not a law. It was a recommendation to local jurisdictions that
they allow reasonable antenna accommodation for ham radio. When the FCC
acted to allow antennas for satellite TV, the commission chose not to
include ham radio.
In recent years, ham radio has proven itself so
I think I would try PowerSDR-IQ. It has all sorts of handy capabilities.
It will take the I and Q data from any source. There is a DLL that will
allow it to interface with the K3. Therefore, I'm guessing that it
should work with the KX3.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 4/25/2012 3:42 PM, Jussi Eloranta
Wayne,
I built a K2, KX1, and a few other things. The K2 was built way
before the K3 may have been a gleam in your eye, however I see no
reference to that spectacular piece of radio gear. It may not have had
the gee whiz factor of the K3, but let me tell you, on a Field Day site
with
The problem with PACTOR III is the price of the SCS modem. Recently, I
have been using the WINMOR waveform to do the very same thing with the
WINLINK network. WINMOR uses your sound card for all of the heavy DSP
lifting. The interface is RMS express which has a feel like Airmail. You
can find
All,
The WINLINK network has been up for years. It has served both the
boaters and emergency/disaster communicators. The FCC does allow this
type of communications as it is considered non commercial. There does
not seem to be anything driving the FCC to overturn their past decision
on
I ordered mine on the 28th just after noon local eastern time. I haven't
seen a thing since. I'm beginning to believe I got lost along the way.
Barry
K3NDM
On 5/24/2012 2:24 PM, William Levy wrote:
I ordered my KX3 on day 1. However I was late as the email went out at
night and I woke up, saw
I don't think I did, unless it was a default. I used my stereo headset
and used the audio trick, which I think is a default, worked pretty
well. Is that what you are speaking of?
I did come to really appreciate the way the tuner works. I won't give
away what we were using for antennas as we
Wayne,
In an earlier response I indicated that that I might not have
understood. I didn't! I was so out of it from FD that I probably made
little sense.
I did discover APF during some familiarization in my shack. We did
not use it during FD as I had totally forgotten about it during
Now that Field Day is over, I've had a chance to play with my KX3. I
have NaP3 running with my KX3 and using an E-MU 0202 sound card with my
laptop. It's a real WOW! I have a panadapter, effectively, and I can
play with the PowerSDR filters that are a part of NaP3. NaP3 follows my
tuning of
no issues with
the offset. Na3P allows one to set different offset for different
modes but I use only global offset of 8000Hz and it works for me at
least on CW and SSB with no problems.
73, Igor UA9CDC
- Original Message - From: Barry LaZar k3...@comcast.net
To: Elecraft Reflector
Wayne,
I only use 2 meters as a local intercom. If I want to reach out and
touch people, I use HF. Giving up 2 meters on my KX3 for a high
stability oscillator appears to be a good trade. And from the sound of
your comments, it could be optional meaning a user would opt for what
best fit
Tigertronics is peddling the SignaLink. I've been using it for a long
time on my TS-50 with the idea to use it on my KX3. I checked last night
and found that they have the cables and the KX3 jumper plug. I've really
been happy with this unit and suggest that you have a look. I paid $100
which
serial cable that splits RxD/TxD to the rig and DTR/RTS
to the Rascal then to the rig.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 7/27/2012 4:05 PM, Barry LaZar wrote:
Tigertronics is peddling the SignaLink. I've been using it for a long
time on my TS-50 with the idea to use it on my KX3. I checked last
night
/2012 4:05 PM, Barry LaZar wrote:
Tigertronics is peddling the SignaLink. I've been using it for a long
time on my TS-50 with the idea to use it on my KX3. I checked last
night
and found that they have the cables and the KX3 jumper plug. I've
really
been happy with this unit and suggest
Ron,
Google it. I forget. It's a free download. I'm sure that you'll
have a lot of fun with it once you've gotten it running.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 8/2/2012 10:35 AM, KU7Y wrote:
Where do I find NaP3?
Thanks,
OK, back in my hole,
Ron, KU7Y
SOWP 5545M
Arizona Outlaws Contest Club
I downloaded a copy of K3-EZ and tried it with my KX3. I found that it
seems to work OK, but I must say that I haven't tried everything yet.
