Re: [Elecraft] Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft
Or, in the case of G - Foundation license allows 10w, Intermediate 50w, Full 400w. And Foundation license holders may build a recognised kit - so the KX3 will be just ideal for these guys to get started on HF and then add the PA when they get Intermediate and run it at 50w. When they get Full licence, they can crank it up to 100w and get even more enjoyment. They may never go above 100w. Over here, we are so 'cramped' that many of us just couldn't run 400w without our neighbours complaining. I run 100w and may not be breaking pileups, but with 100w on SSB, I worked VK on 20m @ 22:35z on 5-May! - now that really felt like something at that time with these conditions. I have a friend runs 5w QRP CW and works more slots than anyone else I know and a lot more than a good many people I don't. 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108, KX3 #??? -- Man is the best computer we can put aboard a spacecraft and the only one that can be mass produced with unskilled labour. -Wernher von Braun, rocket engineer (1912-1977) On 20 May 2011, at 17:03, Merv Schweigert wrote: Not enough power and way too many bucks. On another subject, why do you guys all buy QRP, limited function radios and then wish to add a 100 watt amp? And another subject, no one has commented on the thread that was going on about improving the DSP NR etc for the K3, and the fact that the KX3 will have a much improved DSP and newer better chip?? Leaves the K3 owners kinda out to dry dont it? Kinda the stuff that we always criticize YeaComWood for doing when a new model came out and the old one could not be updated? Or is a K4 around? Just asking, Merv K9FD/KH6 __ 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
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I'm speechless. This just IS the ultimate ham rig. I want one :-) 73 Paul PD0PSB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6390977.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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It isn't! At least 2 m is missing. :-(( But anyway a nice rig and competitor to the IC-703 (not to the FT-817 as VHF/UHF is missing, see above, that makes it very attractive in Europe with lots of VHF activity). 73, Olli - DH8BQA - Original Message - From: pd0psb sailor...@hotmail.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 10:05 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft I'm speechless. This just IS the ultimate ham rig. I want one :-) 73 Paul PD0PSB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6390977.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 - eMail ist virenfrei. Von AVG uberpruft - www.avg.de Version: 10.0.1375 / Virendatenbank: 1509/3652 - Ausgabedatum: 21.05.2011 __ 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
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Oliver Dröse wrote: It isn't! At least 2 m is missing. :-(( Yes, I have to agree. Is it too late for provision to be made in the design for a 5W (at least) internal 2m transverter module? I think there are a lot of people for whom this would make a big difference to the eventual purchase decision. - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6391223.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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Wayne mentioned the possibility of a low power 2 meter module in the KX3. Stay tuned - there is lots more to come. Buck k4ia On 5/22/2011 6:54 AM, Julian, G4ILO wrote: Oliver Dröse wrote: It isn't! At least 2 m is missing. :-(( Yes, I have to agree. Is it too late for provision to be made in the design for a 5W (at least) internal 2m transverter module? I think there are a lot of people for whom this would make a big difference to the eventual purchase decision. - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6391223.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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
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Wayne, Eric and the rest of the Elecraft crew, congratulations on your great new transceiver. The new KX3 looks really neat and it has a couple of very nice features. The Dual watch is a feature I would really love to see on my K3 because I don't have a second receiver. Since there is a optional second receiver available for the K3 it will probably not be available for the K3. Now, I'm not a technical person but I'm just wandering if a feature like dual watch can be added to a K3 by a software update at all? ...A man can dream can't he? ;-) __ 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
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Why does everyone assume the K3 will be obsoleted by hardware? The core of the K3 is a SDR which has continued to evolve with firmware upgrades. I would not count out the possibility of further improvement in the DSP sw. In time the basic processor will become obsolete. So maybe a replace cpu board could be done? Of course Elecraft might decide to abandon the K3 with an introduction of a K4, but they still make the K2 and KX1. What does that tell you? I think the Elecraft folks pride themselves in not abandoning their customers. 73, Ed - KL7UW BTW nicely done on the KX3! If it had 2m I could consider it replacing my FT-817, but it would have to be embedded inside the KX3. -- Message: 12 Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 13:00:13 -0500 From: Tony Estep estept...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: banlktindy2+uj7e+hrjf1hebgsf5l-m...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Merv Schweigert k...@flex.com wrote: ...the KX3 will have a much improved DSP and newer better chip... Maybe there'll be a retrofit for the K3. Tony KT0NY 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 == BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 50-1.1kw?, 144-1.4kw, 432-100w, 1296-testing*, 3400-? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@hotmail.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
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The KX3's DSP was selected primarily for its low power consumption. The use of this DSP in the KX3 has no effect on K3 DSP firmware development, which is ongoing. Just ask Lyle :) Wayne N6KR http://www.elecraft.com On May 21, 2011, at 4:07 AM, Edward R. Cole kl...@acsalaska.net wrote: Why does everyone assume the K3 will be obsoleted by hardware? The core of the K3 is a SDR which has continued to evolve with firmware upgrades. I would not count out the possibility of further improvement in the DSP sw. In time the basic processor will become obsolete. So maybe a replace cpu board could be done? Of course Elecraft might decide to abandon the K3 with an introduction of a K4, but they still make the K2 and KX1. What does that tell you? I think the Elecraft folks pride themselves in not abandoning their customers. 73, Ed - KL7UW BTW nicely done on the KX3! If it had 2m I could consider it replacing my FT-817, but it would have to be embedded inside the KX3. -- Message: 12 Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 13:00:13 -0500 From: Tony Estep estept...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: banlktindy2+uj7e+hrjf1hebgsf5l-m...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Merv Schweigert k...@flex.com wrote: ...the KX3 will have a much improved DSP and newer better chip... Maybe there'll be a retrofit for the K3. Tony KT0NY 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 == BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 50-1.1kw?, 144-1.4kw, 432-100w, 1296-testing*, 3400-? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@hotmail.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 __ 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
