[Elecraft] KX3/K3 and KPA500

[Phil Hystad]

> Too many Phils! :-)
> 

It is a new problem for me.  Throughout all of my childhood, in school, and such, having the name phil has made me unique.  There were all kinds of Jims, Bobs, Mikes, Daves, Dicks, but rarely any other phils.  My best friend in 6th/7th grade (now also a FB friend) is the only other phil I ever knew in school (grade school and high school).

If you want to see how rare your name is, go to Wolfram Alpha and type in your name.  It will show you a graph of the names popularity over the years and also its rank in terms of names and even how many people alive today have that name (probably US data only).  Web site is:  www.wolframalpha.com.

You can keep Phil Wheeler and I separate by noting that my name is lower case and his is capitalized.

73, phil, K7PEH




> Another cool thing about the KX3 is that RX I/Q output port. Since there is no KXP3 (coming soon...? Maybe) I run the RX I/Q output into the Line In port on my computer and run the free software package NaP3. I'm using an Apple iMac with 27" display, so I have a very nice display of a chunk of band. Using the KX3's Split and Sub features together, I can see where there are holes in a DX pileup, and/or jump right on the frequency of the last guy the DX station is working. Combining this feature with the ability to use the KPA500 and the KAT500 makes the KX3 a very, very spiffy rig. Just like having a K3 with the P3. Almost. Kinda. :-)
> 
> Jim / W6jHB
> 
> On   Friday, Apr 4, 2014, at  Friday, 1:13 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote:
> 
>> Sound good, Phil. I'm pretty new to the K3 and KX3 so I wondered what you could do with the KX3 but not with the K3. Now I know. I'm just adding the KPA500/KAT500 now. Redoing the cables in the shack is taking much longer than I expected.
>> 
>> Phil
>> 
>> On 4/4/14, 11:17 AM, Phil Hystad wrote:
>>> KX3 has dual-watch and the K3 doesn't.  I would like to use my KX3 for DX that often operates split and so far working without also listening on the split TX frequency is giving me a clear disadvantage.   This is all CW, not SSB.
>>> 
>>> Since I only have the KX3/10 right now, I am thinking that I could use it with my KPA500 when I am operating at home.  I have not yet acquired the KXPA100.
>>> 
>>> If there is a better alternative (yes, buying the Sub-RX is better but that is future too) then let me know.  I don't particular like the REV feature for switching TX/RX but it is a cheap alternative but just not as nice as dual-watch (or, SubRX).
>>> 
>>> phil
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Apr 4, 2014, at 10:59 AM, Phil Wheeler <w7ox at socal.rr.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Why?
>>>> 
>>>> Phil W7OX
>>>> 
>>>> On 4/4/14, 10:52 AM, Phil Hystad wrote:
>>>>> I am thinking of setting up a configuration to easily switch my KX3 and K3 with my KPA500.  That is, I want to use both K3 and KX3 to drive KPA500 without too much cable swapping or re-configuration work.
>>>>> 73, phil, K7PEH
>>>> 
>>> 
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