K3-EZ seems to be a really nice utility to have around.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
__
Elecraft mailing
I infer that contesting and contest CW aids are what you are after. I
use N1MM contest logging software to control my K1EL keyer. It works
with any radio that can be used with a key. However there are other
contest logging packages around, but most are designed to operate with
an external
I use the EMU-0202 with Windows 7. It works here. You need to get the
driver that allows it to play with Win7, but it should work fine. You
may be having a problem with the timing between the KX3 an NaP3; I did,
and I had to play with the rig timing parameters under set up. But, it
works.
I
Howie,
The dongles I have seen are not spectacular. They are about on par
with your average stereo laptop soundcard, OK but not great. I use a
E-MU0202 from Creative Labs. This card is a 24 bit card that can sample
beyond what Elecraft recommends. However, this card is not current; I
/20/2012 4:40 PM, Barry LaZar wrote:
Howie,
The dongles I have seen are not spectacular. They are about on par
with your average stereo laptop soundcard, OK but not great. I use a
E-MU0202 from Creative Labs. This card is a 24 bit card that can sample
beyond what Elecraft recommends
. The software is free.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 8/21/2012 11:18 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 8/21/2012 7:48 AM, Barry LaZar wrote:
However, 24 bits of
quantization will get you a better dynamic range.
Not if the dynamic range of the analog electronics limits it, which is
what Joe has pointed out. Often those
Brown wrote:
On 8/21/2012 7:48 AM, Barry LaZar wrote:
However, 24 bits of quantization will get you a better dynamic
range.
Not if the dynamic range of the analog electronics limits it, which
is what Joe has pointed out. Often those extra bits are advertising
bits -- they fool those who
... or between
65 and 70 dB in many of the commodity and inexpensive amateur
devices.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 8/21/2012 10:48 AM, Barry LaZar wrote:
Joe,
I agree with your comment on internal noise. However, 24 bits of
quantization will get you a better dynamic range. But, It becomes
, Tony Estep wrote:
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Barry LaZar k3...@comcast.net wrote:
I use NaP3 because it can control the KX3 and allows me to use VAC so
that
I can pipe the output
===
Note that to do this you have to have 2 sound cards, one for the I-Q and
one
bit ADC sound devices fed with demodulated audio
will continue to be the most cost effective high performance solution
for mainstream applications.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 8/21/2012 6:17 PM, Barry LaZar wrote:
Joe,
I think I just figured out we are not necessarily comparing apples
I know I'm overlooking something really obvious, but I'm having a
problem sending audio from my laptop to my KX3. I've just received my
cables from Elecraft that should allow my inputting of audio data in to
the mic input for use with transmitting PSK31. What the problem is that
when I put the
The Delta 44 has low internal noise making it it ideal for an SDR.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 8/30/2012 11:22 AM, Ken Roberson wrote:
Hello ALL,
Everyone seems to be using the Delta 44 sound card for
SDR receivers, is there something supper about the Delta 44?
I noticed there are other 24
All,
I think there is something that is being overlooked. The KX3 manual
suggests that you stay at a 48KHz sample rate, but 96KHz can be used,
but it is really down at the edges. I see no point in considering a card
based solely on 192KHz performance. Secondly if you opt to use NaP3 and
Jim,
Good idea, but there is bandwidth limitations on some of those
small transformers. You may not get more than about 20 or so KHz before
there is drop off. You might want to do some checking before you go
operational with your scheme. Best of luck with the idea.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On
Olli,
I'm sorry to read your comments. I'm running NaP3 with a E-MU-0202
sound card and the beta driver, the same driver you use. My PC is a
Toshiba laptop and the OS is Win7 Pro64. I must admit it took a little
fiddling to become stable, but it does work. The only problem that still
Mike,
I have the MH3 on my KX3. The reports I have gotten are all
positive. I haven't done a thing with the TX equalizer, but I did crank
up the compressor a bit. With 10 watts PEP, I can get across Europe.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 10/10/2012 12:25 PM, Mike Mardis wrote:
I'm looking for any
Jeff,
I don't know what problem you're having, but I run without any
additional isolation with no problem. I go directly from my KX3 IQ out
to my soundcard. Try it and see if you really need to go to the extra grief.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 10/14/2012 4:43 PM, Jeff Herr wrote:
I need to
To: Barry LaZar
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 I/Q to soundcard isolation
I do connect KX3 IQ directly into my MacBookPro stereo in-line without any
additional isolation too and it works great without any problem at all
running under a parallels desktop virtual machine
Ron,
The antenna you have is basically a good one. The problem you get
into is that it's really an 80 meter dipole being used on all bands.
