[Elecraft] Fixed audio output missing on the KX3? -> and in the K3

[Peter]

Wayne

With all the digital modes popping up and audio recording it will be 
nice if the K3 will have fixed level line output
In 2010 there was short email converstation about this subject, but 
Lyle, KK7P, was then (still) in the consider mode

Will you look at this long time wanted feature?

Peter
PC2A

Wayne Burdick schreef:
> Martin Storli - LA8OKA wrote:
>
>   
>> It seems that a fixed audio output is missing entirely from the KX3,  
>> why?....
>>     
>
> Hi Martin,
>
> Our goal was to make the KX3 the smallest, lightest, most portable all- 
> band/all-mode radio ever. We had to draw the line somewhere on  
> features, battery size, number of controls, I/O connectors, etc.  
> Included are features that felt would be used most often in portable  
> settings.
>
> Audio-based data modes are a good example: we fully support these  
> modes, but as you pointed out there's the small inconvenience of  
> sharing audio I/O with headphones and speaker.
>
> On the other hand, PSK31 and RTTY can also be supported by the KX3  
> with nothing but the serial port (using ASCII send/receive commands).  
> So we're providing a very usable alternative for the two most popular  
> digital modes. You can use the Terminal function in KX3 Utility,  
> running on PC/Mac/Linux, to do full data communications in CW, RTTY,  
> and PSK31 modes.
>
> I don't think we can support digital audio data over our serial port,  
> but if figure out how to do it, I'll let you know.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>