[Elecraft] Elecraft's source code

[Edward R Cole]

Been reading the mail on this topic.

My take is that the K3 and K3S do not provide external access to the 
IQ digital stream so one cannot run any other software on a computer 
interconnected to the radios.  Firmware is held under Elecraft 
control and not open source, and one would have to download using the 
Elecraft Utility.

Had the K3 provided IQ access my dual-pol adaptive receiver design 
would have been simpler/easier.

But listening to their customer base, Elecraft provided external 
interface of KX3 IQ baseband audio so one could try any number of SDR 
programs in one's computer (interconnected thru the soundcard to the 
radio).  KX2 may also provide this (I am not enough familiar with 
details for this radio).

I have not made the IQ interface for my KX3 (as yet), but will do so someday.

But as others have pointed out, several SDR are now out in the market 
which one can "play with" open source sw.

73, Ed - KL7UW
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