This has been a popular configuration for many years. The issue is NOT
SWR. The issue is transmission line loss in a high SWR situation. To
avoid
The significance of the 75 Ohm line is a matching section that
introduces a reciprocal impedance that brings the SWR to 1:1, or nearly
so. However, this approach does not address the balanced to unbalanced
issue. And, this is generally a one band match. A 1:1 choke type balun
will still be
Jim,
I was able to make it work. I have an E-MU-0202 card capable of
192KHz, but I only use 48KHz as I like the definition better.
I was unaware of any internal laptop sound cards that will run at
greater than 48 KHz. If your sound card input is stereo, I suggest you
try 48KHz and
Will this be the same algorithm that is used in the KX3? The one in the
KX3 seems to work pretty well.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 11/8/2012 12:00 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
Hi all,
We have a new field-test K3 firmware release (MCU 4.58/DSP 2.80) that
offers improved CW text decode. The improvement is
I know the cost is much greater, but the KX3 makes a fantastic SDR. I've
been using it with a good sound card and am extremely pleased. I can see
where this one radio could solve a large number of requirements in a
single small box. Check out Sherwood's data on radios.
Barry
K3NDM
On
I agree with Dick. I've been using it almost as long as I've had my KX3,
since June. It probably has the most features with the least grief of
those I've tried. And, I keep trying new ones as fast as I can find
them. The really important issue is that you use a pretty good sound
card. If you
John,
I have used VOX for PSK-31. It does work. You just need to be
mindful of your settings and the power output.
73,
Barry
K3NDN
On 1/10/2013 3:57 PM, K7JLTextra wrote:
If the VOX could be used in data modes it would greatly simplify the computer
interface. Is there something here I
Mike,
Tuned radials are really not needed in an elevated radial setup.
You just put an ATU at the base of the vertical section and run 2-4
radials from the ground of the ATU. The only issue is making sure the
antenna system is really high enough to be called raised. I would shoot
for
Well, yes sort of. We operated 2A with KX3s and a K3 for 6 meters. We
worked everything we could hear; there were a few that just weren't
listening. The issue is radiating what you have to the max. We ran beams
and a pair of unterminated half rhombics. Most of our antennas were fed
with open
Don/Dave,
Let me start with I use a SignalLink USB and the cables supplied
with my Windows7 PC. I find that it is not necessary to do anything to
interface except just plugging in the cables. The SignaLink has its own
sound card and front mounted pots for level adjustments. This
Basically, there is nothing wrong with your plan. As long as get
everything adjusted, it should all work like a champ. I realize that
your approach is $100 cheaper, but if it doesn't work without you
needing a drink during the process, reconsider and do another Signalink.
I'm facing a similar
Don,
I've lucky so long that I've totally forgotten that point. It's
really bad when you get old. :-)
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 7/18/2013 11:31 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Ariel,
Nothing wrong with that plan at all. Bond the computer and the KX3
together and power everything from the same AC
I have a SignaLink USB attached to my KX3. I jumpered the header IAW the
directions on their web site. I did not turn off mic bias. It works fine.
You are correct. DATA A does turn off compression and the equaliztion.
There have been a few notes going around the last few days about PSK-31
and
Stan,
Right on. The idea of using a 40 meter length allows the operation
as described in the books as a classical multiband antenna. Few hams
have enough space for the 80 meter version.
Don't discount using an attic that has HVAC equipment in it. The
installation I described had HVAC
I know this isn't an answer to the basic premise of the raised question,
but let me throw this out.
1. 43 ft. verticals that are ground mounted require a large, good ground
system.
2. Depending on the band you are operating, the assumption of a high
VSWR is correct.
3. High VSWRs on coax are
George,
Let me suggest that move your tuner to the base of the vertical. It
shouldn't make a big difference in tuning, but will cut your losses due
to SWR, particularly on 15.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 9/2/2013 8:49 PM, gos...@twcny.rr.com wrote:
Hi Jim !!
