It's not quite that simple. To be really useful, the KX3 would also have to support the special protocol we use between the P3 and K3 that keeps track of VFO frequencies, modes, filter bandwidth, etc. There's quite a bit of firmware involved. But I agree this would be a nice addition.
73, Wayne N6KR On May 21, 2013, at 3:58 AM, "Bruce Beford" <bruce.bef...@myfairpoint.net> wrote: > Umm... I don't know how else to put this but... Eric, -you- started the > rumor. Back on 18-Dec-2011, while we were waiting on our KX3s, you posted to > this list. For brevity's sake, I have not copied out the entire exchange > that was going on at the time. I know you have a lot of irons in the fire > right now, but hopefully, this could be fit in the queue somewhere. The > hardware would actually be fairly simple, upconverting the KX3 I/Q to the > same IF as the K3... > Bruce > N1RX > > Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ Elecraft eric at elecraft.com > Sun Dec 18 13:25:09 EST 2011 > > Previous message: [Elecraft] P3SVGA > Next message: [Elecraft] KX3 - Range of integration with P3 (initial > version)? > Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > Not so. We also plan to offer a small IQ to P3 adapter for the KX3, which > will give users full P3 operation with the KX3. > > Stay tuned! > > 73, > Eric > > www.elecraft.com > > >> I'm not sure where this rumor was started. While we certainly would like to >> do something like this, we have not announced that we are developing it. > > We do not have an active project to do this at this time. > >> We have been absolutely maxed out in engineering on many other projects, >> including the KXPA100 and the upcoming 2M option for the KX3. > >> I apologize if any of our postings have created confusion regarding this. > >> 73, >> Eric >> elecraft.com > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
