[Elecraft] New release of Win4K3Suite supporting the SDRPlay RSP2

[tomb18]

HiWin4k3suite has built in a "Terminal" window which provides full access to the Elecraft keyer and decoding for CW, FSKD and PSKD. There is no need for additional software such as FLDIGI or anything if you do not want it. In fact it is much simpler since you do not need to work with a sound card. Of course if you wish to use a third party product for cw or digital modes it works with them also.One questions is the speed of the CW. Win4k3 will work at all speeds supported by the K3, but being software based,  is subject to the performance of the computer and the whims of the Windows operating system above about 25wpm.  This is why it will also support Winkey which uses a separate keying circuit than software. The same terminal can be used with Winkey  as well.The Win4k3 terminal essentially does what the Elecraft utility can do, as well as the P3 , the difference email being that is has full programmability and a logging interface to ADIF files, Ham Radio Deluxe Logbook, DXLABS Keeper and N3FJP contest logs.It's actually a lot of fun. I know no CW but using the CW decoding of the K3, I was able to log 50 countries during one contest without any knowledge of CW. Sort of like PSKD. 73 Tom 



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-------- Original message --------From: Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> Date: 2017-01-20  7:22 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: Chester Alderman <aldermant at windstream.net>, 'Tom' <tomb18 at videotron.ca>, 'Elecraft' <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New release of Win4K3Suite supporting the SDRPlay RSP2 
Tom,

Win4K3 is a rig control program.  It does include a panadapter display 
for those who have the hardware to provide I/Q signals to a computer 
soundcard - that much is built-in and does not require additional 
software applications.

The Win4K3 software provides "hooks" to be able to run additional 
applications that normally would want to use the communications link to 
the K3 themselves - normally only one application at a time.
But Win4K3 allows the use of multiple applications that would normally 
want connection to the K3 "all to themselves", and that allows a lot 
more flexibility in your choice of various applications that want to 
communicate with the K3.

It does not itself generate CW, but does provide the "hooks" for running 
software applications which you *may* want to add.  The choice of 
applications is yours to make, and the justification for the cost of 
those applications is for your judgement only.  There is nothing in the 
Win4K3 documentation that says you have to use any particular 
application - it simply states that "these applications are supported" 
by the Win4K3 software.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/20/2017 4:59 PM, Chester Alderman wrote:
> I've been a CW operator for a little more than 65 years, and I still enjoy
> it. What I can't comprehend about Win4K3 is why should I spend $50 for the
> program and then have to go spend >$100 for a program that does the CW
> generation for it?
>