I have a ZeroFive 40 meter monoband
There's a new version out, 6.1.2. I have it running with my KX3. Try it
and see if you still have a problem
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 9/3/2013 8:09 PM, Bill wrote:
I don't think these issues are a priority to the HRD folks. They have
been well known and documented for a very long time and were among
Bill,
I have used/built/designed many antennas over the years. I have had
a number of favorite antennas over along ham career. My only concerns
have been line loss due to SWR and launch angle. There have been a few
minor concerns like can I really put that thing up or not.
As I read
Everybody,
I see a real problem here. Please someone open up the authority,
Krause, and see what he says. His work is the basis of a whole lot of
what we have today.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 10/1/2013 10:55 PM, Bob Cunnings wrote:
Here's a link to the W8JI radiation resistance topic:
components (and therefore
the efficiency of the system) the same?? Or are you somehow of the
opinion that a folded element is not a feedpoint transformation??
I'm really having trouble understanding your logic here.
Dave AB7E
On 10/2/2013 9:26 AM, Barry LaZar wrote:
Everybody,
I see
Guys,
The one that really works well is NaP3. It was originally set up
for the K3, but the latest iteration does a great job on the KX3. I've
been running with the software for about a year or so, and I now don't
know how function without it.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 10/12/2013 5:04 PM,
- Original Message -
From: Tom tom...@videotron.ca
To: Barry LaZar k3...@comcast.net, elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 7:27:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] SDR software for KX3?
Hi
Well I just bought a new outboard sound card and removed all previous cards.
I'm now
Graham,
I don't know if the P3 can be interfaced easily with the KX3, but
what I have been telling folk who want a good spectrum display for their
KX3 is to use NaP3 and a good quality sound card.
Elecraft was really smart by making the I Q data available
directly on the side of the
Doug,
Nice write up.
Other Readers,
I'd like to make a comment about the antenna as I know more than
just a little about the things. An off center fed, OCF, dipole is not a
magic antenna as some hams have come to believe. They are just a good
wire antenna that is fed in a way to make
.
It's a fantastic antenna and I can work coast to coast QRP. It also works DX
nicely and I've worked Antarctica, NZ, etc. I think I'm up to 185 countries now
QRP.
Steve
W1SFR
Kx3helper.com
Sent from my iPad
On Jan 11, 2014, at 1:50 PM, Barry LaZar k3...@comcast.net wrote:
Doug,
Nice write
Dieter,
I suspect that the Elecraft radios will not open up like older
radios from Icom or Kenwood. However, that should not be a problem with
email over HF if you use the Winlink network and Winmor vice an SCS
modem and Sailmail. Getting onto the marine SSB frequencies might be a
Ron,
I've modeled my antennas using EZNEC. What I've found is that the
horizontal pattern is more sensitive to conductor length on dipoles.
Electrical height determines vertical angle of arrival. For NVIS work on
40 30' high is good; double that for 80. However,as you get higher than
1/4
I'm sort of curious about what Flex is doing with their new radio. The
heart of it has to be a very good A/D converter, but the best thing I'm
aware of is an Analog Devices 16 bit, 100 Msp/s one that ain't exactly
cheap. To approach the dynamic range in the KX3 and the K3, 16 bits may
be a
Ken,
I use NaP3 with LP Bridge and Ham Radio Deluxe. I can control my
KX3 with either my logging software or NaP3.
IMHO, you really need to think about being able to make BOTH your
logging software and your display software know where you are tuned and
in what mode. Your station, for
Ken,
Sorry my friend. You need to pick better frequency/time pairs or
improve your antenna.
There are a number of us over on the East Coast who are getting Q5
reports with just 5 Watts. Check out NA1DX's page. But seriously, do not
be surprised at what you can work QRP. When
Eric,
Great news, but I'm a little confused should I be expecting
notification in 1-5 days or 3 weeks for order 2313-1104-2123.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 1/30/2014 6:41 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
We've just updated the shipping status page at
John,
Does isolators are called bias-Ts. They are a common way to do what
you want. You should be able to buy one without great difficulty. Just
make sure that the one you buy is for the frequency range you plan to
use it in. MFJ makes one for HF if that is where you plan to operate.
