Wayne, What a great idea! Do you think this log information could also be available to download once the KX2/3 is back home and connected to a computer via the relevant utility?
73 Stephen G4SJP On 17 May 2017 at 21:03, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com [KX3] < kx3-nore...@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > Logging of casual QSOs can be inconvenient when you're using the KX2 while > hiking. You might be taking a break at a scenic overlook, using the rig > like an HT, with one hand holding the rig and the other sending with the > attached paddle. (This is in fact my favorite style of operation.) > > For times like these, we’re adding an automatic logging feature to the > KX2. When MENU:LOGBOOK is set to ON, the KX2 will record the last 2048 > characters of your outgoing CW, PSK31/63, or RTTY text. The only > requirement is that you use the rig's internal keyer, with either an > attached paddle or an external one. > > 2048 characters is enough for 50 to 100 contest-style QSOs, or about 5 to > 10 casual, bare-bones QSOs. You can turn logging on/off easily by assigning > the LOGBOOK menu entry to a programmable function (PF1-PF4). You might want > to turn it on when starting a QSO, then turn it back off once you’ve sent > the other station’s callsign, RST, etc. > > To view the logged text, there will be a LOG display mode, accessed using > the DISP switch. While in this mode, VFO A can be used to scroll forwards > and backwards through the text. This allows you to review contacts you’ve > made, perhaps sometime in the future when you have time to update a paper > or computer log. Text can be erased by holding CLR while in LOG display > mode. Transmitting exits LOG display mode immediately. > > The logged text includes your band and mode changes (e.g. *14.0 CW*). > Also, any time you're transmitting, a time stamp is generated once per > minute. The time stamps don’t appear in the text itself. Instead, they're > shown on VFO A as you scroll, e.g.: > > LOG 0030 > > The KXIO2 option module includes a real-time-clock. If a KXIO2 is > installed, time stamps will reflect the actual 24-hour UTC time. Otherwise > time stamps will reflect the relative time since the radio was turned on, > which starts at 00:00. > > Of course there are limitations to this logging method. But as long as you > send each station’s callsign at least once during a QSO, you’ll have a > record of it, along with the band, mode, and time. You could log additional > QSO information, if desired, by continuing to transmit; power should be > turned down to zero in this case. > > This feature is likely to be available shortly after we get back from > Dayton. 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