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Doesn't your speculation presume that all the noise reduction functionality IS IN HARDWARE? Last I looked at the K3 functionality, all the NR is in PROGRAM CODE, not burned into hardware chips. Nope not at all Guy, one thing if you program any at all you will find is you cannot speed up a chip or increase its capability with programming. If your out of speed and memory there is nothing in programming you can do about it, time to upgrade to a newer faster chip, so its a handshake between programming and the hardwares capability. Go read the schematic. And since Wayne has been good about keeping up K3 firmware, why would he code something new in the KX3 and not use the code and/or concept in the K3 to extend the product life? I smell analog thinking. No analog thinking at all, your are wrong. why would they do in a KX3 what cannot be updgraded to a K3? Because a K4 is on the line for one thing, and another could be to keep the company going, your going to have to buy a new radio every few years if you want E to continue. Every product has to have a limit and life end. They will continue to upgrade the K3 as much as possible I am sure and support it, but newer and better has to come along and sales have to continue. And better cheaper chips come along, why not use them? Whats wrong with that? Possibly if it does do something because more processing power is available, that's progress in the electronics industry, not some evil Elecraft conspiracy. AND retrofitting a newer CPU in existing equipment is extremely expensive. Upgraded circuit board, TWO paths of firmware development instead of one, etc, etc. You hit the nail on the head, expensive to upgrade, that will be the limiting factor with continued K3 updgrades, thats why I referred to a K4 and was asking if the newer chips etc were not a preview of things to come in another radio. Who said Elecraft was Evil?? you sure surmise a lot of things that are not said at all, I have never had a better company to deal with, I have no gripes at all. I am not anxious to see my K3 go to the second best pile I guess, if the K4 comes along and is better than my K3 that means I must buy another radio or settle for second best. If your a person who finally bit the bullet and bought a new K3 yesterday, and today they announcement comes out for a much improved K4, are you a happy camper?? But thats life. There are small bugs in the K3 I would like to see improved but afraid some are in hardware (not analog) that cannot be addressed at a cost that is bearable, the software ones can be addressed to some extent, if the hardware is capable of the speed and memory requirements. I am sure they will do what is possible for the money involved to keep the K3 going and up to date. The K3 is reaching the edge of the hardwares capability in a couple areas and I think its time for a K4 with increased speed in the chips and horsepower to overcome some of these problems. Be careful when you compare Wayne to Yakencom. He REALLY does not deserve that. Oh come on Guy, are you the overseer of Elecraft? the moderator of the list? are you going to send a couple of hit men from the east coast out here to find me? Dont threaten me with be careful, if anything I said offended Wayne he is certainly grown up and can defend himself, I have nothing but respect for him and the company, if not I would not own their product, go sit down and have another glass of Kool Aide and Kool off. Dont send any hit men out here please, we dont need any more shark bait, thats where they would end up. 73 Merv 73, Guy. On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Merv Schweigertk...@flex.com wrote: And another subject, no one has commented on the thread that was going on about improving the DSP NR etc for the K3, and the fact that the KX3 will have a much improved DSP and newer better chip?? Leaves the K3 owners kinda out to dry dont it? Kinda the stuff that we always criticize YeaComWood for doing when a new model came out and the old one could not be updated? Or is a K4 around? Just asking, Merv K9FD/KH6 Just not enough power. --- On Thu, 5/19/11, Phil Hystadphys...@mac.comwrote: From: Phil Hystadphys...@mac.com Wes, Add a KPA500 to your setup. It gives you all you ask for: easier (aka quicker) band switching, very simple display (interpret as nicer), FET finals, and definitely enough weight. 73, phil, K7PEH __ 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 __ Elecraft mailing list
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Thanks Wayne, cleared that up fast, I read into the release info more than what was there, sorry if I caused any confusion on that end. Sure stirred up the die hards at least. 73 Merv The KX3's DSP was selected primarily for its low power consumption. The use of this DSP in the KX3 has no effect on K3 DSP firmware development, which is ongoing. Just ask Lyle :) Wayne N6KR http://www.elecraft.com On May 21, 2011, at 4:07 AM, Edward R. Colekl...@acsalaska.net wrote: Why does everyone assume the K3 will be obsoleted by hardware? The core of the K3 is a SDR which has continued to evolve with firmware upgrades. I would not count out the possibility of further improvement in the DSP sw. In time the basic processor will become obsolete. So maybe a replace cpu board could be done? Of course Elecraft might decide to abandon the K3 with an introduction of a K4, but they still make the K2 and KX1. What does that tell you? I think the Elecraft folks pride themselves in not abandoning their customers. 73, Ed - KL7UW BTW nicely done on the KX3! If it had 2m I could consider it replacing my FT-817, but it would have to be embedded inside the KX3. -- Message: 12 Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 13:00:13 -0500 From: Tony Estepestept...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID:banlktindy2+uj7e+hrjf1hebgsf5l-m...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Merv Schweigertk...@flex.com wrote: ...the KX3 will have a much improved DSP and newer better chip... Maybe there'll be a retrofit for the K3. Tony KT0NY 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 == BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 50-1.1kw?, 144-1.4kw, 432-100w, 1296-testing*, 3400-? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@hotmail.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 __ 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 __ 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