73,
George,
That is a very good question. However, it is hard to quess. But,
one thing going in your favor is that one antenna is horizontal and the
other is vertical. This will minimize the amount of coupling between the
two. If you can get some horizontal separation between the two, it just
Sean,
I see that you plan on starting with phone because you are learning
code. Let me suggest that you add PSK31 to your beginnings. It is a mode
that really works well at low powers and it's really easy to set up. You
will need a way to interface your computer to the radio, but that is
Sean,
Congratulation on your decision. You will like it. Plan on
spending some time really learning how powerful a capability you have
invested in, and then go out and work the world. Very best of luck.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 2/27/2014 2:08 PM, Sean Wall wrote:
Hi folks!
The big moment -
Phase noise is very important on receive. If your L.O. has a high phase
noise content, the phase noise will mix with signals away from the L.O.
and bring those signals into your filter bandwidth as noise. This is
called reciprocal mixing and is essentially as described below. If you
want a
Walter,
I built a K2 for FD a number of years ago. It was a wonderful FD
rig. I was operating QRP CW with a group in my radio club. It fared very
well and outperformed the FT-817 and a few other portables. It got down
to operator skill when comparing the K1 and K2 FD operation.
I no
Good question. I have run at 192 KHz. with the sound card I have, a
Steinberg UR22. The display I see using NaP3 shows a non-flat response.
In fact, there are some words about this in the KX3 manual.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 4/5/2014 1:07 PM, Uwe Hermanns wrote:
Hi,
is the frequency responce of
26)
I would not be surprised if they corrected for this in the PX3.
wunder
K6WRU
On Apr 5, 2014, at 1:55 PM, Barry LaZar k3...@comcast.net wrote:
Good question. I have run at 192 KHz. with the sound card I have, a Steinberg
UR22. The display I see using NaP3 shows a non-flat response. In fact
domain. The scale values would be a vector of constants, so it would be really
fast and wouldn't even add delay (the bane of FIR filters).
wunder
K6WRU
On Apr 5, 2014, at 6:26 PM, Barry LaZar k3...@comcast.net wrote:
Yep. That what I was questioning. I, too, remembered those words. I also know
Use K3. It will work in any area that you need. However, I find that
LP-Bridge works better on my system. I've had too many lost connections
with LPB2.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 4/7/2014 11:51 AM, George Rebong wrote:
Can I use LP Bridge 2 for my KX-3? What RIG should I use to the RIG drop
down
Luc/Wayne,
Yes. It does work fine. I have an SGC-230 connected to one of my
antennas, also. The only suggestion that I can make is to make sure that
the tune power is above the minimum required for the '230. If the SWR is
very high before the system is tuned, the '230 doesn't quite make it
Wayne,
I remember that band. It was my favorite even though I wasn't a
novice. I met some of the friendliest hams in the world there, to
include some great DX.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 5/25/2014 4:03 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com [KX3] wrote:
Thanks to the PX3 panadapter and the CQ WW
Joshua,
I'm no expert on learning code, but I have discovered a few things.
Most folk who want to learn code try and memorize the code and then try
and translate to readable text. I found out, the hard way, that you work
against yourself by doing this, It took me a very long time to figure
Chris,
You will need the IC version. It uses the same element type that
the KX3 wants to see. I use the IC version here for contesting. I did do
an adjustment to the equalizer and compressor settings and got very good
audio reports for the efforts.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 7/7/2014 4:34 AM,
I think the developer gave up in disgust due to the number of people who
were hitting him with different issues. And, I don't think he was not
getting paid for the level of effort that was required to keep going.
The situation is not good. The product is quite good and is a very
helpful
Peter,
I suggest that you probably don't want to go that route. What I
would suggest is that you use some digital mode software behind the K3,
something like FLDIGI, or your favorite application. You will see the
stream of data on its waterfall and you would use that for final tuning.
It
Pete,
I guess I don't understand. I use NaP3 and PSK31 without a problem.
I may not understand how you are configured. I use either DM780 or
FLDIGI and spot my signals on that and click in that window for a
signal. I do not use NaP3 or the KX3 for demodulation or decoding of any
of my
Rich,
You're right. I didn't understand what you were trying to do. I
would never have seen what you are referring to as I wouldn't operate as
you describe; it never occurred to me to do so. And, I use NaP3 V3.1
which may also have some subtle differences.
If I get some time, I'll need to
Interesting. I was beginning to think something like that, but I had to
data to support that.
