[Elecraft] New KX2 feature: Internal logging of outgoing CW/data text

[Hajo Dezelski]

Hi Wayne,

you are a genius! And it is better implemented than I thought. Great: no
additional gear needed. And of course it would be a help for the Kx3.

So I will order the clock for the Kx2. I didn't do it for I thought that
this space would be used for an I/O Board connection to the forthcoming Px2.

Thanks and all the best

73 de Hajo dl1sdz

Am 17.05.2017 10:04 nachm. schrieb "Wayne Burdick" <n6kr at elecraft.com>:

Logging of casual QSOs can be inconvenient when you're using the KX2 while
hiking. You might be taking a break at a scenic overlook, using the rig
like an HT, with one hand holding the rig and the other sending with the
attached paddle. (This is in fact my favorite style of operation.)

For times like these, we’re adding an automatic logging feature to the KX2.
When MENU:LOGBOOK is set to ON, the KX2 will record the last 2048
characters of your outgoing CW, PSK31/63, or RTTY text. The only
requirement is that you use the rig's internal keyer, with either an
attached paddle or an external one.

2048 characters is enough for 50 to 100 contest-style QSOs, or about 5 to
10 casual, bare-bones QSOs. You can turn logging on/off easily by assigning
the LOGBOOK menu entry to a programmable function (PF1-PF4). You might want
to turn it on when starting a QSO, then turn it back off once you’ve sent
the other station’s callsign, RST, etc.

To view the logged text, there will be a LOG display mode, accessed using
the DISP switch. While in this mode, VFO A can be used to scroll forwards
and backwards through the text. This allows you to review contacts you’ve
made, perhaps sometime in the future when you have time to update a paper
or computer log. Text can be erased by holding CLR while in LOG display
mode. Transmitting exits LOG display mode immediately.

The logged text includes your band and mode changes (e.g. *14.0 CW*). Also,
any time you're transmitting, a time stamp is generated once per minute.
The time stamps don’t appear in the text itself. Instead, they're shown on
VFO A as you scroll, e.g.:

     LOG 0030

The KXIO2 option module includes a real-time-clock. If a KXIO2 is
installed, time stamps will reflect the actual 24-hour UTC time. Otherwise
time stamps will reflect the relative time since the radio was turned on,
which starts at 00:00.

Of course there are limitations to this logging method. But as long as you
send each station’s callsign at least once during a QSO, you’ll have a
record of it, along with the band, mode, and time. You could log additional
QSO information, if desired, by continuing to transmit; power should be
turned down to zero in this case.

This feature is likely to be available shortly after we get back from
Dayton. We hope to add this to the KX3 as well, if there’s enough interest.

73,
Wayne
N6KR



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