[Elecraft] KX3 2-m module -- whip antenna support, etc.

[Wayne Burdick]

>> One of the reasons we went with an SMA jack rather than BNC for the K3's 2-meter module is 
>> that the threaded SMA jack works very with a whip and a right-angle adapter. When the adapter
>> is cinched down (finger-tight), the whip resists rotation.
> 
> Does this mean that female SMA is a bulkhead connector, similar to the
> HF BNC?  If so, good show!

Yes.


> 180/20 seems like a low RX duty cycle, so if you have to use that DC
> you might want to allow the op to place the 2m RX in "always on", or
> "battery saver" modes, possibly from the MENU.

The plan is for the 2M MODE menu entry to have three settings:  

  Not Inst.  (not installed)
  NOR        (regular operation, full RX duty cycle in FM mode)
  LOCUR SQ   (low current when squelched, with 180/20 ms cycle time)

The LOCUR SQ setting is still in the experimental phase.

Wayne
N6KR