[Elecraft] New Elecraft Product: K-Pod Control Panel for K3S and K3 Transceivers

[John Pitz]

I don't want to cause excessive topic drift here, but I really
appreciate the various simple options that the KX3 provides.  If I want
to do digital, there is the IQ output.  If I want to do ssb, there is
mic input.  If I want computer control or to update the firmware there
is an RS232 input.  I can use any or all of them as my needs at the
moment dictate.  Having the rs232 by the way enables me to use a
microcontroller to control the radio.  If the KX3 used USB there is no
way that most people will be able to put together a microcontroller
project to control their radio.  Just about anyone can program for
RS232, very few can deal with a USB stack.  I will gladly deal with the
cabling in exchange of the flexibility that it enables.  Just one
customer's pennies worth.  Have a great night everyone.


On Thu, 2016-04-14 at 17:38 -0700, Wayne Burdick wrote:

> Done. For most applications, a single USB cable to the radio (K3S, or a K3 with a KIO3B module) is all that's required for combined computer data and audio. 
> 
> We provide lots of other DC, audio, and digital I/O too, just in case you need it. For example, we provide a second headphone jack, second mic jack, and stereo speaker outputs on the back. Just in case.
> 
> No way to get rid of the DC input jack, antenna jack, and ground screw, of course. 
> 
> I suppose the keyer paddle could go to Bluetooth?
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
> 
> On Apr 14, 2016, at 5:22 PM, Barry Jablonski <bjablonski at att.net> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Keith,
> > 
> > I totally agree.  In the software world it's called spaghetti code -- in the hardware world it's an octopus's garden.  RS-232 is so 30 years old!  All modern radios
> > have one go's into and one go's out'a.  Using standard modern protocols.  Elecraft needs to join the modern world.
> > 
> > Barry
> > 
> > 
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