[Elecraft] RTTY & PSK via K3

[Jim Miller]

Fantastic.

73, de Jim KG0KP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lyle Johnson" <kk7p at wavecable.com>
To: "elecraft" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RTTY & PSK via K3


> > I still have high hopes for that little connector hidden away under the
> > front panel!  They're a bit coy about it's purpose methinks....
> 
> /* COY OFF */
> 
> The connector was put there in 2004.  Its primary purpose is factory 
> programing of the MCU in the K3.  From the beginning of the K3 project, 
> we've considered the possibility of attaching a small keyboard to that 
> connector for RTTY/PSK/CW Tx operation.
> 
> Costs of a custom keyboard for the quantities we'd need are too high. 
> Suitably small and rugged OEM keyboards that could easily be made 
> compatible have proven very difficult to locate.
> 
> The then-common "PS/2" compatible keyboards have become scarcer. The 
> ubiquitous interface is now USB.
> 
> /* COY ON */
> 
> There are other investigations afoot.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Lyle KK7P
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