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

[Wayne Burdick]

No; these circuits are on different PCBs, and there's no space for  
cables or switching components.

Wayne
N6KR

On May 1, 2012, at 2:36 AM, Stephen Prior wrote:

> This may be a really silly impractical idea, but could not the I/Q  
> output
> socket be selected in setup to be either line audio out or I/Q?
>
> 73 Stephen G4SJP
>
> On 1 May 2012 10:17, Peter <pc2a at pi4cc.nl> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>
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