[Elecraft] Re: K1 with audio CW feedback?

[wayne burdick]

Andrew Moore wrote:

> I find the KX1's "CW feedback" announcements incredibly useful while
> operating mobile.

Glad you like it.


> Eric/Wayne - have you considered incorporating this
> wonderful feature into a future firmware version for the K1?

Last time I checked there were about 10 bytes of code space left in the 
K1, so probably not :)  While we could upgrade to a larger micro 
someday, this isn't on the present schedule.

Of course the KX1 is easier to use in a mobile situation anyway, 
assuming you're setting the KX1 on the passenger seat or putting it on 
the column, etc. The top-mounted controls are ideal for such 
circumstances.


>
> I'm particularly impressed with how well it's implemented: it 
> announces the
> frequency only when the Band button is pressed; it doesn't feel the 
> need to
> announce the digits after the decimal point.  It says just enough - 
> not too
> little, not too much.

Thanks. We tested and refined the KX1's Morse feedback by turning the 
radio around backwards so we couldn't see the display.

Our blind customers love the KX1 because of the 100% Morse feedback 
(even menu text). But it's also useful when you're half asleep, eyes 
closed, in the wee hours of a backpacking Field Day. Or when operating 
surreptitiously late at night in bed, with the lights out  :)

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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