[Elecraft] Dedicated FTx Rig

[David Gilbert]

Yeah, I had never noticed that button over to the far left.  My mistake.

And I've received probably a dozen similar suggestions on how to 
accomplish the same thing with multiple pieces of gear, which wasn't my 
thought at all.  I'm sorry I brought it up.

Dave   AB7E



On 8/11/2019 6:09 PM, John Seboldt K0JD wrote:
> 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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