It looks like the K3 should eventually be able to support satellite operation. With the fully-independent sub-receiver and powerful DSP capability, it's got perfect hardware for the application. The main software features required are:
- Simultaneous transmit/receive using the transverter ports. - Tracking of the VFOs in the main and sub receivers. The tracking needs to be selectable in the same or reverse direction to accomodate satellites with inverting down-converters (the most common type). - Ability to transmit outside the ham bands when using converters. There are other "nice to have" features like frequency display offset (to show the converted frequency), automatic-frequency control of either RX or TX (tracking received signal), and support of satellite digital modulation formats. Al N1AL _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
