[Elecraft] RX I/Q output planned or thought about for the K3/P3?

[Don Wilhelm]

The hardware is not there to do what you wish.  It would take a hardware 
mod and there is little space for that.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 5/9/2012 12:03 AM, Geoff Wolf AB3LS wrote:
> Tony,
>
> Yes I am aware of Softrock and LP-Pan, as well as a whole slew of other
> SDRs you could use with the K3's Buffered IF Output.
>
> I suppose the thing I'm trying to get at is a direct I/Q line from the
> K3... Whether a software update is possible to add this to the current
> Stereo Line-Out jack (on the back of the K3) or not.
>
> 73
> DE AB3LS
>
> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 11:31 PM, Tony Estep<esteptony at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Geoff Wolf AB3LS
>> <liltechdude13 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> ....way to get I/Q data to a computer from ...an extra module....?
>>> =============
>> Well Geoff, one way is to use a Softrock-IF (a kit, available from KB9YIG
>> for less than 30 bucks); another way is to use an LP-Pan (available from
>> http://www.telepostinc.com/LP-PAN.html).  The LP-Pan costs way more but
>> has
>> better dynamic range and other fancy features; nonetheless the little
>> Softrock is a dynamite piece of engineering and does a great job.
>>
>> In either case you will get much better results by adding an outboard sound
>> card instead of your computer's on-board card. I use an EMU0202, no longer
>> made, but others are good too. You take IF out of the back of the K3 and
>> feed the Softrock or LP-Pan, and get I-Q out.
>>
>> Tony KT0NY
>>
>>
>>
>>
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