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Hi Wayne, All I can say is WOW ! This is what happens when people who love what they do do what they love More Companies need to figure this out again. You and your company are building the radios that we all wish we could build ourselves. I personally will continue building my own versions of what you guys are doing just for the educational value. By experimenting with my own projects and using yours as a benchmark it really allows me to appreciate what really goes into a really great product. It also makes me realize that no one person has all the skills necessary to make what is really a functional work of art such as what you and your Company produce. So even though I build some of my own stuff, I will continue working extra hours so that I can purchase your incredible products ! Congratulations to You, Eric, Lyle and all the rest of your hard working staff members. It really takes a great team to do what you guys have managed to accomplish. I sense another incredibly successful product launch coming our way yet once again. And I am proud to be here witnessing history unfold. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6389904.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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I bought my K3 [#642] because I liked its performance and feature set and I like Elecraft, I already had a K2/100 and KX1. None of the K3 features and performance goes away when a KX3 or K4 hits the market. Everything gets improved [although a lot of things billed as improvements aren't always so ... Windoze Me/Vista? :-)]. My KPA500 is on order, I want QSK at 500W. I've been running my old KW at 500W just to see if it matters. It likely does to some, but not me. A KPA1500, if there ever is one, isn't going to change that. My phone is a year old and is so hopelessly obsolete my grandsons don't even try and suppress their laughter when Grandpa gets it out. It makes and receives telephone calls however, which is what I got it for. Frankly, I don't care what pile my K3 ends up in, it does what I want and will continue to do so. Has a K4 really been announced or is everyone just making this up? 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011 - www.cqp.org On 5/21/2011 9:59 AM, Merv Schweigert wrote: I am not anxious to see my K3 go to the second best pile I guess, if the K4 comes along and is better than my K3 that means I must buy another radio or settle for second best. __ 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
[Elecraft] Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft
Hi Wayne,Eric and other Elecraft members: It was a great pleasure to meet you in person yesterday and today again at your table. As usual, anytime I go to see your presentations I feel prouder to be an Elecraft K3 user,you guys has worked hard to please all of us the users and to make high performance radios to compete with the asian market.That new project,the KX3 or mini K3 at 10W level I am sure will be a big seller.It look cute and I am sure it will perform better than all other QRP's on the market,I wish you good sucess on the marketing of that new product,73 AD4C Your loyal customer. If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear –George Orwell --- On Sat, 5/21/11, JonKG6VDW jmood...@gmail.com wrote: From: JonKG6VDW jmood...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, May 21, 2011, 6:04 PM Hi Wayne, All I can say is WOW ! This is what happens when people who love what they do do what they love More Companies need to figure this out again. You and your company are building the radios that we all wish we could build ourselves. I personally will continue building my own versions of what you guys are doing just for the educational value. By experimenting with my own projects and using yours as a benchmark it really allows me to appreciate what really goes into a really great product. It also makes me realize that no one person has all the skills necessary to make what is really a functional work of art such as what you and your Company produce. So even though I build some of my own stuff, I will continue working extra hours so that I can purchase your incredible products ! Congratulations to You, Eric, Lyle and all the rest of your hard working staff members. It really takes a great team to do what you guys have managed to accomplish. I sense another incredibly successful product launch coming our way yet once again. And I am proud to be here witnessing history unfold. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6389904.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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
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G'day All, I have managed to remain awake awaiting more info from Dayton!! Anyone in Dayton have some further info or pics??! Regards Brendon VK8FQRP -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6386407.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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Not enough power and way too many bucks. On another subject, why do you guys all buy QRP, limited function radios and then wish to add a 100 watt amp? And another subject, no one has commented on the thread that was going on about improving the DSP NR etc for the K3, and the fact that the KX3 will have a much improved DSP and newer better chip?? Leaves the K3 owners kinda out to dry dont it? Kinda the stuff that we always criticize YeaComWood for doing when a new model came out and the old one could not be updated? Or is a K4 around? Just asking, Merv K9FD/KH6 Just not enough power. --- On Thu, 5/19/11, Phil Hystadphys...@mac.com wrote: From: Phil Hystadphys...@mac.com Wes, Add a KPA500 to your setup. It gives you all you ask for: easier (aka quicker) band switching, very simple display (interpret as nicer), FET finals, and definitely enough weight. 73, phil, K7PEH __ 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 __ 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
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On 05/20/11 09:03, Merv Schweigert wrote: On another subject, why do you guys all buy QRP, limited function radios and then wish to add a 100 watt amp? It's the easy-payment plan for full power. Spend some now, some more later. A QRP rig with an external amp can be a full-power base station _or_ a highly portable QRP rig. 73, Wayne Conrad (soaking in morse code for healthy skin) __ 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
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Not enough power and way too many bucks. Too much power... only want a max of 150 watts out (considered LP in some contests);o) On another subject, why do you guys all buy QRP, limited function radios and then wish to add a 100 watt amp? Sometimes I run QRP, sometimes I run LP in contests... usually run LP when chasing new ones, but not always. And another subject, no one has commented on the thread that was going on about improving the DSP NR etc for the K3, and the fact that the KX3 will have a much improved DSP and newer better chip?? Leaves the K3 owners kinda out to dry dont it? Kinda the stuff that we always criticize YeaComWood for doing when a new model came out and the old one could not be updated? Or is a K4 around? I won't feel left out with my K3s, same as I didn't feel left out with my K2... The KX3 will have it's place. Until specifications are published and verified, everything else is pure speculation. Don't think one could place Elecraft in the same class as other manufacturers when it comes to upgrades, or service. Elecraft IMHO is miles above the rest. They have always come through for me quickly and without any fuss. If they had stock, I'd buy! Hope you're doing well Merv. 72/3, Julius Making a better tomorrow, tomorrow. - Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2#4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 Elecraft K3/100 #1875 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6386762.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Merv Schweigert k...@flex.com wrote: ...the KX3 will have a much improved DSP and newer better chip... Maybe there'll be a retrofit for the K3. Tony KT0NY __ 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
