[Elecraft] Re: KXB3080 option update

wayne burdick n6kr at elecraft.com
Thu Mar 23 12:46:25 EST 2006


Dennis Payton wrote:

> The added 80-meter capability is great, but the scanning feature of 
> the new firmware is an even bigger plus for me, since I can now do 
> something else and monitor the whole band, instead of just a single 
> frequency.

I use it for this, too. Amazing how a seemingly "dead" band will have 
signals pop out of nowhere.


> Since I'll still be using the other three bands most of the time, I 
> went ahead and turned 80-meters back off. That way I won't have to 
> scroll through it every time I switch bands. I assume that won't 
> adversely affect anything.

This is definitely OK.


> It sure is great to have it when I want it though, and I wonder if 
> Wayne ever envisioned this being a four-bander when he was developing 
> it.

No. It started out as a 2-bander. The space occupied by the KXB30 and 
KXB3080 was originally intended for a very thin mylar speaker. But the 
audio output was just too low, so we thought of something else to do 
with it :)

73,
Wayne
N6RK


> Thanks Elecraft for making this already feature-packed little rig even 
> better!
>
> Denny Payton    N9JXY

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