[Elecraft] Dayton Discovery

[Don Wilhelm]

Ed,

That connector is currently only used in the factory test.  There was 
talk of a keyboard for it last year at Dayton, but I have heard nothing 
more.  Your conversation with Wayne indicates that there is still hope.

73,
Don W3FPR

Ed Berbari wrote:
> I  have been monitoring this reflector for over 3 months as I have 
> making up my mind about getting a K3.  Arrived at this decision with 
> an unusual point of view - I will save this for another post.  I 
> ordered a well equipped K3 on May 6 presumably ahead of the Dayton rush.
>
> Anyway I still have a lot of questions and had a chance to talk with 
> Wayne this afternoon at the booth.  I wondered about the requirement 
> of using the keyer for standalone PSK or RTTY operation.  He said the 
> feature was there because he doesn't always like to turn on his 
> computer to operate these modes.  I agreed but noted that I can type 
> faster than I can send code.  So why not a more flexible way to 
> connect just a keyboard.  He then pointed out the RJ-45 connector on 
> the bottom/front of the rig.  He just sort of smiled about this, but 
> after reading the mail for several months and reading the owners 
> manual fairly thoroughly this was the first I heard of this feature 
> (yet unused).  Following his coy smile he just indicated that the 
> keyboard was probably not a front burner issue.
>
> Does anybody on the list have more info on the RJ-45 that they would 
> like to share?
>
> Ed, W9EJB
>