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My thoughts exactly. Tim gm4lmh -- From: Tony Estep estept...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 7:00 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Merv Schweigert k...@flex.com wrote: ...the KX3 will have a much improved DSP and newer better chip... Maybe there'll be a retrofit for the K3. Tony KT0NY __ 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 __ 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
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The K3 Noise Blanker is a good candidate. 73, Dick - KA5KKT -- My thoughts exactly. Tim gm4lmh -- From: Tony Estep http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft esteptony at gmail.com Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 7:00 PM To: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft elecraft at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Merv Schweigert http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft k9fd at flex.com wrote: ...the KX3 will have a much improved DSP and newer better chip... Maybe there'll be a retrofit for the K3. Tony KT0NY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Elecraft at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ 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
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Merv Schweigert wrote: And another subject, no one has commented on the thread that was going on about improving the DSP NR etc for the K3, and the fact that the KX3 will have a much improved DSP and newer better chip?? You may be reading too much into Lyle's actual words: The microcontroller is like, but not the same as, the one in the K3. The DSP is a new, 5th generation device designed for extremely low power consumption, yet with performance exceeding that of the one in the K3. Merv I believe Lyle is saying the DSP chip is new...not the firmware driving it. I believe the idea of the KX3 is to save development time and cost by porting the K3's DSP firmware to the KX3's DSP. The performance he refers to may be speed (in addition to lower power consumption), but I don't believe speed is a limiting factor in the K3's present DSP (but I could be wrong for timing issues such as QSK). BTW both DSPs are 32 bit so there's no difference there. 73, Bill -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6387176.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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--- On Fri, 5/20/11, Merv Schweigert k...@flex.com wrote: And another subject, no one has commented on the thread that was going on about improving the DSP NR etc for the K3, and the fact that the KX3 will have a much improved DSP and newer better chip?? Leaves the K3 owners kinda out to dry dont it? When you purchase technology you get what's available at the time. The K3 is a snapshot of the best that was available when they designed it. Same with the K3X. Don't fault them for looking around and finding something better. If the new DSP chip happens to be a pin-for-pin, drop-in replacement for the existing chip then maybe you'll get lucky. We'll see. Kinda the stuff that we always criticize YeaComWood for doing when a new model came out and the old one could not be updated? Or is a K4 around? They probably don't deserve the criticism either. If you bought a new Chevy with a 200 hp engine, and the next year they'd managed to tweak another 20 hp out of the same engine would you take your car back to the dealer and demand they replace the engine for you? 73, Ken Alexander VE3HLS Contentedly working DX with the stone-age DSP in my K2. __ 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
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The post-filter amp and second mixer are much better candidates. They are the weakest points in the whole radio. IMHO, of course :-) Wes N7WS --- On Fri, 5/20/11, Edward Dickinson III softb...@windstream.net wrote: The K3 Noise Blanker is a good candidate. 73, Dick - KA5KKT -- My thoughts exactly. Tim gm4lmh -- From: Tony Estep http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft esteptony at gmail.com Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 7:00 PM To: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft elecraft at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Merv Schweigert http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft k9fd at flex.com wrote: ...the KX3 will have a much improved DSP and newer better chip... Maybe there'll be a retrofit for the K3. Tony KT0NY __ 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
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The KX3 really looks interesting. Any comments on the availability of a Kit, and what level of assembly would be required/possible? Thanks, Tom, KG3V -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6388331.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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The Official word that I got is that they hope to have it out by the end of the year. Doug -- K0DXV On 5/20/2011 6:55 PM, Tom KG3V wrote: The KX3 really looks interesting. Any comments on the availability of a Kit, and what level of assembly would be required/possible? Thanks, Tom, KG3V -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6388331.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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
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Doesn't your speculation presume that all the noise reduction functionality IS IN HARDWARE? Last I looked at the K3 functionality, all the NR is in PROGRAM CODE, not burned into hardware chips. Go read the schematic. And since Wayne has been good about keeping up K3 firmware, why would he code something new in the KX3 and not use the code and/or concept in the K3 to extend the product life? I smell analog thinking. Possibly if it does do something because more processing power is available, that's progress in the electronics industry, not some evil Elecraft conspiracy. AND retrofitting a newer CPU in existing equipment is extremely expensive. Upgraded circuit board, TWO paths of firmware development instead of one, etc, etc. Be careful when you compare Wayne to Yakencom. He REALLY does not deserve that. 73, Guy. On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Merv Schweigert k...@flex.com wrote: And another subject, no one has commented on the thread that was going on about improving the DSP NR etc for the K3, and the fact that the KX3 will have a much improved DSP and newer better chip?? Leaves the K3 owners kinda out to dry dont it? Kinda the stuff that we always criticize YeaComWood for doing when a new model came out and the old one could not be updated? Or is a K4 around? Just asking, Merv K9FD/KH6 Just not enough power. --- On Thu, 5/19/11, Phil Hystadphys...@mac.com wrote: From: Phil Hystadphys...@mac.com Wes, Add a KPA500 to your setup. It gives you all you ask for: easier (aka quicker) band switching, very simple display (interpret as nicer), FET finals, and definitely enough weight. 73, phil, K7PEH __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
