[Elecraft] Elecraft USB interface

[Ray Sills]

HI Walter:

There's a thread going on over at the KX3 Yahoo group regarding using  
the USB connection for the KX3 utility.  At least -some- single-cable  
operation is possible with the KX3.  You can use the KX3 utility as a  
terminal for RTTY (and presumably PSK31) operation.  There is a text  
window that shows the data presented in the VFO B window.. and with a  
much larger character count.  Also, there is an input text window,  
plus 16 message memories.. which can work quite nicely for a contest  
situation.  You still have to do logging and keep track of serial  
numbers.

So, maybe there is a possibility on the horizon.  The USB cable is  
converting the USB data into RS-232 format/mode to connect to the KX3.
Of course, this will not do a thing for passing I/Q data in digital  
mode, which is what I suspect you would like.

Maybe that will show up in the K4 or KX4?  :)

73 de Ray
K2ULR
KX3 #211


On Feb 10, 2013, at 4:47 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:

> My single disappointment in the KX3 is that it has a forest of  
> cables instead of a single USB port. I understand that the available  
> USB chips create a lot of RF noise, but dang, we've had USB for  
> fifteen years, and it just chafes me that we're fussing with the  
> best A/D converter for a signal that was originally digital. That D- 
> >A->D path just seems  wrong.
>
> wunder
> K6WRU