On 5/31/2016 11:40 AM, Mike Kasrich wrote:
Has anyone put together a KX-3 kit. Is any more or less involved that putting together a K-3?
I assembled both. The K3 is more involved than the KX3, but both were straightforward. The instructions and parts lists are top-notch for both rigs.
Anyone use a KX-3 in a contest and interfaced with N1MM+? Any quirks/tips?
Yes to both. Both play very well with N1MM+. I haven't noticed any quirks. On SSB contests with non-variable exchanges (i.e., no serial number), I recorded messages in the KX3's two DVR memories. This allowed me to operate in one mode (e.g., S&P or run), but I needed more DVR memories to record messages for the opposite mode. The K3s has more DVR memories, so I expect to be able to use four of them.
I did NOT record .wav files and play them through the rig for total voice automation. I don't like the typical pause between spoken letters and numerals. W....1....A....W FIVE NINE NUMBER....THREE....SEVEN....TWO
If I could get rid of the pauses, I could use the K3s built-in USB sound card. The KX3 doesn't have one, so I'd need an external audio interface or sound card if I wanted total voice automation with that rig.
My KX3 currently is in storage, and is not for sale. Hope this helps. -- 73, Mike N4CF Louisa County, VA USA Elecraft K3s/100 Carolina Windom up 45' http://n4cf.mdodd.com ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
