VOX will work with the KX3 as well. Wayne
On Mar 5, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Jim Brown wrote: > On 3/5/2012 9:43 AM, Lance Collister, W7GJ wrote: >> Looks like I will have to get a second USB cable for the KX3, and >> build some sort of interface that will plug into the KX3's custom mic >> jack to trigger the PTT. > > Lance, > > As I noted in a post on this topic to the WSJT list, VOX works just > fine > for WSJT signals fed to the line input with well-behaved rigs and > well-behaved amps. By well-behaved I mean having suitable delays > between a TX line controlling the power amp and the beginning of RF at > the output of the exciter, AGC within the exciter that prevents power > spikes at the beginning of TX, and fast, dependable antenna switching > that positively prevents hot switching. The Ten Tec and Alpha amps > have > done that for at least three decades, and so does the Elecraft KPA500. > > I use nothing but VOX for digital and SSB modes with my K3s driving > Titans during contests, and my KPA500 for casual operation. During > the > recent ARRL RTTY Roundup and WPX RTTY contests alone I made nearly > 3,000 > QSOs, and it's been at least 3-4 years since I replaced a vacuum relay > in one of the Titans. > > 73, Jim K9YC > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
