Hi Matt, Thanks for the info. After I thought about it a bit, running an application on Win/XP under Fusion wouldn't be all that bad. My iMac is pretty powerful and has no problem grinding up anything I toss at it. The "problem" I've seen is that nearly every application I come across tries to be the be-all, do-all rig controller. All I want is a simple spectrum display, like the P3 gives me. I have no desire to try controlling the KX3 from the computer. I use MacLoggerDX - it has some rudimentary rig control features but I don't use any of them. My fondness for the P3 is (1) being able to see where band activity is and (2) where there is a "hole" when trying to work a DX station running split.
So - any other suggestions? Isn't it feasible to simply take the I/Q output from the KX3 and run it via a USB port into the mac and have a software application use that data to present a spectrum display? Or am I being naive on what data is contained in that I/Q stream? Jim / W6JHB On Feb 10, 2014, at 3:39 PM, Matt VK2RQ wrote: > If you want to run something "natively" on the Mac, I would suggest quisk: > http://james.ahlstrom.name/quisk/ > > I haven't tried it yet myself, but it appears to allow some level of > integration with the KX3 by means of hamlib. > > In order to build it and get it working, you'll need to install some > additional libraries -- I'd suggest to use MacPorts for this: > https://www.macports.org > > If you are not comfortable building software on your Mac, then the only other > "native" option I know of is the DL2SDR program: > http://dl2sdr.homepage.t-online.de/ > > 73, Matt VK2RQ > > > On 11 Feb 2014, at 10:05 am, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Jim, >> >> On the panoramic display question, I recall last year at Dayton the KX3 I/Q >> outputs were driving an iMic to an iPad. I believe the software came from >> Pignology, but I did not pay that much attention to the details, so you may >> have to do some searching. >> >> So the answer is, yes, a panadapter display from the KX3 is possible, but >> unfortunately I do not have details. >> >> NaP3 can also give a panadapter display, but I have not yet tried it. >> >> Most any panadapter application that will accept I/Q output could be used in >> theory - the other side of the coin is 'does that application directly >> support the KX3'. That would be in regard to the rig control and display of >> center frequency type questions. Most any panadapter application can display >> the spectrum around the VFO center frequency, but may not display the exact >> frequency the KX3 is tuned to if no other communications with the radio are >> present to determine the center frequency, the VFO A and VFO B settings, etc. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> On 2/10/2014 4:52 PM, Jim Bennett wrote: >>> Operating the KX3 is lots of fun, barefoot or QRO. But, I miss the >>> panoramic band display I see when I use the K3/P3. What is out there that I >>> might be able to use with the KX3 and it's RX IQ? I'm using an iMac with OS >>> X 10.7.5 for my operating system. I do have VMWare Fusion, but would rather >>> not have to run a Windows application on the emulator - native mode >>> applications are my desire. Is there software that can use the RX IQ, >>> possibly into a USB port, that will give me the band display that I'm used >>> to with the P3? Spending a bazillion dollars on it is out of the question, >>> so I'm hoping that there is an inexpensive solution. >>> >>> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
