[Elecraft] KX3 Capabilities (was: Unhappy With Your KX3?)

[Don Wilhelm]

Kevin,

You are correct - there is only I/Q output - no input.

There in no line in/out on the KX3 - use the headphone \jack for audio 
out and the microphone jack for audio in.  The only downside I see is 
that you have to plug and unplug the cables when changing from voice 
modes to data.

The KX3 was designed to be a trail friendly compact mobile transceiver.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 8/4/2012 1:23 PM, Kevin Kleinfelter wrote:
> Joe raises an interesting point.  I definitely want to use digital modes,
> so I will be routing audio between my radio and my computer.  Other than
> having to wire up a funky patch cable to use the "Phones" + "Mic" jacks,
> and the fact that audio/mic gain applies to Phones/Mic but (sometimes) not
> to Line In/Out, *what drawbacks are there in using Phones+Mic instead of
> line in/out?*
>
> Also, I figure that I can run the KX3 I/Q output through an SDR program,
> and use a software audio patch-board to create a virtual line in.  *Anyone
> doing that?  How well does it work for you*?
>
> Finally, I see that the KX3 has I/Q out, but I don't see any I/Q input.  *Am
> I missing it, or is it just not there?*  *If I try to use a KX3 as a
> computer-controlled SDR, what would substitute for a KX3 I/Q input*?
>