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Direct Sampling ? Congratulations!! 73, Geoff GM4ESD On May 19, 2011 6:43 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Totally different architecture than the K3, of course. __ 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
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Only 150 mA? What do you use for DSP and micro-controller? Or do you do all the work in the DSP itself? Also, what is the maximum current consumption when 1:4 transformer is used? Must be significantly more than for 1:1 ratio. (I am curious about CW mode - I assume it'd be running as a C or D mode, but I could be wrong. Will its PA run in AB mode always, or will PA mode vary depending on modulation?) On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: Will it run for a whole contest on 8 AA cells at full power? Depends on the contest and the AA cells :) RX-mode current drain ~150 mA. Very efficient on TX, with dual-output- impedance 5W/10W PA. Wayne -- Alexey Kats (neko) __ 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
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Totally different product categories and size. 73, Eric (Just waking up at Dayton and about to get super busy. We will be able to post more official info later this weekend or after Dayton.) www.elecraft.com _..._ On May 18, 2011, at 11:29 PM, Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com wrote: Seems like a fast way to undercut sales of the K3 unless I misunderstand what the KX3 is all about. On May 18, 2011, at 8:27 PM, Doug Person wrote: You're not kidding? For REAL? When can I buy one??!!!??? 72, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/18/2011 9:22 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: KX3: Ultra-compact K3/KX1 hybrid, 160-6 m, 10/100 W, all-mode, 32-bit DSP/SDR, 1.5 lbs. See it at Dayton! -- Wayne Eric __ __ __ __ 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
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At 44.0 cu in, the KX3 is just about mid way between the K1 and KX1. Nice job. 73, Rick Dettinger K7MW On May 18, 2011, at 8:44 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: unless I misunderstand what the KX3 is all about. Ultraportable: 1.5 lbs 1.7x3.5x7.4 KX1 form-factor internal battery pack charger internal wide-range ATU new adjustable, attached keyer paddle ...and a K3-like front panel, including the same LCD. 73, Wayne N6KR __ 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 __ 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
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Can't wait to see it in Huntsville in August!! Way to go, Wayne and Eric, and the rest of the team!!! 73, Randy, KS4L __ 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
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The microcontroller is like, but not the same as, the one in the K3. The DSP is a new, 5th generation device designed for extremely low power consumption, yet with performance exceeding that of the one in the K3. And, of course, we played a few tricks :-) 73, Lyle KK7P Only 150 mA? What do you use for DSP and micro-controller? Or do you do all the work in the DSP itself? __ 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
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Hi, The K4 was born, I think !!! From: Lyle Johnson k...@wavecable.com To: elecr...@yahoogroups.com; elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Cc: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 3:32 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft The microcontroller is like, but not the same as, the one in the K3. The DSP is a new, 5th generation device designed for extremely low power consumption, yet with performance exceeding that of the one in the K3. And, of course, we played a few tricks :-) 73, Lyle KK7P Only 150 mA? What do you use for DSP and micro-controller? Or do you do all the work in the DSP itself? __ 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 __ 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
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On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 11:22 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: KX3: Ultra-compact K3/KX1 hybrid, 160-6 m, 10/100 W, all-mode, 32-bit DSP/SDR, 1.5 lbs. SDR? So does this have out of the box panadapter support? -aps __ 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
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100 W+ with new high-performance external amp/ATU that works with most 5W to 10W rigs. Wayne Will this external amp also work with Cletus's CB? He's been wanting a leen-yer... Seriously, I always thought there was some FCC mandate against producing an HF-capable kit for this power/freq range. Perhaps firmware prevents CB use? John AE5X Radio: http://www.ae5x.com/blog Photography: http://www.timelesspixel.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
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Here's something you might consider (or maybe already have :) ) If the KX3 front panel is almost identical in controls to the K3, maybe it could be paired with a K3 to act as a remote front panel. Similar to the detachable panel functionality available with many current mobile rigs. The advantage being that just the panel KX3 could operate as a self-contained QRP radio. Tor N4OGW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6382317.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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Pity, I was hoping for a K4 with a bigger front panel with better ergonomics, better memory management, a band switch, a nicer display, FET finals and enough weight that it didn't skid off the desk when I pushed a button. Wes N7WS --- On Thu, 5/19/11, Gordan Hribar t93x_gor...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, The K4 was born, I think !!! __ 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
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You must push REALLY hard!! Have you considered replacing the bottom panel with an inch thick piece of lead :-) Sent from my iPhone On May 19, 2011, at 10:33 AM, Wes Stewart n...@yahoo.com wrote: Pity, I was hoping for a K4 with ... enough weight that it didn't skid off the desk when I pushed a button. __ 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
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Wes, I really cannot believe you actually asked that question Gary On 20 May 2011 01:33, Wes Stewart n...@yahoo.com wrote: Pity, I was hoping for a K4 with a bigger front panel with better ergonomics, better memory management, a band switch, a nicer display, FET finals and enough weight that it didn't skid off the desk when I pushed a button. Wes N7WS --- On Thu, 5/19/11, Gordan Hribar t93x_gor...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, The K4 was born, I think !!! __ 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 -- VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 Living the dream!!! __ 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
