Well, you will h ave a ball with the KX 3 and the remote amp.
I'll let others address the installation, but on the audio interface, I chose
the Lux Mobil Technology LMT-88T to go with the vehicles FM sound system. I
plug the KX3 phone output into the the two stereo cables and just plug it into
the cigar socket and it turns on when the car sound system is on. I chose a
low end of the FM dial and it works great. Fills up the cab nicely.
Mel, K6KBE
From: "Dauer, Edward" <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 10:32 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 on SSB Mobile
I am about to do a mobile installation of a KX3 and KPA-100 (with KAT-100)
in an old SUV (a 2001 Infiniti QX4, the functional equivalent of an old
Datsun pickup truck), with the hope of putting rare western counties on
the air, SSB. I have not operated mobile since 1973, and haven¹t used any
mode other than CW since about the same time. Hence two sets of requests
for advice:
Installation - I have found someone who does mobile radio installations
professionally, for police and commercial vehicles, and he¹s also a ham.
Plan to meet him next week. He¹ll have his own list, but I wanted to ask
what my list should be ‹ other than installing the Hustler mount for the
antenna, complete boding of everything to everything, direct DC taken from
the battery (yes or no?), in-line fusing everywhere. . . . DC wiring
shielded? How about the control lines from the KX3 in the cockpit to the
KPA in the rear cargo space? Any special considerations? What else
should I be sure to have done?
SSB - I have never used either the KX3 or the K3 on anything other than
CW. I don¹t even know if the Mode switch works. I saw on the reflector a
couple of weeks ago a ³starter set² of audio settings for the K3. Anyone
have the equivalent advice for the KX3? And despite the critique posted
here recently, I have the Heil Pro headset that Elecraft sold with the
rig. But I don¹t want a headset while I¹m driving, right? So - what¹s a
good mike? And should I try to get the KX3 audio output through the car¹s
audio system (it¹s an old Bose), or buy a separate external speaker and
mount it somewhere? What else am I not thinking of . . ?
Tnx!
Ted, KN1CBR
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