[Elecraft] Dedicated FTx Rig

[John Seboldt K0JD]

First off, since when does WSJT-X not have a band change function?

Your idea is fun to think about, but you can get darn close with a 
Raspberry Pi hooked up to your K3 or KX3 or whatever, remote controlled 
from your smart phone via VNC.

John K0JD

On 8/10/2019 15:40, David Gilbert wrote:
>
> I'm certain this is not an original idea, but I wonder if somebody 
> will ever come out with a dedicated all-in-one notebook-sized portable 
> rig for the FT-type digital modes.  I'm pretty new to FT8/4 but I find 
> it interesting that when I'm operating it all I ever do with my K3 is 
> turn it on and make band changes since everything else is done on my 
> computer.  I wouldn't even need to do that much on the K3 if WSJT-X 
> had a button to make band changes.
>
> Possibly such a unit might look like:
>
> 1.  12 volt operation (10 watts output) for portable use
>
> 2.  large enough screen to be practical
>
> 3.  running modified (mouseless) version of WSJT-X  to allow up/down 
> arrow keys for:
>
>     a.  band selection
>     b.  frequency change in 2 KHz increments
>     c.  mode selection
>     d.  contact selection from activity window
>     e.  TX1-TX6 sequence override
>     f.   transmit enable/disable
>
> 4.  a button to momentarily press for log, press/hold to autolog
>
> 5.  USB port to run modified WSJT-X from flash drive for easy upgrade 
> and log transfer
>
> 6.  internal antenna tuner (could be manual)
>
> 7.  etc.
>
> Rigs dedicated to specific modes have never been very popular, but I 
> suspect that FTx might change that and I suspect an integrated low 
> power SDR version could end up being fairly inexpensive.  A side 
> advantage is that audio levels would be preset in hardware and we'd 
> see less overdrive situations.  ;)
>
> Anybody know if there is already something like this out there?  I can 
> find small inexpensive transceivers designed for FT8, but they still 
> require a separate computer.
>
> Just some ramblings on a rainy day ...
>
> 73,
> Dave   AB7E
>
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