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The KX3 receiver includes I/Q outputs for use with a PC soundcard. This allows you run various a third-party application software on an attached PC, such as a spectrum display. Of course, no PC is required to use the KX3; it is a complete, self-contained radio. With appropriate options (battery pack w/charger, ATU) it becomes a complete, self-contained 160m-6m radio station. 73, Lyle KK7P SDR? So does this have out of the box panadapter support? __ 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
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In a recent message, Lyle Johnson k...@wavecable.com writes Of course, no PC is required to use the KX3; it is a complete, self-contained radio But isn't that true of the K3 also, Lyle? David G4DMP __ 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
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What question? --- On Thu, 5/19/11, Gary Gregory garyvk...@gmail.com wrote: Wes, I really cannot believe you actually asked that question Gary On 20 May 2011 01:33, Wes Stewart n...@yahoo.com wrote: Pity, I was hoping for a K4 with a bigger front panel with better ergonomics, better memory management, a band switch, a nicer display, FET finals and enough weight that it didn't skid off the desk when I pushed a button. Wes N7WS __ 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
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You pretty much get that with the KX3 and the remote 100W amplifier. Use the amp in your home or mobile station and just unplug the KX3 (a.k.a. front panel) when you want to go QRP backpacking. Alan N1AL On Thu, 2011-05-19 at 07:56 -0700, Torsten Clay wrote: Here's something you might consider (or maybe already have :) ) If the KX3 front panel is almost identical in controls to the K3, maybe it could be paired with a K3 to act as a remote front panel. Similar to the detachable panel functionality available with many current mobile rigs. The advantage being that just the panel KX3 could operate as a self-contained QRP radio. Tor N4OGW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6382317.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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
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So, for mobile operation, will we be able to mount the transceiver in the front like a control head, while mounting the 100PA w/ATU in the trunk ? 73 K1NR On Thu, 19 May 2011 07:25:01 -0400 Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft e...@elecraft.com wrote: Totally different product categories and size. 73, Eric (Just waking up at Dayton and about to get super busy. We will be able to post more official info later this weekend or after Dayton.) www.elecraft.com _..._ On May 18, 2011, at 11:29 PM, Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com wrote: Seems like a fast way to undercut sales of the K3 unless I misunderstand what the KX3 is all about. On May 18, 2011, at 8:27 PM, Doug Person wrote: You're not kidding? For REAL? When can I buy one??!!!??? 72, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/18/2011 9:22 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: KX3: Ultra-compact K3/KX1 hybrid, 160-6 m, 10/100 W, all-mode, 32-bit DSP/SDR, 1.5 lbs. See it at Dayton! -- Wayne Eric __ __ __ __ 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 - Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.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
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That's the idea. Alan N1AL On Thu, 2011-05-19 at 13:20 -0400, Eugene Balinski wrote: So, for mobile operation, will we be able to mount the transceiver in the front like a control head, while mounting the 100PA w/ATU in the trunk ? 73 K1NR On Thu, 19 May 2011 07:25:01 -0400 Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft e...@elecraft.com wrote: Totally different product categories and size. 73, Eric (Just waking up at Dayton and about to get super busy. We will be able to post more official info later this weekend or after Dayton.) www.elecraft.com _..._ On May 18, 2011, at 11:29 PM, Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com wrote: Seems like a fast way to undercut sales of the K3 unless I misunderstand what the KX3 is all about. On May 18, 2011, at 8:27 PM, Doug Person wrote: You're not kidding? For REAL? When can I buy one??!!!??? 72, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/18/2011 9:22 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: KX3: Ultra-compact K3/KX1 hybrid, 160-6 m, 10/100 W, all-mode, 32-bit DSP/SDR, 1.5 lbs. See it at Dayton! -- Wayne Eric __ __ __ __ 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 - Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.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 __ 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
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On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 1:22 PM, Alan Bloom n...@sonic.net wrote: That's the idea. Alan N1AL On Thu, 2011-05-19 at 13:20 -0400, Eugene Balinski wrote: So, for mobile operation, will we be able to mount the transceiver in the front like a control head, while mounting the 100PA w/ATU in the trunk ? So when will this be on the website with specs/pricing etc.? I unfortunately can not make it to Dayton! :-( -aps (KC2ZSX) __ 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
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No, this would be to enable remote operation (over an internet link). No RF would go between the panel and the K3. People are buying TS-480's or similar to run over remote links even if they own a K3, because the 480 panel and main box can be easily remoted using ie www.remoterig.com. Tor N4OGW --- On Thu, 5/19/11, Alan Bloom [via Elecraft] ml-node+6382974-1323076163-228...@n2.nabble.com wrote: From: Alan Bloom [via Elecraft] ml-node+6382974-1323076163-228...@n2.nabble.com Subject: Re: Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft To: Torsten Clay rt_c...@bellsouth.net Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 12:20 PM You pretty much get that with the KX3 and the remote 100W amplifier. Use the amp in your home or mobile station and just unplug the KX3 (a.k.a. front panel) when you want to go QRP backpacking. Alan N1AL On Thu, 2011-05-19 at 07:56 -0700, Torsten Clay wrote: Here's something you might consider (or maybe already have :) ) If the KX3 front panel is almost identical in controls to the K3, maybe it could be paired with a K3 to act as a remote front panel. Similar to the detachable panel functionality available with many current mobile rigs. The advantage being that just the panel KX3 could operate as a self-contained QRP radio. Tor N4OGW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6382317.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6382974.html To unsubscribe from Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft, click here. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6383127.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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Timing is Everything! = Dayton Hamvention. Hope you have plenty of staff for the Elecraft table at Dayton - I can see crowds! My first thought was there was the replacement for the FT-817 (sort-of), then I thought: Flex-1500 has competition! But I will not be trading in my K3 for one. If it included 2m it would be a real contender in the portable microwave station category, probably. I wonder if a transverter I/F is included? I will read about it when the postings are done. Have fun at Dayton! 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 == BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 50-1.1kw?, 144-1.4kw, 432-100w, 1296-testing*, 3400-? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@hotmail.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
