[Elecraft] [KX3] ADC/DAC access, keyer input

[gmaxwell]

I am quite excited by the KX3's overall design and form-factor but there
were a couple points I found surprisingly disappointing:

It sounds like people are saying that getting I/Q interface will require a
soundcard.  Why not simply make a USB connection available that gives an
external SDR access to the IF ADC/DAC?  I'd assume the internal converters
will be high quality and better matched electrically than any analog
soundcard interface people are likely to use.  Even if the converters run at
an odd sampling rate SDR software could easily be adapted.

Likewise, I was surprised at the lack of a usb host interface for plugging
in a keyboard to use instead of a paddle.  There is a pretty large
population of folks who enjoy using digital modes (including CW) who aren't
proficient with the paddle, and the various non-cw modes offer character
sets which far broader than than cw.  USB keyboard of diverse form-factors
are widely and cheaply available.

Perhaps there are some plans that I've missed?




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