I was running V4 for a while, but I had trouble with it playing nice
with some other stuff I run. So, I dumped it and went back to V3.1. This
configuration appears to be quite stable and plays nice
Has anyone seen this problem and know what causes it? The last few weeks
my KX3 S/N 323 has begun to shut down unexpectedly while running CW or
SSB. The power supply is an Astron 35 Amp linear that appears to be rock
solid. I have the KXPA100 running at the same time hooked up like the
John,
Thanks. I'll check that. I hope that is all it is as that is the
same 35 Amp supply that I use.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 10/7/2014 3:25 PM, John Nogatch wrote:
On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 6:40 PM, Barry LaZar k3...@comcast.net wrote:
... has begun to shut down unexpectedly while running CW
, therefore, declare the problem solved.
However, if anyone with more insight into this has any information, I'd
sure like to know about it.
73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 10/7/2014 3:44 PM, Barry LaZar wrote:
John,
Thanks. I'll check that. I hope that is all it is as that is the
same 35 Amp supply
Tom,
As a beginner, don't get hung up on iambic. It's really for the
advanced CW operator. It requires a double paddle, or squeeze key set
and when you squeeze the paddles, you send alternating dits and dahs.
Whether you send a dit or a dah first, is a matter if which side you
squeezed
Wayne,
With what Olli is doing and saying, what is going to happen to duty
cycle and heat dissipation needs?
Change of subject. The CQ WWCW contest was this weekend. When I got
on Friday night, 40 was filled to overflowing. My kx3 was hearing better
than, I infer, a lot of the DX
Chris.
I have switched over to Win4K3. It's a total package with spectrum
display, IP connection to HRD, works well with CWskimmer, and now there
is spotting and a log program, albeit the logging function is still
being worked on. It seems to run much more smoothly than NaP3 with LP
Chris,
If you are going after the K3 IF output, it is a single audio
signal at the IF frequency. You will need to downconvert it to baseband
and split it into two streams, one of which will need to be shifted by
90 degrees. It is these signals that go to a good sound card for
playing. It
it!!
;)
If I'm reading the block diagram correctly, it looks like an 8.125 MHz IF.
-Chris
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 11:03 AM, Barry LaZar k3...@comcast.net wrote:
Chris,
If you are going after the K3 IF output, it is a single audio signal at
the IF frequency. You will need to downconvert
Alex,
There is a way to do it, I don't; As I recall it was too much
trouble. I use a WinKeyer USB with N1MM when I contest. I have zero
problems this way. I know it's another piece of gear, but the ease is
great and I can stop sending by just touching my key or add information.
73,
Barry
Mark,
You are faced with what is becoming common. I assume you are
running your KX3 barefoot. That makes your antenna installation
critical. The problem with most simple antennas are they require a very
good ground to really be effective. If you have been using the Buddy
Pole as a
Mark,
You can use the last free version of HRD. It does work with the
KX3. Just set it up for K3 operation. However, If you want to do it to
the max, download a copy of Win4K3, $50, and buy a USB sound card that
runs 24 bit sampling at 96KHz or better sample rate. They run anywhere
from
Jim,
I wouldn't worry about it. Just push the tune button on the radio
and let the KX3 sort it out and remember. I do so many antenna things
around here and never depend on the memories. In fact I have a real
problem going from 28.3 MHz. to 28.6 Mhz. but the radio keeps up with
it. It
John,
I had been using LP Bridge with NaP3, and it seemed to work OK for
me. LP-Bridge 2 was a problem. However, since switching over to Win4K3,
I began to use com0com. It does seem to play nicer with the other things
I run on my machine. Google com0com as I don't have the URL handy. It
Walter,
The SignaLink not only has a built in sound card, but it also
controls the radio's PTT function. Yes, you can use VOX, but this plays
a little less clunky. You can also use the KX3's built in abilities, but
using an external interface with multimode software, allows for greater
operating on the digital modes. That's OK, but I use CW and phone as
much if not more. So, I designed my station for ease of mode switching
and maximum performance.
Vy 73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 6/9/2015 12:35 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On Tue,6/9/2015 9:23 AM, Barry LaZar wrote:
The SignaLink not only has
Joe,
You bring an interesting point of view. I've been using a SignaLink
USB for at least 3-4 years. I haven't had an issue with it except not
enough time to play. And, I can't blame the manufacturer for that.
I think there is one point that is overlooked in a lot of these
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