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I'm guessing (hoping) there will be an KX144XV module - if so, I won't buy the FT-817, if not I might! 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108, KX3 #??? -- When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery. -Maxim Gorky, author (1868-1936) On 19 May 2011, at 19:28, Edward R. Cole wrote: Timing is Everything! = Dayton Hamvention. Hope you have plenty of staff for the Elecraft table at Dayton - I can see crowds! My first thought was there was the replacement for the FT-817 (sort-of), then I thought: Flex-1500 has competition! But I will not be trading in my K3 for one. If it included 2m it would be a real contender in the portable microwave station category, probably. I wonder if a transverter I/F is included? I will read about it when the postings are done. __ 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
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then I better get ready to put my IC-706 up for sale : -) On Thu, 19 May 2011 10:22:27 -0700 Alan Bloom n...@sonic.net wrote: That's the idea. Alan N1AL On Thu, 2011-05-19 at 13:20 -0400, Eugene Balinski wrote: So, for mobile operation, will we be able to mount the transceiver in the front like a control head, while mounting the 100PA w/ATU in the trunk ? 73 K1NR On Thu, 19 May 2011 07:25:01 -0400 Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft e...@elecraft.com wrote: Totally different product categories and size. 73, Eric (Just waking up at Dayton and about to get super busy. We will be able to post more official info later this weekend or after Dayton.) www.elecraft.com _..._ On May 18, 2011, at 11:29 PM, Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com wrote: Seems like a fast way to undercut sales of the K3 unless I misunderstand what the KX3 is all about. On May 18, 2011, at 8:27 PM, Doug Person wrote: You're not kidding? For REAL? When can I buy one??!!!??? 72, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/18/2011 9:22 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: KX3: Ultra-compact K3/KX1 hybrid, 160-6 m, 10/100 W, all-mode, 32-bit DSP/SDR, 1.5 lbs. See it at Dayton! -- Wayne Eric __ __ __ __ 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 - Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.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 - Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.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
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M0XDF wrote: I'm guessing (hoping) there will be an KX144XV module - if so, I won't buy the FT-817, if not I might! 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108, KX3 #??? Or so one could sell the FT-817 to help fund the KX3. A lot of people have been hoping for new FT-817 for a long time. Never guessed it would come from Elecraft. I bet these are going to be backordered for months. At least. - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Something-really-new-at-Dayton-from-Elecraft-tp6380523p6383795.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
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Wes, Add a KPA500 to your setup. It gives you all you ask for: easier (aka quicker) band switching, very simple display (interpret as nicer), FET finals, and definitely enough weight. 73, phil, K7PEH On May 19, 2011, at 8:33 AM, Wes Stewart wrote: Pity, I was hoping for a K4 with a bigger front panel with better ergonomics, better memory management, a band switch, a nicer display, FET finals and enough weight that it didn't skid off the desk when I pushed a button. Wes N7WS --- On Thu, 5/19/11, Gordan Hribar t93x_gor...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, The K4 was born, I think !!! __ 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 __ 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
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.knowing Eric and Wayne will return from their break at the Dayton Hamfest well-rested and wondering what to do next, I have a thought. KX1 - internal battery pack charger. internal wide-range ATU. I wonder if a 30-45 watts of final power, perhaps sans ATU could be comfortable in the KX1 in that same area. These guys never fail to amaze..! Very 73, Dick - KA5KKT unless I misunderstand what the KX3 is all about. Ultraportable: 1.5 lbs 1.7x3.5x7.4 KX1 form-factor internal battery pack charger internal wide-range ATU new adjustable, attached keyer paddle ...and a K3-like front panel, including the same LCD. 73, Wayne N6KR __ 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
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Just not enough power. --- On Thu, 5/19/11, Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com wrote: From: Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com Wes, Add a KPA500 to your setup. It gives you all you ask for: easier (aka quicker) band switching, very simple display (interpret as nicer), FET finals, and definitely enough weight. 73, phil, K7PEH __ 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
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KX3: Ultra-compact K3/KX1 hybrid, 160-6 m, 10/100 W, all-mode, 32-bit DSP/SDR, 1.5 lbs. See it at Dayton! -- Wayne Eric __ 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
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Bleep! And to think tonight I was test-packing a new backpack, including my K1. On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 8:22 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: KX3: Ultra-compact K3/KX1 hybrid, 160-6 m, 10/100 W, all-mode, 32-bit DSP/SDR, 1.5 lbs. 73, Byron N6NUL - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011 - www.cqp.org __ 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
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You're not kidding? For REAL? When can I buy one??!!!??? 72, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/18/2011 9:22 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: KX3: Ultra-compact K3/KX1 hybrid, 160-6 m, 10/100 W, all-mode, 32-bit DSP/SDR, 1.5 lbs. See it at Dayton! -- Wayne Eric __ 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 __ 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
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Say W H A T ??? Please guys. How about a photo? Not everyone can make it to Dayton!! 73, Ken Alexander, VE3HLS --- On Wed, 5/18/11, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: From: Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com Subject: [Elecraft] Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net, elecraft...@yahoogroups.com, elecr...@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 11:22 PM KX3: Ultra-compact K3/KX1 hybrid, 160-6 m, 10/100 W, all-mode, 32-bit DSP/SDR, 1.5 lbs. See it at Dayton! -- Wayne Eric __ 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 __ 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
