[Elecraft] Future KX3/KX2 accessories?

[Bill Johnson]

I second the BT idea but make it duplex for two way communications. It would be nice to control/ monitor via smart phone/tablet or laptop.  No cables just fun.  That would be a first in the market as far as I know.

73,
Bill
K9YEQ

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From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Irma & Linas(LY2H)
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 1:37 AM
To: Steve Sergeant <stevesgt at effable.com>; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Future KX3/KX2 accessories?

1. I support very mich the idea or the need , really, of an in-built bluetooth rig control and audio I/o connection interface  to a portable devices. For if you have an iPad or an iPhone you can not connect them to nothing and nothing can be connected to them by wires :). Yes, I have a Pigtail thing but it's too complicated to use in the field and it makes one more box hanging around and the software available is rudimentary one. With mobile devices taking over laptop and desktop computers almost massively in the daily life use, not having a chance to use it for the KX line ham radio applications is just a great mistake!

2. I use my KX2 a lot in the mobile operating with the magmount antenna.
The rig just sits on the front seat near me and it is no problem to operate the CW paddle. Just one thing - it would be nice a second PF button because now I have to choose what I want to use it for- the VOX on/off or the Xit on/off for example. While on road and driving it is tiresome and dangerous to mingle with the menu settings. Actually the VOX setting should stay always on if you switch it on. at the moment you have to switch it on on every  power-up.

73! Linas LY2H
On 2017 kov. 30, kt at 08:37 Steve Sergeant <stevesgt at effable.com> wrote:

> 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
>
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