I enthusiastically second what Paul said, and in the meantime would be excited to see a small 2 meter/435 receiver converter card or box for either radio so at least one KX sibling could go along on a satellite ops trip, rather than forlornly watching the Y twins head out the door.
I realize the kx3 could be equipped to receive 2 meters now but that's a lot of kit compared to an 817 just for 2 meter receive.... Maybe same footprint as a kx2 or 3 and mount right on the back for good field integration..with space reserved for the transmitting converters when they become available...if we have to wait. :) And the Yaesus are getting a bit long in the tooth....might be a great time to crack the U/V market. In the meantime how about a small (like Kenwood ht size) speaker mic with volume control for the kx2/3? With a good button (or 2) for cw keying while walking? 73 Scott Sent from my iPad > On Mar 30, 2017, at 6:55 AM, Paul Stoetzer <n...@arrl.net> wrote: > > A KX2 or KX3 sized full-duplex 2m/70cm radio would be amazing and fill a > big hole in current product availability. > > Lots of satellite ops currently use an "FT-1634" or "FT-1674" (2 FT-817s or > 1 FT-817 & 1 FT-857) for this purpose. > > 73, > > Paul, N8HM > > On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 00:00 Ryan Noguchi via Elecraft < > elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > >>> Here's your chance to get us back into the lab :) What future >> accessories, antennas, etc. would you like to see for the KX-line? >> >> >> >> >> I'd like a 2M and 70CM transverter for working the linear satellites. >> Ideally it would be capable of full-duplex operation with reverse VFO >> tracking, but I'd settle for being able to use it half-duplex. A lot of >> folks use one or two FT-817NDs as the foundation for their portable >> satellite station, and it would be nice to be able to do that with the KX3 >> or KX2. While an internal unit would be more convenient, an external unit >> would offer the possibility of working with both the KX3 and KX2, and a >> larger connector (BNC, N, or SO239) for use with typical beam antennas. >> >> I might buy an iambic or single-lever paddle that connects to the KX3 with >> the paddles pointing to the left. To use the KXPD3 without my wrist >> cramping up, I'd have to turn the KX3 90 degrees to the left. >> >> More programmable function keys for storing macros or menu items would be >> useful on the KX3. Maybe hold PF2 then press any other button to access the >> programmable function stored there. The same approach could be taken with >> the KX2's single PF button. >> >> More DVR memories would be useful, even if they draw from the same memory >> storage, e.g., if the total stored time for all messages was limited to 30 >> seconds or less. Even just one more memory would be incredibly helpful for >> Field Day and other contests: call, CQ, and exchange. >> >> 73, Ryan AI6DO >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to n...@arrl.net > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to k...@aol.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