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Seems like a fast way to undercut sales of the K3 unless I misunderstand what the KX3 is all about. On May 18, 2011, at 8:27 PM, Doug Person wrote: You're not kidding? For REAL? When can I buy one??!!!??? 72, Doug -- K0DXV On 5/18/2011 9:22 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: KX3: Ultra-compact K3/KX1 hybrid, 160-6 m, 10/100 W, all-mode, 32-bit DSP/SDR, 1.5 lbs. See it at Dayton! -- Wayne Eric __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
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Will it run for a whole contest on 8 AA cells at full power? 73 - Mike WA8BXN __ 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
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We're on our way to Dayton, and completely fried :) We'll post all the details and photos later this weekend. Wayne On May 18, 2011, at 8:29 PM, Ken Alexander wrote: Say W H A T ??? Please guys. How about a photo? Not everyone can make it to Dayton!! 73, Ken Alexander, VE3HLS --- On Wed, 5/18/11, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: From: Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com Subject: [Elecraft] Something *really* new at Dayton from Elecraft To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net, elecraft...@yahoogroups.com , elecr...@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 11:22 PM KX3: Ultra-compact K3/KX1 hybrid, 160-6 m, 10/100 W, all-mode, 32-bit DSP/SDR, 1.5 lbs. See it at Dayton! -- Wayne Eric __ 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 __ 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
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unless I misunderstand what the KX3 is all about. Ultraportable: 1.5 lbs 1.7x3.5x7.4 KX1 form-factor internal battery pack charger internal wide-range ATU new adjustable, attached keyer paddle ...and a K3-like front panel, including the same LCD. 73, Wayne N6KR __ 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
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Will it run for a whole contest on 8 AA cells at full power? Depends on the contest and the AA cells :) RX-mode current drain ~150 mA. Very efficient on TX, with dual-output- impedance 5W/10W PA. Wayne __ 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
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10w/100w, or 5w/10w per your later post? Dave AB7E On 5/18/2011 8:22 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: KX3: Ultra-compact K3/KX1 hybrid, 160-6 m, 10/100 W, all-mode, 32-bit DSP/SDR, 1.5 lbs. See it at Dayton! -- Wayne Eric __ 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 __ 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
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Same flat layout as the KX-1 - just bigger box I would assume? 72, Doug --K0DXV On 5/18/2011 9:47 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Will it run for a whole contest on 8 AA cells at full power? Depends on the contest and the AA cells :) RX-mode current drain ~150 mA. Very efficient on TX, with dual-output- impedance 5W/10W PA. Wayne __ 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 __ 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
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On Wed, 2011-05-18 at 21:05 -0700, David Gilbert wrote: 10w/100w, or 5w/10w per your later post? The optional 100W amp is in an external chassis. The internal amplifier is 10W with switchable impedance matching so it can also operate with maximum efficiency at 5W. Alan N1AL Dave AB7E On 5/18/2011 8:22 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: KX3: Ultra-compact K3/KX1 hybrid, 160-6 m, 10/100 W, all-mode, 32-bit DSP/SDR, 1.5 lbs. See it at Dayton! -- Wayne Eric __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
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PA output impedance switch allows efficient 5-W use from internal batteries, or 10 W from external supply. 100 W+ with new high-performance external amp/ATU that works with most 5W to 10W rigs. Wayne On May 18, 2011, at 9:05 PM, David Gilbert wrote: 10w/100w, or 5w/10w per your later post? Dave AB7E On 5/18/2011 8:22 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: KX3: Ultra-compact K3/KX1 hybrid, 160-6 m, 10/100 W, all-mode, 32-bit DSP/SDR, 1.5 lbs. See it at Dayton! -- Wayne Eric __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
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Same flat layout as the KX-1 - just bigger box I would assume? Yes, but with new fold-up rear tilt-feet. Wayne __ 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
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My first reaction was to check the calendar to see where the past 6-1/2 weeks had gone :^) However, like the rest, I'm looking forward to more information. Bob, N7XY _ N7XY DX Cluster Node - telnet to n7xy.net, port 7300 __ 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
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--- On Wed, 5/18/11, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: ...and a K3-like front panel, including the same LCD. And it makes use of EVERY display on that LCD?? Carumba! Is it a full kit or a final assembly type like the K3? Care to put us in the ballpark on the price? 73 - Ken __ 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
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On Wed, 2011-05-18 at 21:36 -0700, Ken Alexander wrote: --- On Wed, 5/18/11, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: ...and a K3-like front panel, including the same LCD. And it makes use of EVERY display on that LCD?? Carumba! Not quite. I think there are a couple annunciators that are not used. But it's amazing that the design team managed to fit almost all the features of a 10W K3 into a box that is a small fraction of the size and weight. And with space left over for an internal battery pack! Alan N1AL __ 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
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By the time we're done, we'll be using every icon. Totally different architecture than the K3, of course. Wayne N6KR On May 18, 2011, at 10:40 PM, Alan Bloom wrote: On Wed, 2011-05-18 at 21:36 -0700, Ken Alexander wrote: --- On Wed, 5/18/11, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: ...and a K3-like front panel, including the same LCD. And it makes use of EVERY display on that LCD?? Carumba! Not quite. I think there are a couple annunciators that are not used. But it's amazing that the design team managed to fit almost all the features of a 10W K3 into a box that is a small fraction of the size and weight. And with space left over for an internal battery pack! Alan N1AL __ 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
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Could do with a posting on YouTube for this baby!!! 73's Ken..G0ORH K2, K3, P3, KPA500.August Sent from my iPhone Member of:- RSGB, NADARS, CDXC, FOC 1684, G-QRP 13178, IPA. On 19 May 2011, at 04:47, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: Will it run for a whole contest on 8 AA cells at full power? Depends on the contest and the AA cells :) RX-mode current drain ~150 mA. Very efficient on TX, with dual-output- impedance 5W/10W PA. Wayne __ 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 __ 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
