[Elecraft] Future KX3/KX2 accessories?

[Steve Sergeant]

On 3/29/17 18:35 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> What future accessories, antennas, etc. would you like to see for the KX-line? 

Here's a few non-trivial brainstorms:

1) A bluetooth interface that allows rig control and audio I/O on a
nearby (smart-) phone. While the front-panel UIs of the KX2 &KX3 makes
really clever use of limited knob and switch space, being able to build
richer interfaces into the phone would be awesome. The possibilities
become really crazy then: Logging, some kind of mini waterfall display,
sound recording and playback, comparatively unlimited freq. memories
with extended meta-data, calendar interaction, storing QSO logs for
later acknowledgment in email, slow-scan TV support, etc. and too many
other et ceteras to count.

2) An automotive (12V) charger for the on-board KX2 battery.

3) A really tiny, ultralight 9:1 UNUN--perhaps AA battery size. This
would be for matching a long wire antenna that doesn't start right at
the radio (instead of using the BNC-binding-posts adapter) in situations
when you want the radiating wire some distance away, like outside your
car, tent, or a metal-roofed cabin. Imagine trying to make contacts from
inside this kind of building in the dead of winter after carrying your
gear in on skis or snowshoes: [ http://clairtappaanlodge.com/bradley-hut ]

4) An "Otter Box" style or neoprene case for both the KX2 & KX3 that
would protect them from slightly rougher handling.

And I second the idea for a way to back up all of your memories,
settings and tunings.

--Steve, KC6ZKT