Hi JP, You have given me more to think about.
I am using a turbo tuner for the Hi Q 4/80RT and a couple different amps one for HF and the other for 6m hamstick and a three element 6m that I drive around with when things are happening on 6. It should be exciting when done. Thanks, Keith AG6AZ Sent from my iPhone please excus typos On Sep 2, 2012, at 7:30 AM, "JP O'Connor" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Keith, > > Your installation sounds like a great project. It will be fun to see pictures > and descriptions of the finished product! I plan to do KX3 mobile when the > 100W amp is available. > > What antenna and tuning device/procedure are you planning to use? (Right now > I have a Yaesu FT-857D with the ATAS-120A antenna, so tuning the antenna is a > simple one button operation. Of course, the radio has nowhere near the > dynamic range and capability of the KX3! Thus the planned change.) > > The iSDR app does not do any radio control, of course, just listens to the IQ > and provides a panadapter/waterfall and second receiver. I use the Griffin > iMic with my iPad2. I find that I prefer to set the iSDR center frequency to > 0.000 so that I don't have to update it each time as I tune the KX3 around. > Tuning on the iSDR then, shows the delta. (Maybe I'm missing something > here... any tips are appreciated!) > > For radio control and logging, I use HamLog by Nick N3WG. The KX3 is > connected to his PigTail Wifi hotspot via an Elecraft serial cable. The iPad > is then connected to the PigTail via WiFi. HamLog reads frequency, mode, and > S-meter from the radio, along with providing direct two way > control/communication of most of the radio's functions. One of the control > display modes uses a small control panel window, while the other mode > presents a pictorial representation of the radio itself so all the controls > are in familiar locations. Nick has a number of interesting apps and > projects. Check them out here: http://pignology.net/ > > The only downside on iOS is that we can only see one app on the screen at one > time since iOS doesn't do split screen. Instead, we have to hop back and > forth between the apps. At a recent event for the Atlanta Radio Club, I > borrowed another iPad and we had iSDR on one and HamLog on the other at the > same time. Certainly not backpack portable, and not really useful for mobile, > but for "picnic table portable" or base station installation it was fun to > look at and use! > > Good luck with your project! > > Thanks, > JP > > 73 de WF4Z > > > > > On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 10:44 PM, Keith Heimbold <[email protected]> wrote: > We are about halfway through my install of the KX3 in my 97 Silverado and it > is going well so far. We probably have another two days (16-20 hours) plus > worth of work to go before we are done with the install. > > We installed the Rammount for the iPad and the KX3 and it looks epic. The > amps are mounted and the electrical and antenna installation is in progress. > Still need to pull wire from engine and new breaker and solenoid to bed and > husky toolbox to the deep cycle Optima battery and the amplifiers. The Hi Q > 4"/80 RT is still in transit so that install will wait until next week. > > In terms of control theough the ipad I am planning to use the iSDR software > with a simple logging program (MacLogger possibly) and upload later when at > my home QTH. > > I was doing research on IPad ham apps and am looking for other control > software options. Even minimalistic control software besides iSDR. I was > also curious if the KX3 utility software and terminal will work on the iPad. > > Also any perspective on new software developments for the iPad and ham radio > software especially the KX3 would be super appreciated. > > Keith > AG6AZ > > Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
