[Elecraft] KX3 pics

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

He didn't design it for a fixed station, that at least is clear and on the
record somewhere.  His problem would be somewhere there is internal space to
support the jacks.  In a different box with more space in the rear, it could
be rewired to the back.  What I suspect, though, is that the jacks on the
side are actually soldered directly into the main circuit board, which would
be the most compact overall.

Modifying the position of the jacks would then require unsoldering the jacks
and extending wiring to somewhere else in a different case.  Perhaps the
boards could be supplied without the jacks, and the holes clear, to be wired
by the customer.

Guy

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Brian Alsop <alsopb at nc.rr.com> wrote:

> I'd be for a narrow side "docking station" that gets all the connectors
> out the back.  Maybe it can do dual duty and serve to mount the unit
> upright instead of laying on it's back.
>
> With all cables in place, it resembles an octopus that would be hard to
> integrate into a fixed station.
>
> 73 de Brian/K3KO
>
> On 5/31/2011 16:37, Dave-Boat Guy wrote:
> > With all this interesting talk about the KX3, about the only thing that I
> can think that this radio needs is a ruggedized housing.  It may be a nice
> portable radio or suited for EMCOMM but I hate to have one sitting on a
> table when it begins to rain or on a bicycle with sweat dripping in through
> the panels or keypad.  I for one, wouldn't mind paying extra for a
> ruggedized version.  Until I see something that is moisture resistant, I'll
> just read the mail and wait and enjoy my ICOM IC-7200.
> >
> > Dave
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