[Elecraft] KX2 battery in PX3

[Phil Wheeler]

Re "a KX2 doesn't have RX IQ out :-( ": But you 
knew that when you bought it, Mark -- Right? Most 
of us sure did :-)

Phil W7OX

On 9/1/16 3:03 PM, Mark via Elecraft wrote:
> For those who don't know, Edouard is the author of of the Wizkers:Radio software.
>
> When I saw this, I thought it looked like a cool idea for portable use, an ideal companion to a KX2...except a KX2 doesn't have RX IQ out :-(
>
> Mark
> KE6BB
>
> -------- Original message --------From: Edouard Lafargue <edouard at lafargue.name> Date: 9/1/16  2:03 PM  (GMT-08:00) To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> Subject: [Elecraft] KX2 battery in PX3
>    With all the discussion on KX2 IQ output going on, I don't want to muddle
> things up even further, but as Mark KE6BB was reminding me earlier, there
> is a nice way you can power the PX3 using a standard KX2 battery that I
> demonstrated a couple of weeks back:
>
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/39wjrgp1bad3xg5/KX2%20Battery%20in%20PX3.jpg.jpg?dl=0
>
>     I did this some time ago and it works great - it looks like Elecraft
> made provisions for such a battery in the design of the PX3 PCB. You need
> to open the PX3 to recharge the battery, but it actually lasts for quite a
> while, I haven't made precise measurements yet though.
>
> my 2 cents,
>
> Ed, W6ELA