It seems this dilemma can be solved by something like a 10" screen
WINDOWs laptop. You get display, keyboard, the ability to run FLDIGI.
They probably run on batteries as long as the rig et al. A few years ago
I had an ACER aspire 1 (?). It ran everything I tried including sound
card stuff.
73 de Brian/K3KO
On 7/30/2015 12:08 PM, steve wrote:
Brian,
Thank you for the comments.
I do use fldigi.
Yes, PSK31 is difficult to tune and partly because of the lack of AFC
in the kX3, as you reminded me (why... KX3 tuning is difficult).
The PX3 does make it easier to tune provided the sending station isn't
drifting.
RTTY seems easier to tune - I guess because of its wider bandwidth.
I think because I want portable PSK31/RTTY to be fun (not
frustrating), I need to think about using Fldigi portable with a
small/mini laptop (solid state "disk").
I guess I will also think more about how I am going to "do" the little
bit of CW as the decoder works well (not great). I am going to give
CW via KX3 decoder a try this weekend with the NAQP.
Yes, I think even with the HCT/SideKar you need to save the call. It
does have a memory location to allow the call to be sent as part of a
macro.
I don't see anything in the manual about logging using the memory
location to fill the log callsign... I'll ask/look.
thank you for your thought provoking input. 73, steve WB3LGC
On 29-Jul-15 6:10 PM, Brian Waterworth wrote:
Warning - long response
One thing I have found on my quest to have a portable station is a
portable
computer, screen, and keyboard. My premise is that the kx3 may not be
ready for a complete psk31 solution with either the px3 or the sidekar.
I'll come back to this quest in a moment.
At present, it doesn't seem that the kx3 applies afc to incoming digital
transmissions, like psk31. ... My premise is that unless the kx3
has afc, using the
internal psk decoder is for emergency purposes and having some fun. ...
... Search and pounce is
much harder to do when you have to take the time to remember a call sign
and type it into another field while the receive window is scrolling.
Fldigi and dm780 will allow a quick click of the mouse and the call
sign is
ready to be used in any macro that references this field.
Now let's turn to the question about the USB port on the px3 and the
connection of a keyboard. I contend that unless the kx3 adds more psk
features like those of the mainstream programs found on various
platforms,
the addition of a keyboard for psk qso's as decoded by the kx3 may
not be
useful. I actually don't like my premise as I was excited too about the
possibility of a keyboard attached to thw px3. But what would I use it
for? The aforementioned usability concerns and lack of afc in the kx3
doesn't provide me with the utility I thought I was going to get from
the
kx3/px3 combo. If there is another use for a keyboard that I have
missed,
I would love to hear it.
...
...
*I think even the sidekar may not meet your digital needs. I am sure
the sidekar does more and my apologies to the designers if I have
under represented it's capabilites. I saw the sidekar at Dayton in
2014 and wondered why I would need it over a px3, especially with the
px3 firmware upgrade that provided two lines of decode text on the
px3 screen. The sidekar is not a general purpose computer and
therefore is limited in its usability. How would you capture a call
sign from the receive window to respond to a cq? Where would you
store this call sign in either the kx3 or the sidekar? Usability and
adaptability during digital qsos is necessary in order to keep up
with those hams that are working in a much more productive environment.*
I am sure there are others who have different setups and experiences to
mine. I am interested to hear about them as is Steve.
Regards
Brian
VE3IBW
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