[Elecraft] New product request

[Jack Brabham]

Don,

Go out on the net and research the words "affordable" and "SDR" and you 
can then probably answer your own question.

But to save you some time;

A SDR RX does not include a transmitter.

A SDR RX does not need a front panel or any physical controls, just a 
USB or Ethernet port, an antenna connector, and maybe a power connector.

The better ones like the mentioned $250 Afedri are not limited to 192kc 
bandwidth.  Then there is the $200 Fun Cube Pro that covers 160M to 1296.

The KX3, which is a super fine portable transceiver, would be a waste of 
money for someone basically looking for a SDR RX

73 Jack KZ5A
K3 #4165


On 2/25/2014 6:32 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Why does the KX3 not meet that request?
> It is a direct to baseband SDR transceiver.
> Yes, it contains its own "computer" in the box, but that does not make 
> it any less of an SDR receiver.
> If you are looking for a panadapter display, connect a soundcard to 
> the RX I/Q output and you will have it.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 2/25/2014 1:18 AM, Thomas Taylor wrote:
>> On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:02:58 -0600
>> Jack Brabham <kz5a at nctv.com> wrote:
>>
>>> An affordable direct sampling SDR RX from Elecraft would be well
>>> received, at least in this QTH.  I'm thinking of something along the
>>> lines of the Afedri SDR but with front end filters and better 
>>> dynamic range.
>>>
>>> 73 Jack KZ5A
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>> Tom  kg7cfc
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