Hi Fred, The RX analog I/Q output jack adds very little to the cost. It's a standard feature.
Internal option modules include the ATU, roofing filter, and internal battery pack with real-time clock (RTC). (Totally off-topic: The RTC can wake-up the radio at a programmed time, turning the KX3 into a high-performance clock radio :) 73, Wayne N6KR ---- http://www.elecraft.com On Aug 19, 2011, at 5:13 PM, Fred Jensen <[email protected]> wrote: > One fundamental attraction of Elecraft gear [out of a countable infinity > of attractions, it seems] is its modularity ... you pay for what you > want. You want an autotuner for your K2, you purchase the KAT2. Don't > want it? Don't buy it, and your K2 still works, it just wants to see > something close to 50 + j0 ohms at the SO-239. Maybe you already have > another way to make that happen. > > I-Q digital output signals are important to some. Despite the fact that > I actually know what quadrature signals are and what you can do with > them, they are of zero interest to me and I really don't want to pay for > them, however they might be implemented. I sincerely hope that the > almost extreme modularity that, among many other things, makes Elecraft > radios unique and highly desirable continues. If digital I-Q signals > are a trivial cost, fine. If not, I hope they are implemented in a > module and those for whom they're important can shoulder the cost. > > 73, > > Fred Jensen > Auburn CA > > On 8/19/2011 2:54 PM, Jessie Oberreuter wrote: >> >> Yes, the I/Q data is already in digital form inside the KX3, so -- in >> theory -- it should be easy to just pump it to the outside world in >> digital form. The challenges are with the standards for that transfer. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > 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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
